1930 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1930.

Books

• Marie Bjelke-Petersen – Monsoon Music[1]
• Jean Devanny
  • Bushman Burke[2]
  • Devil Made Saint[3]
• Miles Franklin – Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Murrumbidgee
• Arthur Gask – The Shadow of Larose[4]
• Mary Gaunt – Joan of the Pilchard[5]
• Norman Lindsay – Redheap
• Lennie Lower – Here's Luck
• Vance Palmer
  • Men are Human[6]
  • The Passage
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on Earth[7]
• Alice Grant Rosman – The Young and Secret[8]
• F. J. Thwaites – The Broken Melody
• E. V. Timms – The Cripple in Black
• Arthur W. Upfield – The Beach of Atonement[9]

Young Adult

• Alice Grant Rosman – Jock the Scot[10]
• Lilian Turner – There Came a Call[11]

Poetry

Main article: 1930 in poetry

• Minnie Agnes Filson – Rhymes & Whimsies[12]
• Mary Gilmore – The Wild Swan : Poems[13]
• S. Elliott Napier – Potted Biographies[14]
• John Shaw Neilson – "The Uneven Player"[15]
• Kenneth Slessor – "Gardens in the Sky"[16]

Drama

• Louis Esson – The Quest : A Dramatic Legend in Six Scenes[17]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[18]	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 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 15 February – Bruce Dawe, poet (died 2020)[19]
• 11 March – Geoffrey Blainey, historian[20]
• 13 March – Noela Young, children's writer and book illustrator (died 2018)[21]
• 21 May – Malcolm Fraser, politician and author (died 2015)[22]
• 19 June – Anne Deveson, author (born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)(died 2016)[23]
• 25 November – Brenda Niall, biographer[24]

Unknown date

• Mena Kasmiri Abdullah, short story writer[25]
• Gavin Greenlees, poet (died 1983)[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 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 13 January – Robert Crawford, poet (born 1868)[27]
• 28 March – Jean Curlewis, novelist (born 1898)[28]
• 2 September – Archibald Strong, poet (born 1876)[29]
• 25 September – Arthur Way, classical scholar, translator and headmaster (born 1847)[30]

See also

• 1930 in Australia
• 1930 in literature
• 1930 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Monsoon Music by Marie Bjelke-Petersen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. "Bushman Burke by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
3. "Devil Made Saint by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
4. "The Shadow of Larose by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
5. "Joan of the Pilchard by Mary Gaunt". Austlit. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
6. "Men are Human by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
7. "Haxby's Circus by Katharine Susannah Prichard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
8. "The Young and Secret by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
9. "The Beach of Atonement by Arthur W. Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
10. "Jock the Scot by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
11. "There Came a Call by Lilian Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
12. "Rhymes & Whimsies by Minnie Agnes Filson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
13. "The Wild Swan : Poems by Mary Gilmore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
14. "Potted Biographies by S. Elliott Napier". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
15. ""The Uneven Player" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
16. ""Gardens in the Sky" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
17. "The Quest : A Dramatic Legend in Six Scenes by Louis Esson". Austlit. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
18. ""Best Novel of 1930"". Argus. The Argus, 16 June 1931, p6. 16 June 1931. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
19. "Bruce Dawe (1930-2020)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
20. "Geoffrey Blainey". Austlit. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
21. "Noela Young (1930-2018)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
22. "Malcolm Fraser (1930-2015)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
23. "Anne Deveson (1930-2016)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
24. "Brenda Niall". Austlit. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
25. "Mena Abdullah". Austlit. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
26. "Gavin Greenlees (1930-1983)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
27. "Robert Crawford (1868-1930)". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
28. "Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) Charlton (1898–1930)". Charlton, Ethel Jean Sophia (Jean) (1898–1930) by Brenda Niall. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
29. "Sir Archibald Thomas Strong (1876–1930)". Strong, Sir Archibald Thomas (1876–1930) by V. A. Edgeloe. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
30. "Arthur Way (1847-1930)". Austlit. Retrieved 24 November 2023.