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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature in 1892.

Events

• 9 July - Henry Lawson kicks off the Bulletin Debate with the publication of his poem "Borderland", later retitled "Up the Country". "Banjo" Paterson and others replied.

Books

• Fergus Hume — The Island of Fantasy: A Romance
• John Miller — The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel
• Hume Nisbet
  • The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance
  • The Divers: A Romance of Oceania
• Rosa Praed
  • December Roses: A Novel
  • The Romance of a Chalet

Poetry

• Barcroft Boake
  • "An Allegory"
  • "At Devlin's Siding"
  • "Down the River"
  • "Jim's Whip"
• Jennings Carmichael – "The Old Bush Road"
• Victor J. Daley
  • "A-Roving"
  • "Cares"
• Edward Dyson
  • "Cleaning Up"
  • "The Fact of the Matter"
  • "The Old Whim Horse"
  • "Struck It At Last"
• George Essex Evans — "The Two Goblets"
• Sydney Jephcott — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems
• Francis Kenna — "Banjo, of the Overflow"
• Henry Lawson
  • "The City Bushman"
  • "The Grog-an'-Grumble Steeplechase"
  • "In Answer to "Banjo", and Otherwise"
  • "The Poets of the Tomb"
  • "Up the Country"
  • "When Your Pants Begin to Go"
• Louisa Lawson
  • "A Birthday Wish"
  • "To a Bird"
• Breaker Morant — "Brigalow Mick"
• Henry Parkes — "Weary"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "In Answer to Various Bards"
  • "The Ballad of G.R. Dibbs"
  • "A Bushman's Song"
  • "In Defence of the Bush"
  • "The Man from Ironbark"

Short stories

• John Arthur Barry — "Far Inland Football"
• Ernest Favenc
  • "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character"
  • "The Track of the Dead"
• E. W. Hornung - Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories
• Henry Lawson
  • "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock"
  • "The Bush Undertaker"
  • "A Day on a Selection"
  • "The Drover's Wife"
  • "In a Dry Season"
  • "A Visit of Condolence"
• Price Warung
  • "Beneath the Summer Sun"
  • "Bess O' the Rivers"
  • "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess"
  • "Parson Ford's Confessional"

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 18 March — William Hatfield, novelist (died 1969)
• 17 May — Leon Gellert, poet (died 1977)

Unknown date

• Elsie Clarice Cole, poet (died 1968)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1892 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 2 May — Barcroft Boake, poet (born 1866)

See also

• 1892 in Australia
• 1892 in literature
• 1892 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — The Island of Fantasy: A Romance by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
2. "Austlit — The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel by John Miller". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
3. "Austlit — The Bushranger's Sweetheart: An Australian Romance by Hume Nisbet". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
4. "Austlit — The Divers: A Romance of Oceania by Hume Nisbet". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
5. "Austlit — December Roses: A Novel by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
6. "Austlit — The Romance of a Chalet by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
7. "Austlit — The Secrets of the South: Australian Poems by Sydney Jephcott". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
8. "Austlit — "Far Inland Football" by John Arthur Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
9. "Austlit — "How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
10. "Austlit — "The Track of the Dead" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
11. "Austlit — Under Two Skies: A Collection of Stories by E. W. Hornung". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
12. "Austlit — "Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
13. "Austlit — "A Day on a Selection" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
14. "Austlit — "In a Dry Season" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
15. "Austlit — "A Visit of Condolence" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
16. "Austlit — "Beneath the Summer Sun" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
17. "Austlit — "Bess O' the Rivers" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
18. "Austlit — "The Heart-Breaking of Anstey's Bess" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
19. "Austlit — "Parson Ford's Confessional" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
20. "Hatfield, William (1892–1969) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
21. Souter, Gavin, "Gellert, Leon Maxwell (1892–1977)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-06-29
22. "Elsie Clarice Cole (1892-1968)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
23. "Barcroft Boake (1866-1892)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

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