1872 in Australian literature

• Louisa Atkinson — Tressa's Resolve{{cite web|title= Austlit - Tressa's Resolve by Louisa Atkinson |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C516046|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• B. L. Farjeon — Bread-and-Cheese and Kisses{{cite web|title= Austlit - Bread-and-Cheese and Kisses by B. L. Farjeon |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C451642|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• Maud Jeanne Franc — Jem's Hopes and What They Grew To{{cite web|title= Austlit - Jem's Hopes and What They Grew To by Maud Jeanne Franc|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C410940|access-date= 28 July 2023}}

• Marcus Clarke — "Human Repetends"{{cite web|title= Austlit - "Human Repetends" by Marcus Clarke |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C124260|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• Henry Kingsley — Hornby Mills and Other Stories{{cite web|title= Austlit - Hornby Mills and Other Stories by Henry Kingsley |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C385080|access-date= 28 July 2023}}

{{Main|1872 in poetry}}

• Henry Kendall
• "Basil Moss"
• "Sydney Harbour"
• Emily Manning — "Bodalla : A Glimpse of England Amid Australian Hills"{{cite web|title= Austlit - "Bodalla : A Glimpse of England Amid Australian Hills" by Emily Manning |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C124359|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• J. Brunton Stephens — "Big Ben, the Alligator"{{cite web|title= Austlit - "Big Ben, the Alligator" by J. Brunton Stephens |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C66979|access-date= 28 July 2023}}

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1872 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 27 January — Lala Fisher, poet, writer and editor (died 1929){{cite web|title= Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872–1929) by Cecil Hadgraft and Lorna L. McDonald |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fisher-mary-lucy-lala-6176|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• 22 February — John Shaw Neilson, poet (died 1942){{cite web|title= Neilson, John Shaw (1872–1942) by Hugh Anderson |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/neilson-john-shaw-764|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• 6 March — Mabel Forrest, poet (died 1935){{cite web|title= Forrest, Mabel (1872–1935) by Kay Ferres |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forrest-mabel-12922|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• 6 June — Arthur H. Adams, poet (died 1936){{cite web|title= Austlit - Arthur H. Adams (1872-1936)|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14697|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• 28 September — David Unaipon, author (died 1967){{cite web|title= Unaipon, David (1872–1967) by Philip Jones |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/unaipon-david-8898|accessdate= 13 July 2023}}
• 8 October — Bertram Stevens, poet and editor (died 1922){{cite web|title= Stevens, Bertram William (Bert) (1872–1922) by Ken Stewart |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stevens-bertram-william-bert-8651|access-date= 28 July 2023}}

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1872 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 20 March — William Charles Wentworth, poet and politician (born 1790){{cite web|title= Wentworth, William Charles (1790–1872) by Michael Persse |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wentworth-william-charles-2782|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
• 28 April — Louisa Atkinson, writer, botanist and illustrator (born 1834){{cite web|title= Atkinson, Caroline Louisa (1834–1872) by A. H. Chisholm |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/atkinson-caroline-louisa-2910|access-date= 28 July 2023}}

• 1872 in Australia
• 1872 in literature
• 1872 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

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