1892 in Australian literature

none November 2025 November 2025 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature in 1892. Events 9 July - Henry Lawson kicks off the Bulletin Debate with the publication of his poem "Borderland", later retitled "Up the Country". "Banjo" Paterson and others replied. Books Fergus Hume — The Island of Fantasy: A Romance The Island of Fantasy: A Romance by Fergus Hume National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7863869 9 November 2025 John Miller — The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel by John Miller National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/78045 9 November 2025 Hume Nisbet The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance by Hume Nisbet National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2443561 9 November 2025 The Divers: A Romance of Oceania The Divers: A Romance of Oceania by Hume Nisbet National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2526402 9 November 2025 Robert Potter The Germ Growers Rosa Praed December Roses: A Novel December Roses: A Novel by Rosa Praed National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/500347 9 November 2025 The Romance of a Chalet The Romance of a Chalet by Rosa Praed Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C101695 9 November 2025 Poetry 1892 in poetry Barcroft Boake "An Allegory" "At Devlin's Siding" "Down the River" "Jim's Whip" Jennings Carmichael – "The Old Bush Road" Victor J. Daley "A-Roving" "Cares" Edward Dyson "Cleaning Up" "The Fact of the Matter" "The Old Whim Horse" "Struck It At Last" George Essex Evans — "The Two Goblets" Sydney Jephcott — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems Austlit — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems by Sydney Jephcott Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C113337 31 August 2023 Francis Kenna — "Banjo, of the Overflow" Henry Lawson "The City Bushman" "The Grog-an'-Grumble Steeplechase" "The Poets of the Tomb" "Up the Country" "When Your Pants Begin to Go" Louisa Lawson "A Birthday Wish" "To a Bird" Breaker Morant — "Brigalow Mick" Henry Parkes — "Weary" A. B. Paterson "In Answer to Various Bards" "The Ballad of G.R. Dibbs" "A Bushman's Song" "In Defence of the Bush" "The Man from Ironbark" Short stories John Arthur Barry — "Far Inland Football" Austlit — "Far Inland Football" by John Arthur Barry Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112946 31 August 2023 Ernest Favenc "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character" Austlit — "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character" by Ernest Favenc Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C83576 31 August 2023 "The Track of the Dead" Austlit — "The Track of the Dead" by Ernest Favenc Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C154473 31 August 2023 E. W. Hornung - Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories Austlit — Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories by E. W. Hornung Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C474194 31 August 2023 Henry Lawson "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock" Austlit — "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C233948 23 April 2024 "The Bush Undertaker" "A Day on a Selection" Austlit — "A Day on a Selection" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C233846 31 August 2023 "The Drover's Wife" "In a Dry Season" Austlit — "In a Dry Season" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C213631 31 August 2023 "A Visit of Condolence" Austlit — "A Visit of Condolence" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C234957 31 August 2023 Price Warung "Beneath the Summer Sun" Austlit — "Beneath the Summer Sun" by Price Warung Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C60055 31 August 2023 "Bess O' the Rivers" Austlit — "Bess O' the Rivers" by Price Warung Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C60155 31 August 2023 "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess" Austlit — "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess" by Price Warung Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C240808 31 August 2023 "Parson Ford's Confessional" Austlit — "Parson Ford's Confessional" by Price Warung Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112897 31 August 2023 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 18 March — William Hatfield, novelist (died 1969) Hatfield, William (1892–1969) by Geoffrey Serle Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hatfield-william-6598 31 August 2023 17 May — Leon Gellert, poet (died 1977)Souter Gavin Gellert, Leon Maxwell (1892–1977) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gellert-leon-maxwell-10288 Australian Dictionary of Biography 2023-06-29 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en Unknown date Elsie Clarice Cole, poet (died 1968)Elsie Clarice Cole (1892-1968) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8357 2023-06-29 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 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 2 May — Barcroft Boake, poet (born 1866)Barcroft Boake (1866-1892) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14848 2023-06-29 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland See also 1892 in Australia 1892 in literature 1892 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:1892 in literature