1919 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1919. Books Randolph Bedford — Aladdin and the Boss Cockie Austlit — Aladdin and the Boss Cockie by Randolph Bedford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C90922 7 February 2024 Erle Cox — Out of the Silence Austlit — Out of the Silence by Erle Cox Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C251989 7 February 2024 Edward Dyson — The Escapades of Ann Austlit — The Escapades of Ann by Edward Dyson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C93693 7 February 2024 Mary Gaunt — A Wind from the Wilderness Austlit — A Wind from the Wilderness by Mary Gaunt Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C174553 7 February 2024 Jack McLaren — The Skipper of the Roaring Meg Austlit — The Skipper of the Roaring Meg by Jack McLaren Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C25455 7 February 2024 Harrison Owen — The Mount Marunga Mystery Arthur J. Rees — The Shrieking Pit Austlit — The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. Rees Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C615017 7 February 2024 Steele Rudd — We Kaytons Austlit — We Kaytons by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C129599 7 February 2024 Ethel Turner — Brigid and the Cub Austlit — Brigid and the Cub by Ethel Turner Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C441419 7 February 2024 Poetry 1919 in poetry E. J. Brady — House of the Winds Austlit — House of the Winds by E. J. Brady Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C204128 7 February 2024 John Le Gay Brereton — The Burning Marl Austlit — The Burning Marl by John Le Gay Brereton Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C115316 7 February 2024 C. J. Dennis — Jim of the Hills Edward Dyson — Hello, Soldier!: Khaki Verse Austlit — Hello, Soldier!: Khaki Verse by Edward Dyson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C37157 7 February 2024 Will Dyson — "Death is but Death" Austlit — "Death is but Death" by William Dyson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C171002 7 February 2024 John Shaw Neilson — Heart of Spring John O'Brien — "Said Hanrahan" Vance Palmer — "The Dandenongs" Austlit — "The Dandenongs" by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C519986 7 February 2024 A. B. Paterson — "Boots" Short stories Basil Garstang — "Robson" Austlit — Robson by Basil Garstang Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C83019 7 February 2024 Dowell O'Reilly — "Twilight" Austlit — "Dowell O'Reilly" by Dowell O'Reilly Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C256219 7 February 2024 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1919 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 6 January — Geoffrey C. Bingham, theological and short story writer (died 2009)Geoffrey C. Bingham (1919-2009) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21837 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 9 May — Nene Gare, novelist (died 1994)Nene Gare (1919-1994) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A17908 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 28 May — Olga Masters, novelist (died 1986)Olga Masters (1919-1986) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A11390 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 18 June — Gina Ballantyne, poet (died 1973)Gina Ballantyne )1919-1973) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A19905 2023-07-08 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 27 November — Hugh V. Clarke, soldier, public servant and military historian (died 1996)Coulthard-Clark Chris Obituary – Hugh Vincent Clarke (1919-1996) https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/clarke-hugh-vincent-1560 2023-09-23 Obituaries Australia 17 December — Charlotte Jay, suspense novelist (died 1996)Geraldine Halls (1919-1996) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1842 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1919 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 17 January — E. S. Emerson, poet (born 1870)E. S. Emerson (1870-1919) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A25031 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 3 March — Oliver Hogue, soldier, journalist and poet who wrote as Trooper Bluegum (died in London) (born 1880)Oliver Hogue https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14876 2025-12-09 AustLit en 12 March — Ruby Lindsay, artist and writer (born 1885)Ruby Lindsay (1885-1919) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A78216 2023-09-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 25 July — Nat Gould, journalist and novelist (born 1857) Gould, Nathaniel (Nat) (1857–1919) by B. G. Andrews Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gould-nathaniel-nat-6438 4 August 2023 10 September — J. F. Archibald, editor (born 1856) Archibald, Jules François (1856–1919) by Sylvia Lawson Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archibald-jules-francois-2896 23 August 2023 See also 1919 in Australia 1919 in literature 1919 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