1924 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1924. Books Dale Collins – Ordeal : A Novel Ordeal : A Novel by Dale Collins National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4085649 1 December 2024 Dulcie Deamer – The Devil's Saint The Devil's Saint by Dulcie Deamer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2243033 1 December 2024 Ruby M. Doyle – The Winning of Miriam Heron The Winning of Miriam Heron by Ruby M. Doyle National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1758144 1 December 2024 Mabel Forrest – The Wild Moth The Wild Moth by Mabel Forrest National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2237251 1 December 2024 Arthur Gask – The Secret of the Garden The Secret of the Garden by Arthur Gask National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/936596 1 December 2024 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner – The Boy in the Bush Vance Palmer – Cronulla: A Story of Station Life Cronulla: A Story of Station Life by Vance Palmer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2115250 1 December 2024 Lillian M. Pyke – The Harp of Life The Harp of Life by Lillian Pyke National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/968353 1 December 2024 Steele Rudd – Me an' th' Son Me an' th' Son by Steele Rudd National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record//2313562 1 December 2024 Ethel Turner – Nicola Silver Nicola Silver by Ethel Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/611840 1 December 2024 Short stories Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Grey Horse" "The Grey Horse" by Katharine Susannah Prichard Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C267894 24 July 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Charles Barrett – Bushland Babies Bushland Babies by Charles Barrett National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/121480 1 December 2024 Mary Grant Bruce – Billabong's Daughter Billabong's Daughter by Mary Grant Bruce National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/998456 1 December 2024 Jean Curlewis – The Dawn Man The Dawn Man by Jean Curlewis National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/674888 1 December 2024 May Gibbs – Chucklebud and Wunkydoo Chucklebud and Wunkydoo by May Gibbs National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/580968 1 December 2024 Lilian Turner – Jill of the Fourth Form Jill of the Fourth Form by Lilian Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/733076 1 December 2024 Poetry 1924 in poetry Dulcie Deamer – "Messalina" "Messalina" by Dulcie Deamer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C152434 29 November 2024 C. J. Dennis – Rose of Spadgers Mary Gilmore – "The Brucedale Scandal" Henry Lawson – Humorous Verses Humorous Verses by Henry L:awson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/710673 29 November 2024 Dorothea Mackellar "Australian Autumn" "Australian Autumn" by Dorothea Mackellar Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C131587 29 November 2024 "Heritage" "Heritage" by Dorothea Mackellar Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C173170 29 November 2024 John Shaw Neilson "Love in Absence" "Love in Absence" by John Shaw Neilson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C130593 29 November 2024 "So Sweet a Mouth Had She" "So Sweet a Mouth Had She" by John Shaw Neilson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112656 29 November 2024 Will H. Ogilvie – "The Death of Ben Hall" Dowell O'Reilly – The Prose and Verse of Dowell O'Reilly The Prose and Verse of Dowell O'Reilly by Dowell O'Reilly National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/245439 29 November 2024 Kenneth Slessor "Thief of the Moon" "Thief of the Moon" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C262970 29 November 2024 "Undine" "Undine" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C123713 29 November 2024 Drama Vance Palmer – The Black Horse and Other Plays The Black Horse and Other Plays by Vance Palmer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/789648 24 July 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 1924 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 8 April – David Denholm, author and historian who published fiction under the pseudonym David Forrest and history under his own name (died 1997)David Forrest (1924-1997) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7406 2024-02-13 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 31 May – Patsy Adam-Smith, author (died 2001) Austlit — Patsy Adam-Smith (1924-2001) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A35192 10 August 2023 16 July – Deirdre Cash (Criena Rohan), Australian novelist (died 1963) Cash, Deirdre (1924–1963) by James Griffin Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cash-deirdre-9707 11 July 2023 27 August – David Rowbotham, poet (died 2010) Austlit — David Rowbotham (1924-2010) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A35832 10 August 2023 1 October – Leonie Kramer, academic and critic (died 2016) Austlit — Leonie Kramer (1924-2016) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A3278 10 August 2023 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1924 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 11 March – Archibald Meston, journalist and explorer (born 1851 in Scotland) Archibald Meston (1851–1924) by Jonathan Richards and Paul Memmott Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/meston-archibald-4191 5 December 2024 See also 1924 in Australia 1924 in literature 1924 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