1902 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1902.

Books

• Louis Becke – Breachley, Black Sheep ^[1]
• Rolf Boldrewood – The Ghost Camp, or, The Avengers ^[2]
• Guy Boothby
  • The Childerbridge Mystery
  • The Curse of the Snake ^[3]
  • The Kidnapped President ^[4]
• Louise Mack – An Australian Girl in London
• Rosa Praed – The Insane Root: A Romance of a Strange Country ^[5]
• Ethel Turner – The Raft in the Bush ^[6]

Short stories

• Barbara Baynton – Bush Studies
• Louis Becke — The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton and Other Stories ^[7]
• Henry Lawson
  • "A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father"
  • Children of the Bush ^[8]
  • "Send Round the Hat" ^[9]
• A. B. Paterson — "Sitting in Judgement : A Show Ring Sketch" ^[10]

Poetry

Main article: 1902 in poetry

• E. J. Brady – The Earthen Floor
• Breaker Morant and Frank Renar – Bushman and Buccaneer: Harry Morant: His 'Ventures and Verses ^[11]
• Breaker Morant – "Butchered to Make a Dutchman's Holiday"
• A. B. Paterson – Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses
• Victor J. Daley – "The Woman at the Washtub"
• J. Brunton Stephens – The Poetical Works of Brunton Stephens ^[12]

Drama

• Charles Haddon Chambers
  • The Awakening: A Play in Four Acts ^[13]
  • The Open Gate: An Original Domestic Drama in One Act ^[14]

Biography

• J. H. M. Abbott – Tommy Cornstalk : Being Some Account of the Less Notable Features of the South African War from the Point of View of the Australian Ranks ^[15]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1902 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 22 February – Robert D. Fitzgerald, poet (died 1987) ^[16]
• 2 May – Alan Marshall, novelist (died 1984) ^[17]
• 16 July — Dorothy Cottrell, children's author, journalist, novelist (died 1957) ^[18]
• 17 July – Christina Stead, novelist (died 1983) ^[19]
• 19 July – Ada Verdun Howell, poet and writer (died 1981) ^[20]
• 20 July – Gilbert Mant, journalist and writer (died 1997) ^[21]
• 2 September — Florence James, novelist, literary agent (died 1993) ^[22]
• 21 September – Dymphna Cusack, novelist (died 1981) ^[23]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1902 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 19 January — Philip Holdsworth, poet (born 1851) ^[24]
• 15 February – Arthur Patchett Martin, writer and editor (born 1851) ^[25]
• 27 February – Breaker Morant, poet (born 1864) ^[26]
• 29 June – James Brunton Stephens, poet and editor (born 1835) ^[27]

See also

• 1902 in Australia
• 1902 in literature
• 1902 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — Breachley, Black Sheep by Louis becke". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
2. "Austlit — The Ghost Camp, or, The Avengers by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
3. "Austlit — The Curse of the Snake by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
4. "Austlit — The Kidnapped President by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
5. "Austlit — The Insane Root: A Romance of a Strange Country by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
6. "Austlit — The Raft in the Bush by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
7. "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton and Other Stories by Louis Becke". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
8. "Children of the Bush by Henry Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
9. "Austlit — "Send Round the Hat" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
10. "Austlit — "Sitting in Judgement : A Show Ring Sketch" by A. B. Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
11. "Austlit — Bushman and Buccaneer: Harry Morant: His 'Ventures and Verses by Breaker Morant and Frank Renar". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
12. "Austlit — The Poetical Works of Brunton Stephens by James Brunton Stephens". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
13. "Austlit — The Awakening: A Play in Four Acts by C. Haddon Chambers". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
14. "Austlit — The Open Gate: An Original Domestic Drama in One Act by C. Haddon Chambers". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
15. "Austlit — Tommy Cornstalk by J. H. M. Abbott". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
16. "FitzGerald, Robert David (Bob) (1902–1987) by Stuart Lee". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
17. "Marshall, Alan (1902–1984) by John McLaren". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
18. "Cottrell, Ida Dorothy Ottley (1902–1957) by Martha Rutledge and Barbara Ross". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
19. "Stead, Christina Ellen (1902–1983) by Margaret Harris". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
20. "Ada Verdun Howell (1902-1981)". PoetrySoup. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
21. "Mant, Gilbert Palmer (1902–1997) by Malcolm Brown". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
22. North, Marilla. "James, Florence Gertrude (1902–1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
23. North, Marilla, "Cusack, Ellen Dymphna (Nell) (1902–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2019-06-25
24. "Holdsworth, Philip Joseph (1851–1902) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
25. "Martin, Arthur Patchett (1851–1902) by Suzanne G. Mellor". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
26. "Morant, Harry Harbord (Breaker) (1864–1902) by R. K. Todd". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
27. "Stephens, James Brunton (1835–1902) by Cecil Hadgraft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.