1895 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1895.

Books

• Guy Boothby
  • A Bid for Fortune; Or, Doctor Nikola's Vendetta
  • A Lost Endeavour^[1]
  • The Marriage of Esther: A Torres Strait Sketch^[2]
• Ada Cambridge – Fidelis: A Novel^[3]
• Henry Kingsley – Reginald Hetherage and Leighton Court^[4]
• Rosa Praed – Mrs Tregaskiss: A Novel of Anglo-Australian Life^[5]
• Ethel Turner
  • The Family at Misrule
  • The Story of a Baby^[6]

Short stories

• Edward Dyson
  • "After the Accident"^[7]
  • "Dead Man's Lode"^[8]
  • "The Trucker's Dream"^[9]
  • "A Visit to Scrubby Gully"^[10]
• Ernest Favenc – "The Boundary Rider's Story"^[11]
• Mary Fortune – "The Major's Case"^[12]
• Henry Lawson – "Steelman's Pupil"^[13]
• A. B. Paterson – "Concerning a Dog Fight"^[14]
• Steele Rudd
  • "Our First Harvest"^[15]
  • "Starting the Selection"^[16]
  • "When the Wolf Was at the Door"^[17]

Poetry

Main article: 1895 in poetry

• Jennings Carmichael – Poems
• Daniel Henry Deniehy – "A Song for the Night"
• Edward Dyson
  • "Bullocky Bill and His Old Red Team"
  • "When Brother Peetree Prayed: A Recollection"
• Henry Lawson – "The Vagabond"
• Louise Mack – "Of a Wild White Bird"
• John Shaw Neilson – "Marian's Child"
• Will H. Ogilvie
  • "From the Gulf"
  • "Northward to the Sheds"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "Brumby's Run"
  • The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses
  • "Waltzing Matilda"

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1895 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 7 April – E. V. Timms, novelist (died 1960)^[18]
• 11 August — Victor Kennedy, poet (died 1952)^[19]
• 28 September — Edward Harrington, poet (died 1966)^[20]
• 15 November – Leonard Mann, poet and novelist (died 1981)^[21]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1895 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 21 October – Louisa Anne Meredith, poet (born 1812)^[22]

See also

• 1895 in Australia
• 1895 in literature
• 1895 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — A Lost Endeavour by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
2. "Austlit — The Marriage of Esther: A Torres Strait Sketch by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. "Austlit — Fidelis: A Novel by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "Austlit — Reginald Hetherage and Leighton Court by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
5. "Austlit — Mrs Tregaskiss: A Novel of Anglo-Australian Life by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
6. "Austlit — The Story of a Baby by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
7. "Austlit — "After the Accident" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
8. "Austlit — "Dead Man's Lode" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
9. "Austlit — "The Trucker's Dream" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
10. "Austlit — "A Visit to Scrubby Gully" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
11. "Austlit — "The Boundary Rider's Story" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
12. "Austlit — "The Major's Case" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
13. "Austlit — "Steelman's Pupil" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
14. "Austlit — "Concerning a Dog Fight" by A. B. Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
15. "Austlit — "Our First Harvest" by steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
16. "Austlit — "Starting the Selection" by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
17. "Austlit — "When the Wolf Was at the Door" by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
18. "Timms, Edward Vivian (1895–1960) by Anthony Barker". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
19. "Kennedy, Martin Victor (1895–1952) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
20. "Harrington, Edward Philip (1895–1966) by Hugh Anderson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
21. "Mann, Leonard (1895–1981) by Gavin De Lacy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
22. O'Neill, Sally, "Meredith, Louisa Ann (1812–1895)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-08-27