1878 in Australian literature

none This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1878. Poetry 1878 in poetry G. Herbert Gibson — "The Free-Selector's Daughter" Austlit - "The Free-Selector's Daughter" by G. Herbert Gibson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C24445 6 August 2023 Henry Kendall "The Names Upon a Stone : Inscribed to G. L. F." "Narrara Creek" Peter Dodds McCormick — "Advance Australia Fair" John Boyle O'Reilly — "The Dukite Snake" Austlit - "The Dukite Snake" by John Boyle O'Reilly Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C151300 6 August 2023 James Brunton Stephens — "Marsupial Bill" Garnet Walch — "A Little Tin Plate" Austlit - "A Little Tin Plate" by Garnet Walch Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C184562 6 August 2023 Short stories Jessie Catherine Couvreur — "The Rubria Ghost" Austlit - "The Rubria Ghost" by Jessie Catherine Couvreur Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C130933 6 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 1878 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 24 May — Mary Grant Bruce, writer for children (died 1958) Bruce, Minnie Grant (Mary) (1878–1958) by Lynne Strahan Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bruce-minnie-grant-mary-5399 10 July 2023 10 August — Louis Esson, poet and dramatist (died 1943) Esson, Thomas Louis Buvelot (1878–1943) by D. R. Walker Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/esson-louis-6115 6 August 2023 13 October — Patrick Joseph Hartigan, priest and poet (died 1952) Hartigan, Patrick Joseph (1878–1952) by G. P. Walsh Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hartigan-patrick-joseph-6593 6 August 2023 Unknown date: J. L. Ranken, poet and novelist (died 1945) Austlit — J. L. Ranken (1878-1945) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A15512 9 April 2024 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1878 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 8 August — John Dunmore Lang, poet and politician (born 1799) Lang, John Dunmore (1799–1878) by D. W. A. Baker Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lang-john-dunmore-2326 6 August 2023 See also 1878 in Australia 1878 in literature 1878 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:1878 in literature