1869 in Australian literature

none August 2023 August 2023 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1869. Books Maud Jeanne Franc — Silken Cords and Iron Fetters Austlit — Silken Cords and Iron Fetters by Maud Jeanne Franc Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155859 24 July 2023 Louisa Anne Meredith— Phoebe's Mother : A Novel (aka Ebba) Austlit — Phoebe's Mother by Louisa Anne Meredith Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C120881 24 July 2023 Short stories Marcus Clarke — "Pretty Dick" Austlit — "Pretty Dick" by Marcus Clarke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C83109 24 July 2023 Children's and young adult fiction Henry Kingsley — The Boy in Grey Austlit — The Boy in Grey by Henry Kingsley Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C385052 24 July 2023 Poetry 1869 in poetry Emma Frances Anderson — "No Room for the Dead" Austlit — "No Room for the Dead" by Emma Frances Anderson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C115513 24 July 2023 Henry Kendall "Aboriginal Death-Song" Leaves from Australian Forests "Rose Lorraine" Drama William Akhurst — The House That Jack Built Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1869 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 5 January — R. H. Croll, author and public servant (died 1947) Croll, Robert Henderson (Bob) (1869–1947) by Geoffrey Serle Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/croll-robert-henderson-bob-5824 23 August 2023 12 May — Frank Morton, poet (died 1923) Morton, Frank (1869–1923) by Martha Rutledge and B. G. Andrews Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morton-frank-7667 24 July 2023 4 July — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (died 1933) Buley, Ernest Charles (1869–1933) by John Lack Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buley-ernest-charles-12825 25 August 2023 10 July — Arthur Gask, novelist (died 1951) Gask, Arthur Cecil (1869–1951) by Michael J. Tolley Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gask-arthur-cecil-10283 26 July 2023 3 August — Marie Pitt, poet and journalist (died 1948) Pitt, Marie Elizabeth Josephine (1869–1948) by Hugh Anderson Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pitt-marie-elizabeth-josephine-8057 24 July 2023 6 August David McKee Wright, poet (died 1928) Wright, David McKee (1869–1928) by Michael Sharkey Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wright-david-mckee-9200 24 July 2023 Marie E. J. Pitt, poet (died 1948) Pitt, Marie Elizabeth Josephine (1869–1948) by Hugh Anderson Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pitt-marie-elizabeth-josephine-8057 24 July 2023 7 August — E. J. Brady, poet (died 1952) Austlit — E. J. Brady (1869-1952) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16222 24 July 2023 21 August — Will H. Ogilvie, poet (died 1963) Ogilvie, William Henry (Will) (1869–1963) by Clement Semmler Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ogilvie-william-henry-will-7890 11 July 2023 24 September — Edward Sorenson, poet (died 1939) Sorenson, Edward Sylvester (Ed) (1869–1939) by Peter Kirkpatrick Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sorenson-edward-sylvester-ed-8584 24 July 2023 3 October — Ada Augusta Holman, journalist and novelist (died 1949) Holman, Ada Augusta (1869–1949) by Heather Radi Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holman-ada-augusta-6710 24 July 2023 See also 1869 in Australia 1869 in literature 1869 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Australia Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:Australian literature by year