1942 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1942.

Books

• James Aldridge — Signed With Their Honour^[1]
• Jean Devanny — The Killing of Jacqueline Love^[2]
• Arthur Gask — His Prey Was Man^[3]
• Michael Innes — The Daffodil Affair^[4]
• Eve Langley — The Pea-Pickers
• Will Lawson — Bound for Callao^[5]
• Philip Lindsay
  • The Gentle Knight^[6]
  • Heart of a King^[7]
• Nevil Shute
  • Most Secret
  • Pied Piper

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce — Billabong Riders^[8]
• Mary Durack & Elizabeth Durack — A Book of Picture Stories^[9]
• Dorothy Wall — A Tiny Story of Blinky Bill^[10]

Short stories

• John K. Ewers — "Harvest"^[11]
• Alan Marshall — "Blow Carson, I Say"^[12]
• Harold Mercer — The Adventures of Mrs. Parsley^[13]
• Ivan Southall — Out of the Dawn^[14]

Poetry

See main article: 1942 in poetry.

• Ethel Anderson — Squatter's Luck and Other Poems^[15]
• Gina Ballantyne
  • "Vision"^[16]
  • Phantom^[17]
• Rosemary Dobson — "In a Convex Mirror"^[18]
• Mary E. Fullerton
  • "Lovers"^[19]
  • "Unit"^[20]
• Mary Gilmore — "Nationality"^[21]
• James McAuley — "Terra Australis"^[22]
• Leonard Mann — "The Earth"^[23]
• Ian Mudie — "Retreat of a Pioneer"^[24]
• Douglas Stewart — "Old Iron"^[25]
• Judith Wright — "The Company of Lovers"^[26]

Non-fiction

• T. Inglis Moore — Six Australian Poets^[27]

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 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 5 January — Michael Wilding, novelist and academic^[29]
• 9 February — Elizabeth Webby, literary scholar (died 2023)^[30]
• 24 February — David Williamson, playwright^[31]
• 9 April — James Cowan, author (died 2018)^[32]
• 20 April — Margaret Clark, writer for children^[33]
• 8 May — Peter Corris, novelist (died 2018)^[34]
• 10 May — Bob Ellis, journalist (died 2016)^[35]
• 10 June — Les Carlyon, newspaper editor and nonfiction writer (died 2019)^[36]
• 26 June — Humphrey McQueen, author^[37]
• 29 August — Gillian Rubinstein, writer for children^[38]
• 17 October — Nicholas Hasluck, novelist and jurist^[39]
• 20 October — Bob Graham, author and illustrator^[40]
• 27 October — Edwin Wilson, poet, painter, botanist (died 2022)^[41]
• 7 November — Helen Garner, novelist^[42]
• 12 November — Janette Turner Hospital, novelist^[43]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 19 January — Mary Gaunt, novelist (died in Cannes, France)(born 1861)^[44]
• 21 January — Dorothy Wall, writer for children (born 1894 in Wellington, New Zealand)^[45]
• 22 February — Furnley Maurice, poet (born 1881)^[46]
• 7 May — William Baylebridge, poet and short story writer (born 1883)^[47]
• 12 May — John Shaw Neilson, poet (born 1872)^[48]

See also

• 1942 in Australia
• 1942 in literature
• 1942 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Signed With Their Honour by James Aldridge. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
2. Web site: The Killing of Jacqueline Love by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
3. Web site: His Prey Was Man by Arthur Gask. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
4. Web site: The Daffodil Affair by Michael Innes. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
5. Web site: Bound for Callao by Will Lawson. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
6. Web site: The Gentle Knight by Philip Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
7. Web site: Heart of a King by Philip Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
8. Web site: Billabong Riders by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
9. Web site: A Book of Picture Stories by Mary & Elizabeth Durack. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
10. Web site: A Tiny Story of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall . National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
11. Web site: Austlit — "Harvest" by John K. Ewers. Austlit. 29 May 2024.
12. Web site: Austlit — "Blow Carson, I Say" by Alan Marshall . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
13. Web site: The Adventures of Mrs. Parsley by Harold Mercer. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
14. Web site: Out of the Dawn by Ivan Southall. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
15. Web site: Squatter's Luck and Other Poems by Ethel Anderson. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
16. Web site: Austlit — "Vision" by Gina Ballantyne. Austlit. 29 May 2024.
17. Web site: Phantom by Gina Ballantyne. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
18. Web site: Austlit — "In a Convex Mirror" by Rosemary Dobson . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
19. Web site: Austlit — "Lovers" by Mary E. Fullerton. Austlit. 29 May 2024.
20. Web site: Austlit — "Unit" by Mary E. Fullerton. Austlit. 29 May 2024.
21. Web site: Austlit — "Nationality" by Mary Gilmore . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
22. Web site: Austlit — "Terra Australis" by Jam McAuley . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
23. Web site: Austlit — "The Earth" by Leonard Mann . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
24. Web site: Austlit — "Retreat of a Pioneer" by Ian Mudie . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
25. Web site: Austlit — "Old Iron" by Douglas Stewart . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
26. Web site: Austlit — "The Company of Lovers" by Judith Wright . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
27. Web site: Six Australian Poets by T. Inglis Moore. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2024.
28. Web site: ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 29 May 2024.
29. Web site: Michael Wilding . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
30. Web site: Elizabeth Webby (1942-2023). 2023-08-08 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
31. Web site: David Williamson . Austlit. 29 May 2024.
32. Web site: James Cowan (1942-2018). 2024-02-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
33. Web site: Margaret Clark . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
34. Web site: Peter Corris (1942-2018). 2024-02-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
35. Web site: Bob Ellis (1942-2016) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
36. Web site: Les Carlyon (1942-2019) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
37. Web site: Humphrey McQueen . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
38. Web site: Gillian Rubinstein . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
39. Web site: Nicholas Hasluck . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
40. Web site: Bob Graham . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
41. Web site: Edwin Wilson (1942-2022). 2024-02-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
42. Web site: Helen Garner . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
43. Web site: Janette Turner Hospital . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 May 2024.
44. Web site: Mary Gaunt (1861-1942). 2023-07-08 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
45. Web site: Dorothy Wall (1894-1942). 2024-02-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
46. Web site: Wilmot, Frank Leslie (1881–1942) by Geoffrey Serle . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 9 August 2023.
47. Web site: William Baylebridge (1883-1942). 2024-02-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
48. Web site: Neilson, John Shaw (1872–1942) by Hugh Anderson . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 28 July 2023.