1934 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1934.

Books

• Martin Boyd – Scandal of Spring
• Eleanor Dark – Prelude to Christopher
• Arthur Gask
  • The Hidden Door^[1]
  • The Judgement of Larose^[2]
• G. B. Lancaster – The World is Yours^[3]
• Vance Palmer – The Swayne Family^[4]
• Alice Grant Rosman – Somebody Must^[5]
• Steele Rudd – Grey Green Homestead^[6]
• Christina Stead – Seven Poor Men of Sydney
• F. J. Thwaites
  • Broken Wings
  • Where Gods Are Vain
• E. V. Timms – Conflict

Short stories

• Vance Palmer – Sea and Spinifex^[7]
• Henry Handel Richardson – The End of Childhood and Other Stories^[8]
• Christina Stead – The Salzburg Tales^[9]

Children's

• Ruth Bedford – Hundreds and Thousands^[10]
• P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins
• Alan J. Villiers – Whalers of the Midnight Sun
• Dorothy Wall
  • Blinky Bill Grows Up^[11]
  • The Tale of Bridget and the Bees^[12]

Poetry

See main article: 1934 in poetry.

• Emily Coungeau – Fern Leaves: Poems and Verse^[13]
• Rudyard Kipling – "Ode : Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, 1934"^[14]
• Will Lawson – "The Bunyip"^[15]
• Furnley Maurice – Melbourne Odes^[16]
• John Shaw Neilson – Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (edited by R. H. Croll)^[17]
• Patrick White – "The Ploughman"^[18]

Awards and honours

Literary

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 17 February – Barry Humphries, comedian, author, actor and satirist (died 2023)^[20]
• 20 March – David Malouf, novelist and poet^[21]
• 6 May – Chris Wallace-Crabbe, poet^[22]
• 20 June – Margaret Scott, poet and novelist (born in Bristol, England)(died 2005)^[23]
• 30 June – Rod Milgate, playwright and painter (died 2014)^[24]
• 5 August – James McQueen, novelist (died 1998)^[25]
• 17 August – Inga Clendinnen, academic and author (died 2016)^[26]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 22 December – Grace Ethel Martyr, poet (born 1888)^[27]

See also

• 1934 in Australia
• 1934 in literature
• 1934 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hidden Door by Arthur Gask. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
2. Web site: The Judgement of Larose by Arthur Gask. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
3. Web site: The World is Yours by G. B. Lancaster. National Library of Australia. 17 July 2024.
4. Web site: The Swayne Family by Vance Palmer. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
5. Web site: Somebody Must by Alice Grant Rosman. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
6. Web site: Grey Green Homestead by Steele Rudd. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
7. Web site: Sea and Spinifex by Vance Palmer. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
8. Web site: The End of Childhood and Other Stories by Henry Handel Richardson. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
9. Web site: The Salzburg Tales by Christina Stead. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
10. Web site: Hundreds and Thousands by Ruth Bedford. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
11. Web site: Blinky Bill Grows Up by Dorothy Wall. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
12. Web site: The Tale of Bridget and the Bees by Dorothy Wall. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
13. Web site: Fern Leaves: Poems and Verse by Emily Coungeau. National Library of Australia. 20 July 2024.
14. Web site: Austlit — "Ode : Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, 1934" by Rudyard Kipling . Austlit. 22 May 2024.
15. Web site: Austlit — "The Bunyip" by Will Lawson . Austlit. 22 May 2024.
16. Web site: Melbourne Odes by Furnley Maurice. National Library of Australia. 20 July 2024.
17. Web site: Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson by John Shaw Neilson. National Library of Australia. 20 July 2024.
18. Web site: Austlit — "The Ploughman" by Patrick White . Austlit. 22 May 2024.
19. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11779335 "Best Novel of 1934" The Argus, 22 October 1935, p6
20. Web site: Runciman . Caleb . 22 April 2023 . Barry Humphries: Australian comedic legend dies aged 89 . 22 April 2023 . The West Australian.
21. Web site: David Malouf (1934–) . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019054536/http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david . 2011-10-19 . Australian Poetry Library.
22. Web site: Chris Wallace-Crabbe (1934-). Austlit. 22 May 2024.
23. Web site: Margaret Scott (1934-2005) . 2024-02-16 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
24. Web site: Rodney Milgate (1934-2014). 2024-02-16 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
25. Web site: James McQueen (1934-1998). 2024-02-13 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
26. Web site: Inga Clendinnen (1934-2016). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
27. Web site: Grace Ethel Martyr (1888-1934). Austlit. 23 August 2023.