1900 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during 1900

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1900.

Events

April - Henry Lawson departs Australia for London in order to further his literary career. The venture proved ultimately unsuccessful.^[1]

Books

Louis Becke
- Edward Barry: South Sea Pearler
- Tom Wallis: A Tale of the South Seas^[2]
Guy Boothby
- A Cabinet Secret
- "Long Live the King!"^[3]
- A Maker of Nations^[4]
- My Indian Queen^[5]
- A Prince of Swindlers (aka The Viceroy's Protegé)^[6]
- The Woman of Death
Ada Cambridge – Path and Goal
Simpson Newland – Blood Tracks of the Bush: An Australian Romance
A. B. Paterson – An Outback Marriage
Ethel Turner – Three Little Maids

Short stories

Edward Dyson – "The Funerals of Malachi Mooney"
Henry Lawson
- "The Iron-Bark Chip"
- "Joe Wilson's Courtship"
- On the Track
- Over the Sliprails
Steele Rudd – "On Our Selection" (later retitled "Baptising Bartholomew")^[7]

Poetry

Ethel Castilla – The Australian Girl, and Other Verses
Victor J. Daley – "When London Calls"
George Essex Evans – "Ode for Commonwealth Day"
James Hebblethwaite – A Rose of Regret
Henry Lawson – Verses, Popular and Humorous
Bernard O'Dowd – "Australia"
A.B. Paterson – "There's Another Blessed Horse Fell Down"

Drama

C. Haddon Chambers – The Tyranny of Tears: A Comedy in Four Acts^[8]
Gilbert Murray – Andromache: A Play in Three Acts^[9]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1900 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

8 April – Marie Byles, travel writer and non-fiction writer (Manchester, UK) (died 1979)^[10]
20 May – Frances Margaret McGuire, writer, biochemist and philanthropist (died 1995)^[11]
28 May — Nan Chauncy, writer for children (died 1970)^[12]
10 August – Charles Shaw, novelist (died 1955)^[13]
13 August – A. A. Phillips, writer and critic (died 1985)^[14]
20 October – Jack Lindsay, journalist, novelist and poet (died 1990)^[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 1900 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

2 February — Henry Hamilton Blackham, poet (born 1817, Northern Ireland)^[16]
5 October — William Dymock, bookseller (born 1861)^[17]
30 October – Charles de Boos, journalist and novelist (born 1819)^[18]

References

^ "Personal", The Sunday Times, 11 February 1900, p7
^ "Austlit - Tom Wallis: A Tale of the South Seas by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Long Live the King!" by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - A Maker of Nations by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - My Indian Queen by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - A Prince of Swindlers by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "On Our Selection"". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - The Tyranny of Tears". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Andromache: A Play in Three Acts". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Marie Beuzeville Byles (1900–1979) by Heather Radi". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ Massam, Katharine, "Frances Margaret McGuire (1900–1995)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-02-13
^ "Chauncy, Nancen Beryl (Nan) (1900–1970) by Berenice Eastman". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Austlit — Charles Shaw (1900–1955)". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Austlit — A. A. Phillips (1900–1985)". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Austlit — Jack Lindsay (1900–1990)". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "Austlit — Henry Hamilton Blackham (1817–1900)". Austlit. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Dymock, William (1861–1900) by Wallace Kirsop". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Death of Mr. De Boos", The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 October 1900, p7