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
• Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights
• Capel Boake — The Romany Mark
• Bernard Cronin – Salvage
• Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders
• Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth
• Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite
• D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
• Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter
• Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey

Short stories

• Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" ^[1]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce
  • The Cousin from Town
  • The Twins of Emu Plains
• Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond
• May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing

Poetry

Main article: 1923 in poetry

• Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and other poems
• Mabel Forrest – "The Burning" ^[2]
• Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds" ^[3]
• Jack Lindsay
  • "Budding Spring" ^[4]
  • "Pacific Aphrodite" ^[5]
• Dorothea Mackellar
  • Dreamharbour and Other Verses
  • "Fancy Dress" ^[6]
  • "Waste" ^[7]
• Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet" ^[8]
• John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems
• Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "Adventure Bay" ^[9]
  • "Thieves' Kitchen" ^[10]

Drama

• Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers ^[11]

Non-fiction

• Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch

Births

• 28 January – Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005) ^[12]
• 25 April – Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007) ^[13]
• 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002) ^[14]
• 4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007) ^[15]
• 1 August – Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985) ^[16]
• 30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969) ^[17]
• 4 October – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005) ^[18]
• 7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993) ^[19]
• 16 December – Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000) ^[20]

Deaths

• 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865) ^[21]
• 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869) ^[22]

See also

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

References

1. ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. ""The Burning" by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
3. ""Second-Hand Beds" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
4. ""Budding Spring" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
5. ""Pacific Aphrodite" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
6. ""Fancy Dress" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
7. ""Waste" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
8. ""The Mad Prophet" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
9. ""Adventure Bay" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
10. ""Thieves' Kitchen" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
11. ""The Pioneers" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
12. "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
13. "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
14. "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
15. "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
16. Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-09-23
17. "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
18. "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
19. "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
20. "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
21. Serle, Percival. "O'Reilly, Dowell Philip (1865–1923)". Dictionary of Australian Biography . Project Gutenberg Australia . Retrieved 30 April 2007.
22.  Serle, Percival (1949). "Morton, Frank". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.