Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1900
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1865.
Books
Short stories
- J. R. Houlding – "Mr McFaddle's Pic-nic Party"[4]
Poetry
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1865 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 9 January – Peter Airey, politician, poet and writer (died 1950)[6]
- 11 February – Ida Lee, historian and poet (died 1943)[7]
- 4 March – Edward Dyson, poet and writer (died 1931)[8]
- 20 March – Arthur Bayldon, poet (died 1958)[9]
- 2 May – William Gay, poet (died 1897)[10]
- 8 August – Marion Knowles, novelist, poet and journalist (died 1949)[11]
- 16 August – Mary Gilmore, poet (died 1962)[12]
- 28 August – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (died 1933)[13]
- 21 September – Francis Kenna, politician, poet and writer (died 1932)[14]
- 25 September – Agnes Littlejohn, poet and short story writer (died 1944)[15]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1865 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
See also
References
