1943 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1943.

Books

• Max Harris – The Vegetative Eye[1]
• Michael Innes – The Weight of the Evidence
• G. B. Lancaster – Grand Parade[2]
• Philip Lindsay – The Devil and King John[3]
• Kylie Tennant
  • Ride on Stranger
  • Time Enough Later[4]

Children's

• May Gibbs – Mr. & Mrs. Bear and Friends[5]
• P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Short stories

• Marjorie Barnard – The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories[6]
• James Hackston – "Father Clears Out"[7]
• Myra Morris – "Going Home"[8]
• Dal Stivens – "The Perch"[9]

Poetry

Main article: 1943 in poetry

• David Campbell
  • "Men in Green"[10]
  • "Soldier's Song"[11]
  • "The Stockman"[12]
• Norma Davis — "Awakening"[13]
• Rosemary Dobson – "Child with a Cockatoo"[14]
• A. D. Hope – "Observation Car"[15]
• Rex Ingamells – New Song in an Old Land (edited)[16]
• Will Lawson – Bush Verses[17]
• Kenneth Slessor – "A Bushranger"[18]
• Douglas Stewart – "The Dosser in Springtime"[19]
• Judith Wright – "The Trains"[20]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[21]	Not awarded

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 9 January – Robert Drewe, novelist[22]
• 15 February – Ian Heads, historian and journalist (died 2024)[23]
• 14 April – Lyndall Ryan, historian (died 2024)[24]
• 29 April – John Tranter, poet, publisher and editor (died 2023)[25]
• 30 April – Paul Jennings, writer for children (born in England)[26]
• 7 May – Peter Carey, novelist[27]
• 17 May – Robert Adamson, poet (died 2022)[28]
• 19 June – Barry Hill, poet and journalist[29]
• 16 August –
  • Dennis Altman, author and academic[30]
  • Roberta Sykes, author and poet (died 2010)[31]
• 24 August – Judith Clarke, writer for children and young adults (died 2020)[32]
• 22 September – Dale Spender, author (died 2023)[33]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 3 October – Ida Lee, historian and poet (born 1865)[34]
• 27 November – Louis Esson, poet and playwright (born 1878)[35]

See also

• 1943 in Australia
• 1943 in literature
• 1943 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "The Vegetative Eye by Max Harris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. "Grand Parade by G. B. Lancaster". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
3. "The Devil and King John by Philip Lindsa". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
4. "Time Enough Later by Kylie Tennant". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
5. "Mr. & Mrs. Bear and Friends by May Gibbs". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
6. "The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories by Marjorie Barnard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
7. ""Father Clears Out" by James Hackston". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
8. ""Going Home" by Myra Morris". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
9. ""The Perch" by Dal Stivens". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
10. ""Men in Green" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
11. ""Soldier's Song" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
12. ""The Stockman" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
13. ""Awakening" by Norma L. Davis". Austlit. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
14. ""Child with a Cockatoo" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
15. ""Observation Car" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
16. "New Song in an Old Land by Rex Ingamells". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
17. "Bush Verses by Will Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
18. ""A Bushranger" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
19. ""The Dosser in Springtime" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
20. ""The Trains" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
21. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
22. "Austlit — Robert Drewe". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
23. "Ian John HEADS Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
24. "Lyndall Ryan Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
25. "John Tranter Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales". tributes.smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
26. "Paul Jennings". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
27. "Austlit — Peter Carey". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
28. "Robert Adamson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
29. "Austlit — Barry Hill". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
30. "Austlit — Dennis Altman". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
31. "Austlit — Roberta Sykes (1943-2010)". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
32. "Judith Clarke". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
33. "SPENDER, Dale – Death Notices". My Tributes – The Courier-Mail. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
34. "Ida Louisa Lee (1865–1943)". Lee, Ida Louisa (1865–1943) by Martha Rutledge. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
35. "Louis Esson (1878–1943)". Esson, Thomas Louis Buvelot (1878–1943) by D. R. Walker. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 August 2023.