1892 in Australian literature

• 9 July - Henry Lawson kicks off the Bulletin Debate with the publication of his poem "Borderland", later retitled "Up the Country". "Banjo" Paterson and others replied.

• Fergus Hume — The Island of Fantasy: A Romance{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Island of Fantasy: A Romance by Fergus Hume |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C761806|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• John Miller — The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel by John Miller |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C263803|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Hume Nisbet
• The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance by Hume Nisbet |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C318064|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• The Divers: A Romance of Oceania{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Divers: A Romance of Oceania by Hume Nisbet |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C437082|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Rosa Praed
• December Roses: A Novel{{cite web|title= Austlit — December Roses: A Novel by Rosa Praed |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C101742|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• The Romance of a Chalet{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Romance of a Chalet by Rosa Praed |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C101695|access-date= 31 August 2023}}

{{Main|1892 in poetry}}

• Barcroft Boake
• "An Allegory"
• "At Devlin's Siding"
• "Down the River"
• "Jim's Whip"
• Jennings Carmichael – "The Old Bush Road"
• Victor J. Daley
• "A-Roving"
• "Cares"
• Edward Dyson
• "Cleaning Up"
• "The Fact of the Matter"
• "The Old Whim Horse"
• "Struck It At Last"
• George Essex Evans — "The Two Goblets"
• Sydney Jephcott — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems by Sydney Jephcott |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C113337|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Francis Kenna — "Banjo, of the Overflow"
• Henry Lawson
• "The City Bushman"
• "The Grog-an'-Grumble Steeplechase"
• "In Answer to "Banjo", and Otherwise"
• "The Poets of the Tomb"
• "Up the Country"
• "When Your Pants Begin to Go"
• Louisa Lawson
• "A Birthday Wish"
• "To a Bird"
• Breaker Morant — "Brigalow Mick"
• Henry Parkes — "Weary"
• A. B. Paterson
• "In Answer to Various Bards"
• "The Ballad of G.R. Dibbs"
• "A Bushman's Song"
• "In Defence of the Bush"
• "The Man from Ironbark"

• John Arthur Barry — "Far Inland Football"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Far Inland Football" by John Arthur Barry |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112946|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Ernest Favenc
• "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character" by Ernest Favenc |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C83576|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "The Track of the Dead"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Track of the Dead" by Ernest Favenc |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C154473|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• E. W. Hornung - Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories{{cite web|title= Austlit — Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories by E. W. Hornung |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C474194|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Henry Lawson
• "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C233948|access-date= 23 April 2024}}
• "The Bush Undertaker"
• "A Day on a Selection"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "A Day on a Selection" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C233846|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "The Drover's Wife"
• "In a Dry Season"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "In a Dry Season" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C213631|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "A Visit of Condolence"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "A Visit of Condolence" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C234957|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• Price Warung
• "Beneath the Summer Sun"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Beneath the Summer Sun" by Price Warung |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C60055|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "Bess O' the Rivers"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Bess O' the Rivers" by Price Warung |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C60155|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess" by Price Warung |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C240808|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• "Parson Ford's Confessional"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Parson Ford's Confessional" by Price Warung |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112897|access-date= 31 August 2023}}

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 18 March — William Hatfield, novelist (died 1969){{cite web|title= Hatfield, William (1892–1969) by Geoffrey Serle |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hatfield-william-6598|access-date= 31 August 2023}}
• 17 May — Leon Gellert, poet (died 1977){{Citation |last=Souter |first=Gavin |title=Gellert, Leon Maxwell (1892–1977) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gellert-leon-maxwell-10288 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-06-29 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}

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• Elsie Clarice Cole, poet (died 1968){{Cite web |title=Elsie Clarice Cole (1892-1968)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8357 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 2 May — Barcroft Boake, poet (born 1866){{Cite web |title=Barcroft Boake (1866-1892)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14848 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}

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