1916 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1916.

Events

• The School Magazine is first published by the New South Wales Department of Education ^[1]

Books

• Sumner Locke – Samaritan Mary ^[2]
• Rosa Praed – Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life ^[3]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – Windlestraws ^[4]

Short stories

• Mary Gaunt – The Ends of the Earth: Stories ^[5]
• Steele Rudd – Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories ^[6]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce – Jim and Wally ^[7]
• Ethel Turner – John of Daunt ^[8]

Poetry

Main article: 1916 in poetry

• Christopher Brennan – "Irish to English: April 26, 1916" ^[9]
• C. J. Dennis – The Moods of Ginger Mick
• Joseph Furphy and Kate Baker editor – The Poems of Joseph Furphy ^[10]
• Leon Gellert – "The Last to Leave" ^[11]
• Henry Lawson – "Black Bonnets" ^[12]
• Will H. Ogilvie – The Australian and Other Verses

Biography

• Douglas Sladen – From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour ^[13]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 26 January – Justina Williams, poet (died 2008) ^[14]
• 26 April – Morris West, novelist (died 1999) ^[15]
• 9 May – Helen Haenke, poet, playwright and artist (died 1978) ^[16]
• 25 July – Barbara Vernon, playwright, screenwriter and radio announcer (died 1978) ^[17]
• 1 August – Val Vallis, poet (died 2009) ^[18]
• 25 September – Jessica Anderson, novelist (died 2010) ^[19]
• 8 October – George Turner, novelist and critic (died 1997) ^[20]
• 1 November – Elisabeth MacIntyre, writer for children (died 2004) ^[21]
• 14 December – Harold Stewart, poet and oriental scholar (died 1995) ^[22]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 2 October – William Little, poet and politician (born 1839) ^[23]

Unknown date:

• April – Frank Hutchinson, poet (born ca 1836) ^[24]

See also

• 1916 in Australia
• 1916 in literature
• 1916 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "School Magazine". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
2. "Austlit — Samaritan Mary by Sumner Locke". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. "Austlit — Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. "Austlit — Windlestraws by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. "Austlit — The Ends of the Earth: Stories by Mary Gaunt". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
6. "Austlit — Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
7. "Austlit — Jim and Wally by Mary Grant Bruce". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
8. "Austlit — John of Daunt by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
9. "Austlit — "Irish to English: April 26, 1916" by Chrisopher Brennan". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
10. "Austlit — The Poems of Joseph Furphy by Joseph Furphy". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
11. "Austlit — "The Last to Leave" by Leon Gellert". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
12. "Austlit — "Black Bonnets" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
13. "Austlit — From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour by Douglas Sladen". Austlit. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
14. "Justina Williams". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
15. "Morris West". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
16. "Haenke, Helen Joyce (1916–1978) by Delyse Anthony". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
17. "Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916–1978) by Jane Connors". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
18. "Val Vallis". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
19. "Jessica Anderson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
20. "George Reginald Turner (1916–1997) by Judith Buckrich". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
21. "Elisabeth MacIntyre". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
22. "Harold Stewart". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
23. "William Little". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
24. "Frank Hutchinson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-16.