1948 in Australian literature

none April 2024 April 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1948. Books Eleanor Dark – Storm of Time Storm of Time by Eleanor Dark National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/184212 12 June 2024 George Johnston – The Moon at Perigee The Moon at Perigee by George Johnston National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4180812 12 June 2024 Jack Lindsay – Men of Forty-Eight Men of Forty-Eight by Jack Lindsay National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2270111 12 June 2024 Alan Moorehead – The Rage of the Vulture Vance Palmer – Golconda Golconda by Vance Palmer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2082567 12 June 2024 Ruth Park – The Harp in the South Katharine Susannah Prichard – Golden Miles Nevil Shute – No Highway Christina Stead – A Little Tea, a Little Chat F. J. Thwaites – The Night Closed Down E. V. Timms – Forever to Remain Patrick White – The Aunt's Story Short stories A. Bertram Chandler – "Dawn of Nothing" "Dawn of Nothing" by A. Bertram Chandler ISFDB https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?81655 18 April 2024 Helen Meggs – "Burning Off" "Burning Off" by Helen Meggs Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C223135 31 October 2024 Judah Waten – "Black Girl in the Street" "Black Girl in the Street" by Judah Waten Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C276286 18 April 2024 Crime and mystery George Johnston – Death Takes Small Bites Austlit — Death Takes Small Bites by George Johnston Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C446041 18 April 2024 Arthur Upfield An Author Bites the Dust The Mountains Have a Secret June Wright – Murder in the Telephone Exchange Austlit — Murder in the Telephone Exchange by June Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C67238 18 April 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Nan Chauncy – They Found a Cave They Found a Cave by Nan Chauncy National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/933903 20 September 2024 Frank Hurley – Shackleton's Argonauts : A Saga of the Antarctic Ice-Pack Poetry 1948 in poetry David Campbell – "The End of Exploring" "The End of Exploring" by David Campbell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C153604 9 July 2024 Dulcie Deamer – The Silver Branch : Twenty-Seven Poems The Silver Branch : Twenty-Seven Poems by Dulcie Deamer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1573838 9 July 2024 Rosemary Dobson "Carried Away" "Carried Away" by Rosemary Dobson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C235562 9 July 2024 "On a Tapestry" "On a Tapestry" by Rosemary Dobson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C231064 9 July 2024 The Ship of Ice : With Other Poems The Ship of Ice : With Other Poems by Rosemary Dobson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/52425 9 July 2024 Mary Gilmore – Selected Verse Selected Verse by Mary Gilmore National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1631633 9 July 2024 Nan McDonald – "The Barren Ground" "The Barren Ground" by Nan McDonald Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C40046 9 July 2024 Kenneth Mackenzie – "The Children Go" "The Children Go" by Kenneth Mackenzie Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C213222 9 July 2024 Elizabeth Riddell – Poems Poems by Elizabeth Riddell National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1908890 9 July 2024 Roland Robinson "Swift" "Swift" by Roland Robinson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C204395 9 July 2024 "Would I Might Find My Country" "Would I Might Find My Country" by Roland Robinson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C102123 9 July 2024 Douglas Stewart – Glencoe Francis Webb A Drum for Ben Boyd "For My Grandfather" "For My Grandfather" by Francis Webb Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C271906 9 July 2024 Judith Wright "Train Journey" "Wonga Vine" "Wonga Vine" by Judith Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C12777 9 July 2024 Drama Radio Sumner Locke Elliott – Wicked is the Vine Musette Morell – Three Radio Plays Three Radio Plays by Musette Morell National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/735119 20 September 2024 Vance Palmer – Christine Theatre Sumner Locke Elliott – Rusty Bugles Musette Morell – Bush Cobbers Bush Cobbers by Musette Morell National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/935141 20 September 2024 Ruth Park – The Uninvited Guest The Uninvited Guest by Ruth Park National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/619969 20 September 2024 Biography Henry Handel Richardson – Myself When Young Myself When Young by Henry Handel Richardson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2457647 20 September 2024 Children's and Young Adults non-fiction Frank Hurley – Shackleton's Argonauts : A Saga of the Antarctic Icepacks Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners Association for the Study of Australian Literature https://www.asal.org.au/awards/als-gold-medal/ 18 April 2024 Herz Bergner Between Sky and Sea Dolphin Publications Children's and Young Adult Award Category Author Title Publisher Children's Book of the Year Award"Book Society Award" The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November 1948, p2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18099028 18 April 2024 Older Readers Frank Hurley Shackleton's Argonauts : A Saga of the Antarctic Icepacks Angus and Robertson Poetry Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for PoetryAustlit - A Drum for Ben Boyd by Francis Webb Francis Webb A Drum for Ben Boyd Angus and Robertson Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1948 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 16 February – Jeff Guess, poet Austlit — Jeff Guess Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A25455 20 September 2024 18 March – Di Morrissey, novelist Austlit — Di Morrissey Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21918 20 September 2024 20 March – Dianne Bates, writer for children Austlit — Dianne Bates Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18264 20 September 2024 27 March – David Dale, journalist and travel writer (died 2025)2025-08-12 David DALE Obituary (2025) – The Sydney Morning Herald https://tributes.smh.com.au/au/obituaries/smh-au/name/david-dale-obituary?id=59169139 2025-08-19 Legacy.com 2 April – Jennifer Rowe, novelist Austlit — Jennifer Rowe Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A6254 20 September 2024 23 April – John A. Scott, novelist Austlit — John A. Scott Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22753 20 September 2024 20 May – Kate Jennings, novelist and poet (died 2021)Kate Jennings (1948-2011) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18028 2024-02-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 23 July – Alan Wearne, poet Austlit — Alan Wearne Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16822 20 September 2024 24 July — Joan London, novelist Austlit — Joan London Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A31514 20 September 2024 12 September – Michael Dransfield, poet (died 1973)Michael Dransfield (1948-1973) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A26476 2024-02-19 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 21 September – Sean McMullen, novelist Austlit — Sean McMullen Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29012 20 September 2024 25 September – Vicki Viidikas, poet and writer (died 1998)Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2339 2024-02-13 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 2 November – Jenny Pausacker, novelist Austlit — Jenny Pausacker Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1296 20 September 2024 Unknown date Roger Bennett, playwright (died 1997)Roger Bennett https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32220 2024-02-13 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Pam Brown, poet Austlit — Pam Brown Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A6933 20 September 2024 Jimmy Chi, playwright and composer (died 2017)Jimmy Chi (1948-2017) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8396 2024-02-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Martin Duwell, editor Austlit — Martin Duwell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2166 20 September 2024 Dennis Haskell, poet Austlit — Dennis Haskell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A10802 20 September 2024 Dorothy Johnston, novelist Austlit — Dorothy Johnston Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27120 20 September 2024 Margaret Wild, writer for children (in South Africa) Austlit — Margaret Wild Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29397 20 September 2024 20 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170420131510/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29397 dead Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1948 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 20 May – Marie E. J. Pitt, poet (born 1869) Pitt, Marie Elizabeth Josephine (1869–1948) by Hugh Anderson Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pitt-marie-elizabeth-josephine-8057 24 July 2023 26 September — R. J. Cassidy, poet (born 1880) Austlit - R. J. Cassidy (1880-1948) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A6527 8 August 2023 See also 1948 in Australia 1948 in literature 1948 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 Category:1948 in literature