1897 in Australian literature

none This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1897. Books Guy Boothby The Fascination of the King The Fascination of the King by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2644881 8 August 2026 The Lust of Hate A Prince of Swindlers Austlit - A Prince of Swindlers by Guy Boothby Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C378134 22 July 2023 Sheilah McLeod: A Heroine of the Back Blocks Sheilah McLeod: A Heroine of the Back Blocks by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3819882 8 August 2026 Mary Gaunt – Kirkham's Find Louise Mack – Teens : A Story of Australian School Girls Teens : A Story of Australian School Girls by Louise Mack National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/. 8 August 2026 Rosa Praed – Nulma Nulma by Rosa Praed National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4664843 8 August 2026 Roderic Quinn – Mostyn Stayne Mostyn Stayne by Roderic Quinn National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2282164 8 August 2026 Short stories Louis Becke – Pacific Tales Austlit - Pacific Tales by Louis Becke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155980 22 July 2023 Guy Boothby – "With Three Phantoms" Austlit - "With Three Phantoms" by Guy Boothby Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C160971 22 July 2023 Ada Cambridge – At Midnight and Other Stories Austlit - At Midnight and Other Stories by Ada Cambridge Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C78014 22 July 2023 Henry Lawson "Mr Smellingscheck" Austlit - "Mr Smellingscheck" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C198778 22 July 2023 "Two Larrikins" Austlit - "Two Larrikins" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C196886 22 July 2023 A. B. Paterson – "Bill and Jim Nearly Get Taken Down" Austlit - "Bill and Jim Nearly Get Taken Down" by Banjo Paterson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C110358 22 July 2023 Steele Rudd "Dave's Snake-Bite" Austlit - "Dave's Snake-Bite" by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C128551 22 July 2023 "Jack or Cranky Jack" Austlit - "Jack or Cranky Jack" by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C164580 22 July 2023 "A Kangaroo Hunt from Shingle Hut" Austlit - "A Kangaroo Hunt from Shingle Hut" by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C128504 22 July 2023 "The Parson and the Scone" Austlit - "The Parson and the Scone" by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C184815 22 July 2023 Poetry 1897 in poetry Barcroft Boake – Where the Dead Men Lie, and Other Poems E. J. Brady – "The Whaler's Pig" Christopher Brennan – XXI Poems 1893-1897 : Towards the Source Victor J. Daley – "A Treat for the London Poor" J. Le Gay Brereton – Sweetheart Mine: Lyrics of Love and Friendship Austlit - Sweetheart Mine: Lyrics of Love and Friendship by J. Le Gay Brereton Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C63548 22 July 2023 John Farrell – "Australia to England" W. T. Goodge "The Great Australian Adjective" "The Oozlum Bird" Henry Lawson "The Lights of Cobb and Co." "The Old Bark School" "The Star of Australasia" Ethel Mills – "The Brumby's Death" Austlit - "The Brumby's Death" by Ethel Mills Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C71560 22 July 2023 Breaker Morant – "Who's Riding Old Harlequin Now?" Will H. Ogilvie "Off the Grass" "The Stockyard Liar" A. B. Paterson "The Ballad of the Calliope" "By the Grey Gulf-Water" "Saltbush Bill's Second Fight" Charles Thatcher – "Look Out Below!" Austlit - "Look Out Below!" by Charles Thatcher Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C43384 22 July 2023 Ethel Turner – "Orphaned by the Sea" Austlit - "Orphaned by the Sea" by Ethel Turner Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C71412 22 July 2023 Dora Wilcox – "After the Floods" Austlit - "After the Floods" by Dora Wilcox Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C72193 22 July 2023 Drama Alfred Dampier – Fortune's Fool Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1897 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 10 January – Margaret Fane, novelist and poet (died 1962) Austlit - Margaret Fane Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A362 11 July 2023 23 February – J. M. Walsh novelist (died 1952) Austlit - J. M. Walsh Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A6624 7 July 2023 16 March – Flora Eldershaw, novelist (died 1956) Eldershaw, Flora Sydney (1897–1956) by Maryanne Dever Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/eldershaw-flora-sydney-10107 7 July 2023 9 April – Dale Collins, journalist and novelist (died 1956) Collins, Cuthbert Quinlan Dale (1897–1956) by Stuart Sayers Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/collins-cuthbert-quinlan-dale-5735 7 July 2023 16 August – Marjorie Barnard, novelist (died 1987) Barnard, Marjorie Faith (Marjory) (1897–1987) by Jill Roe Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnard-marjorie-faith-marjory-12176 7 July 2023 Unknown date Winifred Birkett, novelist and poet (died 1975) Winifred Birkett Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A59367 22 June 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 1897 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 22 December – William Gay, poet (born 1865 in Australian literature) Gay, William (1865–1897) by Joseph Jones Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gay-william-6291 7 July 2023 See also 1897 in Australia 1897 in literature 1897 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:1897 in literature