1925 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1925.

Books

• Zora Cross — The Lute-Girl of Rainyvale : A Story of Love, Mystery, and Adventure in North Queensland^[1]
• Carlton Dawe
  • Love, the Conqueror^[2]
  • The Way of a Maid^[3]
• W. M. Fleming — Where Eagles Build^[4]
• Nat Gould — Riding to Orders^[5]
• Jack McLaren — Spear-Eye^[6]
• Henry Handel Richardson — The Way Home
• M. L. Skinner — Black Swans : rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno^[7]
• E. V. Timms — Hills of Hate^[8]
• Ethel Turner — The Ungardeners^[9]
• E. L. Grant Watson — Daimon^[10]
• Arthur Wright — The Boy from Bullarah

Poetry

See main article: 1925 in poetry.

• Mary Gilmore
  • "The Saturday Tub"^[11]
  • "The Square Peg and the Round"^[12]
  • The Tilted Cart: A Book of Recitations^[13]
• Henry Lawson
  • Poetical Works of Henry Lawson^[14]
  • Popular Verses^[15]
• Dorothea Mackellar — "Looking Forward"^[16]
• Furnley Maurice — Bleat Upon Bleat: A Book of Verses^[17]
  • • John Shaw Neilson "The Lad Who Started Out"^[18]
  • "The Moon Was Seven Days Down"^[19]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce — The Houses of the Eagle^[20]
• May Gibbs — The Further Adventures of Bib and Bub^[21]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1925 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 6 January — Rosemary Wighton, literary editor, author and advisor to the South Australian government on women's affairs (died 1994)^[22]
• 3 February — Keith Dunstan, journalist and author (died 2013)^[23]
• 8 February — Francis Webb, poet (died 1973)^[24]
• 10 February — John Rowland, public servant, diplomat and poet (died 1996)^[25]
• 28 March — Richard Beynon, playwright, actor and television producer (died 1999)^[26]
• 8 July — Vincent Buckley, poet and critic (died 1988)^[27]
• 25 August — Thea Astley, novelist (died 2004)^[28]
• 7 September — Laurence Collinson, British and Australian playwright, actor, poet, journalist, and secondary school teacher (died 1986)^[29]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1925 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 22 March — Ernest O'Ferrall, poet (born 1881)^[30]
• 27 June — Simpson Newland, author and politician (born 1835 in England)^[31]

See also

• 1925 in Australia
• 1925 in literature
• 1925 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Lute-Girl of Rainyvale by Zora Cross. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
2. Web site: Love, the Conqueror by Carlton Dawe. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
3. Web site: The Way of a Maid by Carlton Dawe. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
4. Web site: Where Eagles Build by William Fleming. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
5. Web site: Riding to Orders by Nat Gould. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
6. Web site: Spear-Eye by . National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
7. Web site: Black Swans by M. L. Skinner. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
8. Web site: Hills of Hate by E. V. Timms. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
9. Web site: The Ungardeners by Ethel Turner. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
10. Web site: Daimon by E. L. Grant Watson. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
11. Web site: "The Saturday Tub" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
12. Web site: "The Square Peg and the Round" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
13. Web site: The Tilted Cart: A Book of Recitations by Mary Gilmore. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
14. Web site: Poetical Works of Henry Lawson by Henry Lawson. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
15. Web site: Popular Verses by Henry Lawson. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
16. Web site: "Looking Forward" by Dorothea Mackellar. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
17. Web site: Bleat Upon Bleat: A Book of Verses by Furnley Maurice. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
18. Web site: "The Lad Who Started Out" by John Shaw Neilson. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
19. Web site: "The Moon Was Seven Days Down" by John Shaw Neilson. Austlit. 24 July 2024.
20. Web site: The Houses of the Eagle by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
21. Web site: The Further Adventures of Bib and Bub by May Gibbs. National Library of Australia. 24 July 2024.
22. Web site: Rosemary Wighton (1925-1994). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
23. Web site: Keith Dunstan (1925-2013). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
24. Web site: Francis Webb (1925-1973). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
25. Web site: J. R. Rowland (1925-1996). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
26. Web site: Richard Beynon (1925-1999) . 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
27. Web site: Vincent Buckley (1925-1988). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
28. Web site: Thea Astley (1925-2004). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
29. Web site: Laurence Henry (Laurie) Collinson (1925–1986) by William Hatherell . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 15 November 2023.
30. Web site: O'Ferrall, Ernest Francis (1881–1925) by Ken Stewart . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 9 August 2023.
31. Web site: Simpson Newland (1835-1925). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.