1923 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.

Books

• J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove ^[1]
• Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights ^[2]
• Capel Boake — The Romany Mark ^[3]
• Bernard Cronin – Salvage ^[4]
• Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders ^[5]
• Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth ^[6]
• Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite ^[7]
• D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
• Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter ^[8]
• Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey ^[9]

Short stories

• Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" ^[10]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce
  • The Cousin from Town ^[11]
  • The Twins of Emu Plains ^[12]
• Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond ^[13]
• May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing ^[14]

Poetry

Main article: 1923 in poetry

• Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems ^[15]
• Mabel Forrest – "The Burning" ^[16]
• Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds" ^[17]
• Jack Lindsay
  • "Budding Spring" ^[18]
  • "Pacific Aphrodite" ^[19]
• Dorothea Mackellar
  • Dreamharbour and Other Verses ^[20]
  • "Fancy Dress" ^[21]
  • "Waste" ^[22]
• Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet" ^[23]
• Jack Moses – "Nine Miles From Gundagai"
• John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems ^[24]
• Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet ^[25]
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "Adventure Bay" ^[26]
  • "Thieves' Kitchen" ^[27]

Drama

• Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers ^[28]

Non-fiction

• Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch ^[29]

Births

• 28 January – Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005) ^[30]
• 25 April – Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007) ^[31]
• 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002) ^[32]
• 4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007) ^[33]
• 1 August – Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985) ^[34]
• 30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969) ^[35]
• 4 October – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005) ^[36]
• 7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993) ^[37]
• 16 December – Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000) ^[38]

Deaths

• 2 June – Edmund James Banfield, writer and naturalist (born 1852 in England) ^[39]
• 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865) ^[40]
• 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869) ^[41]

See also

• 1923 in Australia
• 1923 in literature
• 1923 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Sydney Cove by J. H. M. Abbott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. "Jewelled Nights by Marie Bjelke Petersen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
3. "The Romany Mark by Capel Boake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
4. "Salvage by Bernard Cronin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
5. "The Red Paste Murders by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
6. "As the Whirlwind Passeth by Mary Gaunt". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
7. "Beating the Favourite by Nat Gould". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
8. "Fagaloa's Daughter by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
9. "The Incredible Journey by Catherine Martin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
10. ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
11. "The Cousin from Town by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
12. "The Twins of Emu Plains by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
13. "Beach Beyond by Jean Curlewis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
14. "Nuttybub and Nittersing by May Gibbs". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
15. "Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems by Emily Bulcock". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
16. ""The Burning" by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
17. ""Second-Hand Beds" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
18. ""Budding Spring" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
19. ""Pacific Aphrodite" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
20. "Dreamharbour and Other Verses by Dorothea Mackellar". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
21. ""Fancy Dress" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
22. ""Waste" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
23. ""The Mad Prophet" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
24. "Ballad and Lyrical Poems by John Shaw Neilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
25. "Scattered Scarlet by Will H. Ogilvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
26. ""Adventure Bay" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
27. ""Thieves' Kitchen" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
28. ""The Pioneers" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
29. "Alfred Deakin: A Sketch by Walter Murdoch". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
30. "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
31. "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
32. "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
33. "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
34. Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 September 2023
35. "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
36. "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
37. "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
38. "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
39. "E. J. Banfield". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
40. "Dowell Philip O'Reilly (1865–1923) by Michael Sharkey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
41. "Frank Morton (1869–1923) by Martha Rutledge and B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.