1933 in Australian literature

none July 2024 July 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1933. Books Eric Baume – Half Caste Miles Franklin – Bring the Monkey Ion Idriess – Drums of Mer G. B. Lancaster – Pageant Norman Lindsay Pan in the Parlour Saturdee Louise Mack – Teens Triumphant Teens Triumphant by Louise Mack National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/235852 17 July 2024 Jack McLaren – The Money Stones The Money Stones by Jack McLaren National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2295857 17 July 2024 Harold Mercer – Amazon Island Alice Grant Rosman – Protecting Margot Protecting Margot by Alice Grant Rosman National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/974839 17 July 2024 F. J. Thwaites – Flames of Convention Arthur W. Upfield – The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2887794 17 July 2024 Short stories Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Bride of Far-Away" "The Bride of Far-Away" by Katharine Susannah Prichard Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C4003 17 July 2024 Henry Handel Richardson "The Professor's Experiment" "The Professor's Experiment" by Henry Handel Richardson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C48339 17 July 2024 "The Wrong Turning" "The Wrong Turning" by Henry Handel Richardson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C225724 17 July 2024 Children's and Young Adult Mary Grant Bruce – Billabong's Luck Billabong's Luck by Mary Grant Bruce National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2293391 17 July 2024 Kenneth Slessor – Funny Farmyard Funny Farmyard by Kenneth Slessor National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/975072 17 July 2024 Dorothy Wall – Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian by Dorothy Wall National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2770260 17 July 2024 Poetry 1933 in poetry E. J. Brady – Wardens of the Seas : Poems Wardens of the Seas : Poems by E. J. Brady National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2264871 17 July 2024 C. J. Dennis – "Tall Timber" A. B. Paterson – The Animals Noah Forgot The Animals Noah Forgot by A. B. Paterson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/773806 17 July 2024 Kenneth Slessor – Darlinghurst Nights Darlinghurst Nights by Kenneth Slessor National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1333734 17 July 2024 Non-fiction Frank Clune – Try Anything Once Drama Edmund Barclay – An Antarctic Epic"Men, Women and Matters" Sports and Radio, 23 September 1933 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article290874785 22 July 2026 Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal"Australian Literature : Society's Annual 'Drama Night'" The Age, 6 October 1934, p21 G. B. Lancaster Pageant Century Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 30 January – Jennifer Strauss, poet and academicJennifer Strauss bio https://australiangradwomen.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Jennifer-Strauss-bio.pdf 2023-08-28 Australian Graduate Women 21 March – Annette Macarthur-Onslow, writer and book illustrator (died 2026)Annette Macarthur-Onslow https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A46709 2024-12-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 3 June – Vivian Smith, poetVivian Smith https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A5267 2024-02-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 30 June – John Button, writer and politician (died 2008)John Button (1933-2008) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2278 2024-02-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 4 July – Fay Zwicky, poet and critic (died 2017)Fay Zwicky (1933-2017) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18204 2024-02-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 10 July – Kevin Gilbert, poet and playwright (died 1993) Kevin John Gilbert (1933–1993) by Alison Holland and Eleanor Williams-Gilbert Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gilbert-kevin-john-18569 13 November 2023 14 August – Bryce Courtenay, novelist (born in Johannesburg)(died 2012)Bryce Courtenay (1933-2012) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A35074 2024-02-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 16 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240216001659/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A35074 dead 21 December – Wendy Richardson, playwright Austlit — Wendy Richardson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1595 10 March 2024 Unknown date Wendy Scarfe, novelist, biographer and poetWendy Scarfe https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1373 2024-12-11 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 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 2 February – John Le Gay Brereton, poet (born 1871) John Le Gay Brereton (1871–1933) by H. 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Heseltine Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brereton-john-le-gay-5351 26 July 2023 1 April – Gilbert White, clergyman and poet (born 1859) White, Gilbert (1859–1933) by Ruth Teale Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/white-gilbert-9072 8 August 2023 10 April — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (born 1869) Buley, Ernest Charles (1869–1933) by John Lack Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buley-ernest-charles-12825 25 August 2023 15 April – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (born 1865) Stephens, Alfred George (1865–1933) by Stuart Lee Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stephens-alfred-george-8642 19 July 2023 27 August – George Robertson, publisher (born 1860) Robertson, George (1860–1933) by Anthony Barker Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/robertson-george-8233 8 August 2023 6 November – Grant Hervey, poet (born 1880) Hervey, Grant (Madison) (1880–1933) by Geoffrey Serle Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hervey-grant-madison-6653 8 August 2023 See also 1933 in Australia 1933 in literature 1933 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