1908 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1908.

Books

• Edward Dyson
  • The Missing Link ^[1]
  • Tommy Minogue ^[2]
• Mrs Aeneas Gunn – We of the Never Never
• Rosa Praed
  • By Their Fruits ^[3]
  • Stubble Before the Wind ^[4]
• Henry Handel Richardson – Maurice Guest
• Steele Rudd – In Australia ^[5]
• Edward S. Sorenson – The Squatter's Ward ^[6]
• Ethel Turner – That Girl ^[7]
• Lilian Turner – Paradise and the Perrys ^[8]

Short stories

• Louis Becke – The Pearl Divers of Roncador Reef and Other Stories ^[9]
• Joseph Furphy — "The Discovery of Christmas Reef" ^[10]
• Steele Rudd
  • Dad in Politics and Other Stories ^[11]
  • For Life and Other Stories ^[12]
• Thos. E. Spencer — A Spring Cleaning and Other Stories ^[13]

Poetry

Main article: 1908 in poetry

• Christopher Brennan – "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 30" ^[14]
• J. Le Gay Brereton – Sea and Sky ^[15]
• Victor J. Daley – "The Road of Roses"
• C. J. Dennis — "The Austra-laise"
• Mabel Forrest – "The Call of the North"
• Henry Lawson
  • "Meditations on a Pawn Ticket"
  • "One Hundred and Three"
• Dorothea Mackellar – "My Country"
• E.G. (Dryblower) Murphy – "Jarrahland Jingles"
• John Shaw Neilson – "The Sundowner" ^[16]
• Edward S. Sorenson – "Bill Brown" ^[17]

Drama

• Miles Franklin
  • The Scandal-Monger ^[18]
  • The Survivors: A Modern Play in Four Acts ^[19]
• Sumner Locke – The Vicissitudes of Vivienne ^[20]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1908 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 31 January — Connie Christie, illustrator and writer for children (died 1989) ^[21]
• 6 February — Jim Crawford, playwright (died 1973) ^[22]
• 10 March — Rupert Lockwood, journalist and author (died 1997) ^[23]
• 2 April – Ronald McCuaig, poet (died 1993) ^[24]
• 23 May – F. J. Thwaites, novelist (died 1979) ^[25]
• 26 August — Alexandra Hasluck, historian (died 1993) ^[26]
• 27 August – Don Bradman, cricketer and author (died 2001) ^[27]
• 9 October – Harry Hooton, poet (died 1961) ^[28]
• 4 November – Colin Simpson, journalist and travel writer (died 1983) ^[29]
• 30 November – Eric Irvin, historian and poet (died 1993) ^[30]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1908 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 14 November – Ernest Favenc, poet and short story writer (born 1845) ^[31]

See also

• 1908 in Australia
• 1908 in literature
• 1908 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — The Missing Link by Eward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
2. "Austlit — Tommy Minogue by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
3. "Austlit — By Their Fruits by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. "Austlit — Stubble Before the Wind by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. "Austlit — In Australia Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
6. "Austlit — The Squatter's Ward by Edward S. Sorenson". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
7. "Austlit — That Girl by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
8. "Austlit — Paradise and the Perrys by Lilian Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
9. "Austlit — The Pearl Divers of Roncador Reef and Other Stories by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
10. "Austlit — "The Discovery of Christmas Reef" by Joseph Furphy". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
11. "Austlit — Dad in Politics and Other Stories by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
12. "Austlit — For Life and Other Stories by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
13. "Austlit — A Spring Cleaning and Other Stories by Thos. E. Spencer". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
14. "Austlit — "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 30" by Christopher Brennan". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
15. "Austlit — Sea and Sky by John Le Gay Brereton". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
16. "Austlit — "The Sundowner" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
17. "Austlit — "Bill Brown" by Edward S. Sorenson". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
18. "Austlit — The Scandal-Monger by Miles Franklin". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
19. "Austlit — The Survivors: A Modern Play in Four Acts by Miles Franklin". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
20. "Austlit — The Vicissitudes of Vivienne by Sumner Locke". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
21. "Constance Mary Charlotte (Connie) Christie (1908–1989) by Pam Macintyre". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
22. "James (Jim) Crawford (1908–1973) by Connie Healy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
23. "Rupert Ernest Lockwood (1908–1997) by Rowan Cahill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
24. "Austlit — Ronald McCuaig (1908-1993)". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
25. "Frederick Joseph Thwaites (1908–1979) by Ron Blaber". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
26. "Dame Alexandra Margaret (Alix) Hasluck (1908–1993) by Ann P. Hunter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
27. "Bradman, Sir Donald George (Don) (1908–2001) by John Howard". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
28. "Hooton, Henry Arthur (Harry) (1908–1961) by Sasha Soldatow". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
29. "Simpson, Edwin Colin (1908–1983) by Richard White". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
30. "Austlit — Eric Irvin (1908-1993)". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
31. "Austlit — Ernest Favenc (1845-1908)". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.