1933 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1933

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1933.

Books

Eric Baume – Half Caste
Miles Franklin – Bring the Monkey
Ion Idriess – Drums of Mer
G. B. Lancaster – Pageant
Norman Lindsay
- Pan in the Parlour
- Saturdee
Louise Mack – Teens Triumphant^[1]
Jack McLaren – The Money Stones^[2]
Harold Mercer – Amazon Island
Alice Grant Rosman – Protecting Margot^[3]
F. J. Thwaites – Flames of Convention
Arthur W. Upfield – The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery^[4]

Short stories

Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Bride of Far-Away"^[5]
Henry Handel Richardson
- "The Professor's Experiment"^[6]
- "The Wrong Turning"^[7]

Children's and Young Adult

Mary Grant Bruce – Billabong's Luck^[8]
Kenneth Slessor – Funny Farmyard^[9]
Dorothy Wall – Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian^[10]

Poetry

E. J. Brady – Wardens of the Seas : Poems^[11]
C. J. Dennis – "Tall Timber"
A. B. Paterson – The Animals Noah Forgot^[12]
Kenneth Slessor – Darlinghurst Nights^[13]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal^[14]	G. B. Lancaster	Pageant	Century

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

30 January – Jennifer Strauss, poet and academic^[15]
3 June – Vivian Smith, poet^[16]
30 June – John Button, writer and politician (died 2008)^[17]
4 July – Fay Zwicky, poet and critic (died 2017)^[18]
10 July – Kevin Gilbert, poet and playwright (died 1993)^[19]
14 August – Bryce Courtenay, novelist (born in Johannesburg)(died 2012)^[20]
21 December – Wendy Richardson, playwright^[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 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

2 February – John Le Gay Brereton, poet (born 1871)^[22]
1 April – Gilbert White, clergyman and poet (born 1859)^[23]
10 April — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (born 1869)^[24]
15 April – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (born 1865)^[25]
27 August – George Robertson, publisher (born 1860)^[26]
6 November – Grant Hervey, poet (born 1880)^[27]

References

^ "Teens Triumphant by Louise Mack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "The Money Stones by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Protecting Margot by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ ""The Bride of Far-Away" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ ""The Professor's Experiment" by Henry Handel Richardson". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ ""The Wrong Turning" by Henry Handel Richardson". Austlit. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Billabong's Luck by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Funny Farmyard by Kenneth Slessor". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian by Dorothy Wall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Wardens of the Seas : Poems by E. J. Brady". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "The Animals Noah Forgot by A. B. Paterson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Darlinghurst Nights by Kenneth Slessor". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Australian Literature : Society's Annual 'Drama Night'" The Age, 6 October 1934, p21
^ "Jennifer Strauss bio" (PDF). Australian Graduate Women. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "Vivian Smith". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "John Button (1933-2008)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "Fay Zwicky (1933-2017)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Kevin John Gilbert (1933–1993) by Alison Holland and Eleanor Williams-Gilbert". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Bryce Courtenay (1933-2012)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Wendy Richardson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "John Le Gay Brereton (1871–1933) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "White, Gilbert (1859–1933) by Ruth Teale". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Buley, Ernest Charles (1869–1933) by John Lack". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "Stephens, Alfred George (1865–1933) by Stuart Lee". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Robertson, George (1860–1933) by Anthony Barker". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Hervey, Grant (Madison) (1880–1933) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.