1922 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1922.

Books

• Hilda Bridges — The Squatter's Daughter^[1]
• Mary Grant Bruce — The Stone Axe of Burkamukk^[2]
• Bernard Cronin — Bluff Stakes^[3]
• Jean Curlewis — Drowning Maze^[4]
• Dulcie Deamer — The Street of the Gazelle^[5]
• Edward Dyson — The Grey Goose Comedy Company^[6]
• Havelock Ellis — Kanga Creek: An Australian Idyll^[7]
• Mary Gilmore — The Hound of the Road^[8]
• Nat Gould
  • A Dangerous Stable^[9]
  • Racing Rivals^[10]
• Vance Palmer — The Boss of Killara^[11]
• Steele Rudd — On Emu Creek^[12]

Poetry

See main article: 1922 in poetry.

• E. J. Brady — "The Coachman's Yarn"^[13]
• C. J. Dennis — "Woolloomooloo"^[14]
• Mabel Forrest
  • "Kassaptu: (The Assyrian Witch)"^[15]
  • Streets and Gardens
• Lesbia Harford — "The Psychological Craze"^[16]
• Henry Lawson — "On the Night Train"^[17]
• Hugh McCrae — "The Watchers"^[18]
• John Shaw Neilson — "Schoolgirls Hastening"^[19]
• Will H. Ogilvie — Galloping Shoes: Verses^[20]
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "Nuremberg"^[21]
  • "Pan at Lane Cove"^[22]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Myra Morris — Us Five^[23]
• Ethel Turner — Jennifer, J.^[24]
• Lilian Turner — Peggy the Pilot^[25]

Short stories

• Edward Dyson — "The Accursed Thing"^[26]
• Mary Gilmore — "On the Track to Braidwood"^[27]
• Vance Palmer — "The Black Mare"^[28]

Drama

• C. J. Dennis & Bert Bailey — The Sentimental Bloke^[29]
• Louis Esson — The Battler^[30]

Non-fiction

• Alec H. Chisholm — Mateship with Birds^[31]
• Mary Gaunt — Where the Twain Meet^[32]

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)^[33]
• 10 June — Peter Pinney, novelist and travel writer (died 1992)^[34]
• 2 August — Geoffrey Dutton, poet (died 1998)^[35]
• 28 August — Jacob C. Rosenberg, poet and novelist (born in Poland) (died 2008)^[36]
• 9 September — Stephen Murray-Smith, writer, editor and educator (died 1988)^[37]

Unknown date

• Peter Bladen, poet (died 2001)^[38]

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)^[39]
• 25 August – Edward George Honey, journalist (born 1885)^[40]
• 2 September — Henry Lawson, poet and short story writer (born 1867)^[41]

See also

• 1922 in Australia
• 1922 in literature
• 1922 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Squatter's Daughter by Hilda Bridges. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
2. Web site: The Stone Axe of Burkamukk by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
3. Web site: Bluff Stakes by Bernard Cronin. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
4. Web site: Drowning Maze by Jean Curlewis. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
5. Web site: The Street of the Gazelle by Dulcie Deamer. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
6. Web site: The Grey Goose Comedy Company by Edward Dyson. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
7. Web site: Kanga Creek: An Australian Idyll by Havelock Ellis. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
8. Web site: The Hound of the Road by Mary Gilmore. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
9. Web site: A Dangerous Stable by Nat Gould. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
10. Web site: Racing Rivals by Nat Gould. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
11. Web site: The Boss of Killara by Vance Palmer. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
12. Web site: On Emu Creek by Steele Rudd. National Library of Australia. 20 June 2024.
13. Web site: "The Coachman's Yarn" by E. J. Brady. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
14. Web site: "Woolloomooloo" by C. J. Dennis. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
15. Web site: "Kassaptu: (The Assyrian Witch)" by Mabel Forrest. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
16. Web site: "The Psychological Craze" by Lesbia Harford. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
17. Web site: "On the Night Train" by Henry Lawson. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
18. Web site: "The Watchers" by Hugh McCrae. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
19. Web site: "Schoolgirls Hastening" by John Shaw Neilson. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
20. Web site: Galloping Shoes: Verses by Will H. Ogilvie. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
21. Web site: "Nuremberg" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
22. Web site: "Pan at Lane Cove" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 20 June 2024.
23. Web site: Us Five by Myra Morris. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
24. Web site: Jennifer, J. by Ethel Turner. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
25. Web site: Peggy the Pilot by Lilian Turner. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
26. Web site: "The Accursed Thing" by Edward Dyson. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
27. Web site: "On the Track to Braidwood" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
28. Web site: "The Black Mare" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
29. Web site: The Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis & Bert Bailey. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
30. Web site: The Battler by Louis Esson. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
31. Web site: Mateship with Birds by Alec H. Chisholm. National Library of Australia. 24 June 2024.
32. Web site: Where the Twain Meet by Mary Gaunt. Austlit. 24 June 2024.
33. Book: Ric Prichard Throssell (1922–1999) by Nathan Hobby . Ric Prichard Throssell (1922–1999) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/throssell-ric-prichard-32379. 18 January 2024.
34. Book: Peter Patrick Pinney (1922–1992) by Richard White and Claire Petrie . Peter Patrick Pinney (1922–1992) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pinney-peter-patrick-18951. 9 April 2024.
35. Web site: Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998) . 2023-09-23 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
36. Web site: Jacob G. Rosenberg (1922-2008) . 2023-09-23 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
37. Web site: Stephen Murray-Smith (1922-1988) . 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
38. Web site: Austlit — Peter Bladen (1922-2001) . 10 August 2023 . Austlit.
39. Book: Stevens, Bertram William (Bert) (1872–1922) by Ken Stewart . Bertram William (Bert) Stevens (1872–1922). Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stevens-bertram-william-bert-8651. 28 July 2023.
40. News: 3 January 1925 . Two Minutes Silence . CXVIII . 39 (Metropolitan Edition) . . 3,066 . Victoria, Australia . 26 September 2023 . National Library of Australia.
41. Book: Lawson, Henry (1867–1922) by Brian Matthews . Henry Lawson (1867–1922). Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lawson-henry-7118. 21 July 2023.