1864 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1864.

Events

• The Australasian newspaper publishes its first issue on 1 October. ^[1] It would continue publishing under this name until 6 April 1946. ^[2]

Books

• Louisa Atkinson – Myra ^[3]
• Henry Newton Goodrich – Raven Rockstrow or, The Pedlar's Dream : A Romance of Melbourne ^[4]
• Catherine Helen Spence – Mr Hogarth's Will (aka Uphill Work)
• Eliza Winstanley – Twenty Straws ^[5]

Short stories

• J. R. Houlding
  • "Don't Forget Your Poor Old Mother" ^[6]
  • "Mr. Phiggs and His Christmas Breakfast" ^[7]

Poetry

Main article: 1864 in poetry

• Adam Lindsay Gordon
  • "The Feud" ^[8]
  • "Verses Inspired by my "Old Black Pipe""
• Henry Kendall
  • "Faith in God"
  • "Ghost Glen"
  • "The Last of His Tribe"
• J. Sheridan Moore – Spring-Life Lyrics ^[9]
• Charles Thatcher – Thatcher's Colonial Minstrel : New Collection of Songs ^[10]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1864 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 23 January – Constance Le Plastrier, writer, schoolteacher and botanist (died 1938) ^[11]
• 17 February – Banjo Paterson, poet and writer (died 1941) ^[12]
• 23 August – Agnes L. Storrie, poet and writer (died 1936) ^[13]
• 11 October — C. H. Souter, poet (died 1944) ^[14]
• 30 November – Sydney Jephcott, poet (died 1951) ^[15]
• 9 December – Breaker Morant, poet and soldier (died 1902) ^[16]

Unknown date

• Laura Palmer-Archer, short story writer, wrote as Bushwoman (died 1929) ^[17]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1864 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 20 August — John Lang, novelist (born 1816) ^[18]

See also

• 1864 in Australia
• 1864 in literature
• 1864 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. The Australasian, No.1, 1 October 1864
2. The Australasian, Vol. 160 No. 5075, 6 April 1946
3. "Austlit - Myra by Louisa Atkinson". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
4. "Austlit - Raven Rockstrow or, The Pedlar's Dream by Henry Newton Goodrich". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
5. "Austlit - Twenty Straws by Eliza Winstanley". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
6. "Austlit - "Don't Forget Your Poor Old Mother" by J. R. Houlding". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
7. "Austlit - "Mr. Phiggs and His Christmas Breakfast" by J. R. Houlding". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
8. "Austlit - "The Feud" by Adam Lindsay Gordon". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
9. "Spring-Life Lyrics by J. Sheridan Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
10. "Thatcher's Colonial Minstrel : New Collection of Songs by Charles Thatcher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
11. "Austlit - Constance Le Plastrier (1864-1938)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
12. "Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo) (1864–1941) by Clement Semmler". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
13. "Austlit - Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
14. "Souter, Charles Henry (1864–1944) by Vivian Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
15. "Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
16. "Morant, Harry Harbord (Breaker) (1864–1902) by R. K. Todd". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
17. "Austlit - Laura Palmer-Archer (1864-1929)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
18. "Lang, John (1816–1864) by John Earnshaw". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 August 2023.