1912 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1912.

Books

• James Francis Dwyer — The White Waterfall ^[1]
• Gertrude Hart — The Dream Girl ^[2]
• Fergus Hume
  • The Mystery Queen ^[3]
  • A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance ^[4]
• Dorothea Mackellar & Ruth M. Bedford — The Little Blue Devil ^[5]
• Steele Rudd — The Old Homestead ^[6]
• Lindsay Russell
  • Love Letters of a Priest ^[7]
  • Smouldering Fires ^[8]
• Thomas Edward Spencer — Bindawalla: An Australian Story ^[9]
• Arthur Wright – Rung In ^[10]

Children's and young adults

• Mary Grant Bruce — Timothy in Bushland ^[11]
• May Gibbs — About Us ^[12]

Short Stories

• Henry Lawson — "Ah Soon" ^[13]
• Lilian Turner — Written Down ^[14]

Poetry

Main article: 1912 in poetry

• Louis Esson — Red Gums and Other Verses ^[15]
• G. Herbert Gibson — Ironbark Splinters from the Australian Bush ^[16]
• Adam Lindsay Gordon — The Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon ^[17]
• Sydney Jephcott — Penetralia ^[18]
• Norman Lindsay — Norman Lindsay's Book: No. I ^[19]
• John Shaw Neilson
  • "Honeythirst" ^[20]
  • "The Lover Sings" ^[21]
  • "The Petticoat Plays" ^[22]
• C. H. Souter — Irish Lords and Other Verses ^[23]

Drama

• Louis Esson – The Time is Not Yet Ripe

Non-Fiction

• Ethel Turner — Ports and Happy Havens ^[24]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1912 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 12 March — Kylie Tennant, novelist (died 1988) ^[25]
• 28 March — A. Bertram Chandler, science fiction writer (died 1984) ^[26]
• 2 April — Barbara Giles, poet (died 2006) ^[27]
• 15 May — Margaret Diesendorf, linguist, poet, editor, translator and educationist (died 1993) ^[28]
• 28 May — Patrick White, novelist (died 1990) ^[29]
• 12 June — Roland Robinson, poet (died 1992) ^[30]
• 25 June — Gordon Neil Stewart, writer (died 1999) ^[31]
• 20 July — George Johnston, novelist (died 1970) ^[32]
• 16 September — John Jefferson Bray, poet (died 1995) ^[33]
• 9 October — Elizabeth Kata, writer whose real name was Elizabeth Katayama (died 1998) ^[34]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1912 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 5 April — Robert Dudley Adams, poet (born 1829) ^[35]
• 13 September — Joseph Furphy, novelist (born 1843) ^[36]

See also

• 1912 in Australia
• 1912 in literature
• 1912 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — The White Waterfall by James Francis Dwyer". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
2. "Austlit — The Dream Girl by Gertrude Hart". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
3. "Austlit — The Mystery Queen by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
4. "Austlit — A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
5. "Austlit — The Little Blue Devil by Dorothea Mackellar and Ruth M. Bedford". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
6. "Austlit — The Old Homestead by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
7. "Austlit — Love Letters of a Priest by Lindsay Russell". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
8. "Austlit — Smouldering Fires by Lindsay Russell". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
9. "Austlit — Bindawalla: An Australian Story by Thos. E. Spencer". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
10. "Rung In". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
11. "Austlit — Timothy in Bushland by Mary Grant Bruce". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
12. "Austlit — About Us by May Gibbs". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
13. "Austlit — "Ah Soon" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
14. "Austlit — Written Down by Lilian Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
15. "Austlit — Red Gums and Other Verses by Louis Esson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
16. "Austlit — Ironbark Splinters from the Australian Bush by G. Herbert Gibson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
17. "Austlit — The Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
18. "Austlit — Penetralia by Sydney Jephcott". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
19. "Austlit — Norman Lindsay's Book: No. I edited by Norman Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
20. "Austlit — "Honeythirst" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
21. "Austlit — "The Lover Sings" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
22. "Austlit — "The Petticoat Plays" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
23. "Austlit — Irish Lords and Other Verses by C. H. Souter". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
24. "Austlit — Ports and Happy Havens by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
25. "Kathleen (Kylie) Tennant (1912–1988) by Jane Grant". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
26. "Chandler, Arthur Bertram (Bert) (1912–1984) by Alf Van Der Poorten". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
27. "Austlit — Barbara Giles (1912-2006)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
28. "Margaret Diesendorf (1912–1993) by Judith Beveridge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
29. "Patrick Victor (Paddy) White (1912–1990) by Elizabeth Webby". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
30. "Roland Edward Robinson (1912–1992) by Peter Kirkpatrick". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
31. "Austlit — Gordon neil Stewart (1912-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
32. "George Johnston (1790–1820) by A. T. Yarwood". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
33. "John Jefferson Bray (1912–1995) by John Emerson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
34. Kingras, Damian. "Kata, Elizabeth". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
35. "Austlit — Robert Dudley Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
36. "Joseph Furphy (1843–1912) by Manning Clark". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.