1862 in Australian literature
{{Short description|Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1862}}
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1862.
Books
Poetry
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- Charles Harpur
- "The Hunter's Indian Dove"{{cite web|title= Austlit - "The Hunter's Indian Dove" by Charles Harpur |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C103450|access-date= 16 July 2023}}
- "Life and Death"{{cite web|title= Austlit - "Life and Death" by Charles Harpur |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C105250|access-date= 16 July 2023}}
- A Poet's Home{{cite web|title= Austlit - A Poet's Home by Charles Harpur |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C513968|access-date= 16 July 2023}}
- Henry Kendall
- "After the Hunt"
- "Caroline Chisholm"
- Poems and Songs
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1862 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 27 September — Francis William Adams, novelist (died 1893){{cite web|title= Adams, Francis William (1862–1893) by S. Murray-Smith |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adams-francis-william-2865|access-date= 1 September 2023}}
- 28 September – W. T. Goodge, poet and writer (died 1909){{cite web|title= W. T. Goodge (1962-1909)|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29629|accessdate= 30 June 2023}}
- 29 October – John Bernard O'Hara, poet and schoolmaster (died 1927){{Cite web |title=J. B. O'Hara (1862-1927)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18628 |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 3 November – Thomas William Heney, poet, novelist and journalist (died 1928){{Citation |last=Stewart |first=Ken |title=Heney, Thomas William (1862–1928) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/heney-thomas-william-6635 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-07-08 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}
Unknown date
- Aeneas J. Gunn, pastoralist and writer (died 1903){{cite web|title= Aeneas J. Gunn (1862-1903)|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A60212|accessdate= 30 June 2023}}
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1862 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 13 March – Roderick Flanagan, historian, poet and journalist (born 1828 in Ireland; died in London after 20 years in Australia){{Cite web |title=Roderick J. Flanagan (1828-1862)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A42338 |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
See also
References
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