1903 in Australian literature

none August 2024 August 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1903. Books Louis Becke – Helen Adair Helen Adair by Louis Becke National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2230458 25 June 2026 Guy Boothby Connie Burt Connie Burt by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2267398 25 June 2026 The Countess Londa The Countess Londa by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/700591 25 June 2026 The League of the Twelve The League of the Twelve by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2229683 25 June 2026 A Two-Fold Inheritance A Two-Fold Inheritance by Guy Boothby National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2146553 25 June 2026 Joseph Furphy – Such Is Life E.W. Hornung – Denis Dent Denis Dent by E.W. Hornung National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2140742 25 June 2026 Rosa Praed — Fugitive Anne: A Romance of the Unexplored Bush Fugitive Anne: A Romance of the Unexplored Bush by Rosa Praed National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/962131 25 June 2026 Short stories Steele Rudd – Our New Selection Our New Selection by Steele Rudd National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1891420 25 June 2026 Ethel Turner – Betty and Co Betty and Co by Ethel Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1661008 25 June 2026 Poetry 1903 in poetry C. J. Dennis – "'Urry!" George Essex Evans – "The Wayfarers" Mary Gilmore – "Marri'd" Austlit — "Marri'd" by Mary Gilmore Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C41264 6 October 2023 Henry Kendall – Poems of Henry Clarence Kendall Poems of Henry Clarence Kendall by Henry Kendall National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/237100 25 June 2026 Henry Lawson "A Voice from the City" "The Wander-Light" Louisa Lawson "The Digger's Daughter" "The Hour is Come" "A Reverie" Breaker Morant – "When Stock Go By" Bernard O'Dowd – Dawnward? Austlit — Dawnward? by Bernard O'Dowd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C105551 6 October 2023 Will H. Ogilvie – Hearts of Gold and Other Verses Hearts of Gold and Other Verses by Will H. Ogilvie National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3424511 25 June 2026 A.B. Paterson "Riders in the Stand" "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs" Biography Ada Cambridge – Thirty Years in Australia Thirty Years in Australia by Ada Cambridge National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/21109 25 June 2026 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1903 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 2 April — Dora Birtles, novelist, short-story writer, poet and travel writer (died 1992)Cushing Nancy Dora Eileen Birtles (1903–1992) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/birtles-dora-eileen-17090 2024-02-13 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en 3 April – Paul McGuire, diplomat and novelist (died 1978) McGuire, Dominic Mary Paul (1903–1978) by Katharine Massam Dominic Mary Paul McGuire (1903–1978) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcguire-dominic-mary-paul-10965 30 June 2023 15 July — Robert Close, novelist (died 1995 in Majorca, Spain)Robert S. Close (1903-1995) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A33749 2024-02-13 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 22 July – Betty Roland, journalist and writer for children (died 1996) Roland, Betty (1903–1996) by Jayne Regan Betty Roland (1903–1996) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/roland-betty-27186 30 June 2023 24 September – Lennie Lower, writer (died 1947) Lower, Leonard Waldemere (Lennie) (1903–1947) by Julian Croft and Keith Willey Leonard Waldemere (Lennie) Lower (1903–1947) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lower-leonard-waldemere-lennie-7251 30 June 2023 15 October – Pixie O'Harris, poet and writer for children (died 1991) O'Harris, Pixie (1903–1991) by Robert Holden Pixie O'Harris (1903–1991) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oharris-pixie-16755 30 June 2023 29 October – Olive Pell, librarian and poet (died 2002) Olive Pell (1903-2002) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18746 30 June 2023 Unknown date Velia Ercole, short story writer and novelist (died 1978)Velia Ercole (1903–1978) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29718 2025-03-23 AustLit Lyndall Hadow, short story writer and journalist (died 1976) Lyndall Hadow (1903-1976) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24343 25 June 2023 Margaret Horder, artist and children's book illustrator (died 1978) Margaret Horder (1903-1978) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A51360 6 July 2023 F. B. Vickers, novelist (died 1985) F. B. Vickers (1903-1985) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A19919 14 November 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 1903 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 12 March – Leontine Cooper, essayist and short story writer (born 1837) Leontine Cooper (1837-1903) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14128 30 June 2023 20 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720003701/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14128 dead 16 March – Aeneas J. Gunn, pastoralist and writer (born 1862) Aeneas J. Gunn (1862-1903) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A60212 30 June 2023 15 August – William Barak, writer (born ca. 1824) Barak, William (1824–1903) by Patricia Marcard William Barak (1824–1903) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barak-william-2930 30 June 2023 See also 1903 in Australia 1903 in literature 1903 in poetry List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature