1922 in Australian literature
{{Short description|Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1922}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2024}}
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1922.
Books
- Hilda Bridges — The Squatter's Daughter{{cite web|title= The Squatter's Daughter by Hilda Bridges|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1004022|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Mary Grant Bruce — The Stone Axe of Burkamukk{{cite web|title= The Stone Axe of Burkamukk by Mary Grant Bruce|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/296736|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Bernard Cronin — Bluff Stakes{{cite web|title= Bluff Stakes by Bernard Cronin|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2497651|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Jean Curlewis — Drowning Maze{{cite web|title= Drowning Maze by Jean Curlewis|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2788070|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Dulcie Deamer — The Street of the Gazelle{{cite web|title= The Street of the Gazelle by Dulcie Deamer|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2247877|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Edward Dyson — The Grey Goose Comedy Company{{cite web|title= The Grey Goose Comedy Company by Edward Dyson|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/711126|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Havelock Ellis — Kanga Creek: An Australian Idyll{{cite web|title= Kanga Creek: An Australian Idyll by Havelock Ellis|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2300032|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Mary Gilmore — The Hound of the Road{{cite web|title= The Hound of the Road by Mary Gilmore|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/76858|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Nat Gould
- A Dangerous Stable{{cite web|title= A Dangerous Stable by Nat Gould|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4467397|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Racing Rivals{{cite web|title= Racing Rivals by Nat Gould|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/466756|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Vance Palmer — The Boss of Killara{{cite web|title= The Boss of Killara by Vance Palmer|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2453248|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Steele Rudd — On Emu Creek{{cite web|title= On Emu Creek by Steele Rudd|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/583364|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
Poetry
{{Main|1922 in poetry}}
- E. J. Brady — "The Coachman's Yarn"{{cite web|title= "The Coachman's Yarn" by E. J. Brady|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C28996|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- C. J. Dennis — "Woolloomooloo"{{cite web|title= "Woolloomooloo" by C. J. Dennis|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C461837|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- Mabel Forrest
- "Kassaptu: (The Assyrian Witch)"{{cite web|title= "Kassaptu: (The Assyrian Witch)" by Mabel Forrest|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C151938|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- Streets and Gardens
- Lesbia Harford — "The Psychological Craze"{{cite web|title= "The Psychological Craze" by Lesbia Harford|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C233707|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- Henry Lawson — "On the Night Train"{{cite web|title= "On the Night Train" by Henry Lawson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C216535|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- Hugh McCrae — "The Watchers"{{cite web|title= "The Watchers" by Hugh McCrae|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C108960|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- John Shaw Neilson — "Schoolgirls Hastening"{{cite web|title= "Schoolgirls Hastening" by John Shaw Neilson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C129752|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- Will H. Ogilvie — Galloping Shoes: Verses{{cite web|title= Galloping Shoes: Verses by Will H. Ogilvie|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/672732|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Kenneth Slessor
- "Nuremberg"{{cite web|title= "Nuremberg" by Kenneth Slessor|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C264129|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
- "Pan at Lane Cove"{{cite web|title= "Pan at Lane Cove" by Kenneth Slessor|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C264076|access-date= 20 June 2024}}
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Myra Morris — Us Five{{cite web|title= Us Five by Myra Morris|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2173926|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Ethel Turner — Jennifer, J.{{cite web|title= Jennifer, J. by Ethel Turner|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5527518|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Lilian Turner — Peggy the Pilot{{cite web|title= Peggy the Pilot by Lilian Turner|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5548244|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
Short stories
- Edward Dyson — "The Accursed Thing"{{cite web|title= "The Accursed Thing" by Edward Dyson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C122095|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Mary Gilmore — "On the Track to Braidwood"{{cite web|title= "On the Track to Braidwood" by Mary Gilmore|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C671705|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Vance Palmer — "The Black Mare"{{cite web|title= "The Black Mare" by Vance Palmer|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C133801|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
Drama
- C. J. Dennis & Bert Bailey — The Sentimental Bloke{{cite web|title= The Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis & Bert Bailey|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C105220|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Louis Esson — The Battler{{cite web|title= The Battler by Louis Esson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C384148|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
Non-fiction
- Alec H. Chisholm — Mateship with Birds{{cite web|title= Mateship with Birds by Alec H. Chisholm|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2290126|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
- Mary Gaunt — Where the Twain Meet{{cite web|title= Where the Twain Meet by Mary Gaunt|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C482613|access-date= 24 June 2024}}
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1922 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 10 May — Ric Throssell, diplomat and author whose writings included novels, plays, film and television scripts and memoirs (died 1999){{cite book|title= Ric Prichard Throssell (1922–1999) by Nathan Hobby |chapter=Ric Prichard Throssell (1922–1999) |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/throssell-ric-prichard-32379|access-date= 18 January 2024}}
- 10 June — Peter Pinney, novelist and travel writer (died 1992){{cite book|title= Peter Patrick Pinney (1922–1992) by Richard White and Claire Petrie |chapter=Peter Patrick Pinney (1922–1992) |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pinney-peter-patrick-18951|access-date= 9 April 2024}}
- 2 August — Geoffrey Dutton, poet (died 1998){{Cite web |title=Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998) |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1085 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 28 August — Jacob C. Rosenberg, poet and novelist (born in Poland) (died 2008){{Cite web |title=Jacob G. Rosenberg (1922-2008) |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A11677 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 9 September — Stephen Murray-Smith, writer, editor and educator (died 1988){{Cite web |title=Stephen Murray-Smith (1922-1988) |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24657 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
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Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1922 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 14 February — Bertram Stevens, editor and critic (born 1872){{cite book|title= Stevens, Bertram William (Bert) (1872–1922) by Ken Stewart |chapter= Bertram William (Bert) Stevens (1872–1922)|publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stevens-bertram-william-bert-8651|access-date= 28 July 2023}}
- 25 August – Edward George Honey, journalist (born 1885){{cite news |date=3 January 1925 |title=Two Minutes Silence |volume=CXVIII |page=39 (Metropolitan Edition) |newspaper=The Australasian |issue=3,066 |location=Victoria, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140767605 |accessdate=26 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- 2 September — Henry Lawson, poet and short story writer (born 1867){{cite book|title= Lawson, Henry (1867–1922) by Brian Matthews |chapter= Henry Lawson (1867–1922)|publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter-url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lawson-henry-7118|access-date= 21 July 2023}}
See also
References
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