1929 in Australian literature

none September 2024 September 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1929. Books Arthur H. Adams – A Man's Life A Man's Life by Arthur H. Adams National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/726881 1 August 2024 Martin Boyd – Dearest Idol Dorothy Cottrell – The Singing Gold Bernard Cronin Bracken Bracken by Bernard Cronin Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C383925 29 July 2024 Toad Toad by Bernard Cronin National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/810158 1 August 2024 Jean Devanny – Riven Riven by Jean Devanny National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/985261 1 August 2024 M. Barnard Eldershaw – A House is Built Mabel Forrest – White Witches White Witches by Mabel Forrest National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3624090 29 July 2024 Arthur Gask – The Lonely House The Lonely House by Arthur Gask National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2458618 1 August 2024 Mary Gaunt – The Lawless Frontier The Lawless Frontier by Mary Gaunt Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C483414 1 August 2024 Norman Lindsay – Madam Life's Lovers : A Human Narrative Embodying a Philosophy of the Artist in Dialogue Form Madam Life's Lovers by Norman Lindsay National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/318079 1 August 2024 Jack McLaren – A Diver Went Down A Diver Went Down by Jack McLaren National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2425021 1 August 2024 Frederic Manning – The Middle Parts of Fortune : Somme and Ancre, 1916 The Middle Parts of Fortune by Frederic Manning National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2408911 1 August 2024 Myra Morris – Enchantment Enchantment by Myra Morris Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C726197 1 August 2024 Katharine Susannah Prichard – Coonardoo Henry Handel Richardson – Ultima Thule Alice Grant Rosman – Visitors to Hugo Visitors to Hugo by Alice Grant Rosman National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1519664 1 August 2024 Arthur W. Upfield – The Barrakee Mystery Short stories Dulcie Deamer – As It Was in the Beginning As It Was in the Beginning by Dulcie Deamer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/549710 1 August 2024 Vance Palmer "Ancestors" "Ancestors" by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C133752 1 August 2024 "Jettisoned" "Jettisoned" by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C90223 1 August 2024 Henry Handel Richardson – "The Bath" "The Bath" by Henry Handel Richardson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C43118 1 August 2024 David Unaipon – Native Legends Native Legends by David Unaipon National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/902131 1 August 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Mary Grant Bruce – The Happy Traveller The Happy Traveller by Mary Grant Bruce National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1755376 1 August 2024 May Gibbs – Bib and Bub in Gumnut Town Bib and Bub in Gumnut Town by May Gibbs National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/148881 1 August 2024 Lilian Turner – Lady Billie Lady Billie by Lilian Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1631837 1 August 2024 Poetry 1929 in poetry Ruth Bedford – Fairies and Fancies Fairies and Fancies by Ruth Bedford National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2331231 1 August 2024 Furnley Maurice – The Gully and Other Verses The Gully and Other Verses by Furnley Maurice National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/236232 1 August 2024 Myra Morris – White Magic White Magic by Myra Morris National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/928383 1 August 2024 John Shaw Neilson – "The Whistling Jack" "The Whistling Jack" by Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C116651 1 August 2024 Kenneth Slessor "Cucumber Kitty" "Cucumber Kitty" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C169991 1 August 2024 "Snowdrops" "Snowdrops" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C170185 1 August 2024 Drama Betty Roland – Morning Morning by Betty Roland Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C398898 1 August 2024 Non-fiction Alec H. Chisholm – Birds and Green Places : A Book of Australian Nature Gossip Birds and Green Places by Alec H. Chisholm National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/468175 1 August 2024 Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal"Australian Novel" Sydney Morning Herald 17 March 1930 The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 March 1930, p6 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16633961 1 August 2024 Henry Handel Richardson Ultima Thule Heinemann The Bulletin Prize"Bulletin Prize Novels – Second Competition" The Bulletin, 19 March 1930, p9 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-600718542 22 July 2024 Vance Palmer The PassageStanley Paul Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 5 January – Veronica Brady, poet and critic (died 2015)Veronica Brady (1929-2015) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24520 2023-10-18 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 1 February – R. A. Simpson, poet (died 2002)R. A. Simpson (1929-2002) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22623 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 16 February – Peter Porter, poet (died 2010)Peter Porter (1929-2010) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A15735 2023-10-18 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 26 March – David Lake, science fiction novelist (born in India)(died 2016)David J. Lake (1929-2016) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16712 2023-10-18 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 2 April – Catherine Gaskin, novelist (born in Ireland)(died 2009)Catherine Gaskin (1929-2009) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A12905 2023-10-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 14 April – Ray Mathew, novelist, poet and dramatist (died 2002)Ray Mathew (1929-2002) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16713 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 5 May – Kenneth Cook, novelist (died 1987)Kenneth Cook (1929-1987) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32020 2023-10-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 7 October – Ken Inglis, historian (died 2017)Bongiorno Frank Kenneth Stanley (Ken) Inglis https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/inglis-kenneth-stanley-ken-32629 2024-02-14 Obituaries Australia Australian National University 11 December – Desmond O'Grady, novelist and short story writer (died 2021 in Italy)Phillilps John 2021-11-28 Obituary: Desmond O'Grady, Australian foreign correspondent who reported on Italy for over half a century http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/10670 2023-10-19 www.italianinsider.it Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 27 February — Lala Fisher, poet, writer and editor (born 1872) Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872–1929) by Cecil Hadgraft and Lorna L. McDonald Mary Lucy (Lala) Fisher (1872–1929) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fisher-mary-lucy-lala-6176 28 July 2023 28 May – Barbara Baynton, novelist and short story writer (born 1857)https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/baynton-barbara-jane-5162 Baynton, Barbara Jane (1857–1929) Barbara Jane Baynton (1857–1929) Australian Dictionary of Biography 29 July 2023 8 June – Laura Palmer-Archer, short story writer, wrote as Bushwoman (born 1864) Laura Palmer-Archer (1864-1929) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A94249 18 July 2023 See also 1929 in Australia 1929 in literature 1929 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature