1860 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1860.

Books

• Mary Theresa Vidal – Bengala, or, Some Time Ago^[1]
• Eliza Winstanley – Margaret Falconer^[2]

Short stories

• Ellen Liston – "Cousin Lucy's Story"^[3]

Poetry

See main article: article and 1860 in poetry.

• C. J. Carleton – South Australian Lyrics^[4]
• Charles Harpur – "Wellington"^[5]
• Basil E. Kendall – "Joys that Are No More"^[6]
• Henry Kendall
  • "Christmas Morning in the Bush"
  • "The Curlew Song"
• John Anthony Moore – Tasmanian Rhymings^[7]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1860 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 14 April — George Robertson, bookseller and publisher (died 1933)^[8]
• 22 April — C. Haddon Chambers, dramatist (died 1921)^[9]
• 3 May – Emily Coungeau, poet (died 1936)^[10]
• 21 July — Alfred Arthur Greenwood Hales, novelist (died 1936)^[11]

See also

• 1860 in Australia
• 1860 in literature
• 1860 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austlit - Bengala, or, Some Time Ago by Mary Theresa Vidal . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
2. Web site: Austlit - Margaret Falconer by Eliza Winstanley . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
3. Web site: Austlit - "Cousin Lucy's Story" by Ellen Liston . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
4. Web site: Austlit - South Australian Lyrics by C. J. Carleton . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
5. Web site: Austlit - "Wellington" by Charles Harpur . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
6. Web site: Austlit - "Joys that Are No More" by Basil E. Kendall . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
7. Web site: Austlit - Tasmanian Rhymings by John Anthony Moore . Austlit. 16 July 2023.
8. Web site: Robertson, George (1860–1933) by Anthony Barker . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8 August 2023.
9. Web site: Chambers, Charles Haddon (1860–1921) by B. G. Andrews . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8 August 2023.
10. Web site: Emily Coungeau . 2023-03-10 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
11. Web site: Hales, Alfred Arthur (1860–1936) by Donald Grant . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8 August 2023.