1949 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1949.

Books

• James Aldridge – The Diplomat
• Martin Boyd – Such Pleasure
• Jon Cleary – The Long Shadow
• Charmian Clift & George Johnston – High Valley^[1]
• Jean Devanny – Cindie : A Chronicle of the Canefields^[2]
• Philip Lindsay
  • All That Glitters^[3]
  • The Loves of My Lord Admiral^[4]
• Alan Marshall – How Beautiful Are Thy Feet^[5]
• Ruth Park – Poor Man's Orange
• E. V. Timms – The Pathway of the Sun
• June Wright – So Bad a Death^[6]

Short stories

• Vance Palmer – "Mathieson's Wife"^[7]
• Dal Stivens – "The Pepper Tree"^[8]
• Judah Waten – "Neighbours"^[9]

Poetry

See main article: 1949 in poetry.

• John Blight – "Into the Ark"^[10]
• David Campbell – Speak With the Sun^[11]
• Rosemary Dobson
  • "Ampersand"^[12]
  • "The Missal"^[13]
• Geoffrey Dutton – "Wool-Shed Dance"^[14]
• Nan McDonald – "Wet Summer : Botanic Gardens"^[15]
• Kenneth Mackenzie – "Table-Birds"^[16]
• Elizabeth Riddell
  • "News of a Baby"^[17]
  • "Wakeful in the Township"^[18]
• Roland Robinson – Language of the Sand : Poems^[19]
• David Rowbotham – "Nine O'Clock : By the Bunya Mountains"^[20]
• Douglas Stewart
  • "Nodding Greenhood"^[21]
  • "Terra Australis"^[22]
• Judith Wright
  • "The Old Prison"^[23]
  • Woman to Man

Drama

• Max Afford – Dark Enchantment^[24]

Awards and honours

Poetry

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 8 February – Nigel Krauth, novelist and academic^[29]
• 22 March – Alan Gould, novelist^[30]
• 7 April – Jennifer Maiden, poet^[31]
• 30 April – Nadia Wheatley, biographer and writer for children^[32]
• 15 August – Garry Disher, novelist^[33]
• 6 November – Barry Dickins, author and playwright^[34]

Unknown date

• Ken Bolton, poet^[35]
• Judith Brett, historian and academic^[36]
• Steven Carroll, novelist^[37]
• Jennifer Compton, poet and playwright (in New Zealand)^[38]
• Laurie Duggan, poet^[39]
• John Jenkins, poet^[40]
• Don Watson, author^[41]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 3 April — Ada Augusta Holman, journalist and novelist (born 1869)^[42]
• 15 August – Roderic Quinn, poet (born 1867)^[43]
• 16 September – Marion Knowles, novelist, poet and journalist (born 1865)^[44]
• 11 October – Sydney Ure Smith, publisher (born 1887)^[45]

See also

• 1949 in Australia
• 1949 in literature
• 1949 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: High Valley by Charmian Clift & George Johnston. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2024.
2. Web site: Cindie : A Chronicle of the Canefields by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2024.
3. Web site: All That Glitters by Philip Lindsay. Austlit. 12 September 2024.
4. Web site: The Loves of My Lord Admiral by Philip Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2024.
5. Web site: How Beautiful Are Thy Feet by Alan Marshall. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2024.
6. Web site: So Bad a Death by June Wright. National Library of Australia. 12 September 2024.
7. Web site: "Mathieson's Wife" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 12 September 2024.
8. Web site: "The Pepper Tree" by Dal Stivens. Austlit. 12 September 2024.
9. Web site: "Neighbours" by Judah Waten. Austlit. 12 September 2024.
10. Web site: "Into the Ark" by John Blight. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
11. Web site: Speak With the Sun by David Campbell. National Library of Australia. 20 September 2024.
12. Web site: "Ampersand" by Rosemary Dobson. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
13. Web site: "The Missal" by Rosemary Dobson. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
14. Web site: "Wool-Shed Dance" by Geoffrey Dutton. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
15. Web site: "Wet Summer : Botanic Gardens" by Nan McDonald. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
16. Web site: "Table-Birds" by Kenneth Mackenzie. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
17. Web site: "News of a Baby" by Elizabeth Riddell. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
18. Web site: "Wakeful in the Township" by Elizabeth Riddell. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
19. Web site: Language of the Sand : Poems by Roland Robinson. National Library of Australia. 20 September 2024.
20. Web site: "Nine O'Clock : By the Bunya Mountains" by David Rowbotham. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
21. Web site: "Nodding Greenhood" by Douglas Stewart. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
22. Web site: "Terra Australis" by Douglas Stewart. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
23. Web site: "The Old Prison" by Judith Wright. Austlit. 20 September 2024.
24. Web site: Dark Enchantment by Max Afford. Austlit. 12 September 2024.
25. Web site: "News of the Day" . The Age, 3 November 1949, p2. 13 August 2023.
26. Web site: "Biographical Work" by Nettie Palmer. The Age, 7 November 1949, p2. 13 August 2023. The announcement of the award in "The Age" inadvertently stated that it was for a biography of Australian literature. What he has done, however, and single handed, is a formidable dictionary of Australian biography..
27. Web site: "CBCA Book of the Year Awards 1946 onwards" . The Children's Book Council of Australia. 13 August 2023.
28. http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C644032 Austlit - Woman to Man by Judith Wright
29. Web site: Austlit — Nigel Krauth . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
30. Web site: Austlit — Alan Gould . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
31. Web site: Austlit — Jennifer Maiden . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
32. Web site: Austlit — Nadia Wheatley . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
33. Web site: Austlit — Garry Disher . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
34. Web site: Austlit — Barry Dickins . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
35. Web site: Austlit — Ken Bolton . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
36. Web site: Austlit — Judith Brett . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
37. Web site: Austlit — Steven Carroll . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
38. Web site: Austlit — Jennifer Compton . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
39. Web site: Austlit — Laurie Duggan . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
40. Web site: Austlit — John Jenkins . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
41. Web site: Austlit — Don Watson . Austlit. 25 September 2024.
42. Web site: Holman, Ada Augusta (1869–1949) by Heather Radi . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 24 July 2023.
43. Web site: Quinn, Roderic Joseph (1867–1949) by Axel Clark . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 21 July 2023.
44. Web site: Knowles, Marion (1865–1949) by Cecily Close . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 19 July 2023.
45. Web site: Smith, Sydney George Ure (1887–1949) by Nancy D. H. Underhill . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 21 August 2023.