1929 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1929.

Books

• Arthur H. Adams – A Man's Life^[1]
• Martin Boyd – Dearest Idol
• Bernard Cronin
  • Bracken^[2]
  • Toad^[3]
• Jean Devanny – Riven^[4]
• M. Barnard Eldershaw – A House is Built
• Mabel Forrest – White Witches^[5]
• Arthur Gask – The Lonely House^[6]
• Mary Gaunt – The Lawless Frontier^[7]
• Norman Lindsay – Madam Life's Lovers : A Human Narrative Embodying a Philosophy of the Artist in Dialogue Form^[8]
• Jack McLaren – A Diver Went Down^[9]
• Frederic Manning – The Middle Parts of Fortune : Somme and Ancre, 1916^[10]
• Myra Morris – Enchantment^[11]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – Coonardoo
• Henry Handel Richardson – Ultima Thule
• Alice Grant Rosman – Visitors to Hugo^[12]
• Arthur W. Upfield – The Barrakee Mystery

Short stories

• Dulcie Deamer – As It Was in the Beginning^[13]
• Vance Palmer
  • "Ancestors"^[14]
  • "Jettisoned"^[15]
• Henry Handel Richardson – "The Bath"^[16]
• David Unaipon – Native Legends^[17]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce – The Happy Traveller^[18]
• May Gibbs – Bib and Bub in Gumnut Town^[19]
• Lilian Turner – Lady Billie^[20]

Poetry

See main article: 1929 in poetry.

• Ruth Bedford – Fairies and Fancies^[21]
• Furnley Maurice – The Gully and Other Verses^[22]
• Myra Morris – White Magic^[23]
• John Shaw Neilson – "The Whistling Jack"^[24]
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "Cucumber Kitty"^[25]
  • "Snowdrops"^[26]

Drama

• Betty Roland – Morning^[27]

Non-fiction

• Alec H. Chisholm – Birds and Green Places : A Book of Australian Nature Gossip^[28]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[29]	Henry Handel Richardson	Ultima Thule
The Bulletin Prize[30]	Vance Palmer	The Passage	Stanley Paul

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 5 January – Veronica Brady, poet and critic (died 2015)^[31]
• 1 February – R. A. Simpson, poet (died 2002)^[32]
• 16 February – Peter Porter, poet (died 2010)^[33]
• 26 March – David Lake, science fiction novelist (born in India)(died 2016)^[34]
• 2 April – Catherine Gaskin, novelist (born in Ireland)(died 2009)^[35]
• 14 April – Ray Mathew, novelist, poet and dramatist (died 2002)^[36]
• 5 May – Kenneth Cook, novelist (died 1987)^[37]
• 7 October – Ken Inglis, historian (died 2017)^[38]
• 11 December – Desmond O'Grady, novelist and short story writer (died 2021 in Italy)^[39]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 27 February — Lala Fisher, poet, writer and editor (born 1872)^[40]
• 28 May – Barbara Baynton, novelist and short story writer (born 1857)^[41]
• 8 June – Laura Palmer-Archer, short story writer, wrote as Bushwoman (born 1864)^[42]

See also

• 1929 in Australia
• 1929 in literature
• 1929 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Man's Life by Arthur H. Adams. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
2. Web site: Bracken by Bernard Cronin . Austlit. 29 July 2024.
3. Web site: Toad by Bernard Cronin. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
4. Web site: Riven by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
5. Web site: White Witches by Mabel Forrest. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
6. Web site: The Lonely House by Arthur Gask. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
7. Web site: The Lawless Frontier by Mary Gaunt. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
8. Web site: Madam Life's Lovers by Norman Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
9. Web site: A Diver Went Down by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
10. Web site: The Middle Parts of Fortune by Frederic Manning. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
11. Web site: Enchantment by Myra Morris. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
12. Web site: Visitors to Hugo by Alice Grant Rosman. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
13. Web site: As It Was in the Beginning by Dulcie Deamer. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
14. Web site: "Ancestors" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
15. Web site: "Jettisoned" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
16. Web site: "The Bath" by Henry Handel Richardson. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
17. Web site: Native Legends by David Unaipon. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
18. Web site: The Happy Traveller by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
19. Web site: Bib and Bub in Gumnut Town by May Gibbs. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
20. Web site: Lady Billie by Lilian Turner. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
21. Web site: Fairies and Fancies by Ruth Bedford. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
22. Web site: The Gully and Other Verses by Furnley Maurice. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
23. Web site: White Magic by Myra Morris. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
24. Web site: "The Whistling Jack" by . Austlit. 1 August 2024.
25. Web site: "Cucumber Kitty" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
26. Web site: "Snowdrops" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
27. Web site: Morning by Betty Roland. Austlit. 1 August 2024.
28. Web site: Birds and Green Places by Alec H. Chisholm. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2024.
29. Web site: "Australian Novel" . Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 1930. The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 March 1930, p6. 1 August 2024.
30. Web site: "Bulletin Prize Novels – Second Competition" . The Bulletin, 19 March 1930, p9. 22 July 2024.
31. Web site: Veronica Brady (1929-2015). 2023-10-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
32. Web site: R. A. Simpson (1929-2002) . 2023-09-23 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
33. Web site: Peter Porter (1929-2010). 2023-10-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
34. Web site: David J. Lake (1929-2016). 2023-10-18 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
35. Web site: Catherine Gaskin (1929-2009). 2023-10-19 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
36. Web site: Ray Mathew (1929-2002). 2023-09-23 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
37. Web site: Kenneth Cook (1929-1987). 2023-10-19 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
38. Web site: Bongiorno . Frank . Kenneth Stanley (Ken) Inglis . 2024-02-14 . Obituaries Australia . Australian National University.
39. Web site: Phillilps . John . 2021-11-28 . Obituary: Desmond O'Grady, Australian foreign correspondent who reported on Italy for over half a century . 2023-10-19 . www.italianinsider.it.
40. Book: Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872–1929) by Cecil Hadgraft and Lorna L. McDonald . Mary Lucy (Lala) Fisher (1872–1929). Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fisher-mary-lucy-lala-6176. 28 July 2023.
41. Book: Baynton, Barbara Jane (1857–1929) . Barbara Jane Baynton (1857–1929) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 29 July 2023.
42. Web site: Laura Palmer-Archer (1864-1929). Austlit. 18 July 2023.