This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1889.
Books
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Ada Cambridge – ''A Woman's Friendship''
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Fergus Hume
Ferguson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 – 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist, known for his detective fiction, thrillers and mysteries.
Early life
Hume was born in Powick, Worcestershire, England, the second ...
** ''The Girl from Malta''
** ''Lady Jezebel''
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Hume Nisbet
James Hume Nisbet (8 August 1849 – 4 June 1923) was a Scottish-born novelist and artist. Many of his thrillers are set in Australia.
Youth
Nisbet was born in Stirling, Scotland and received special artistic training, and was educated under the R ...
– ''Doctor Bernard St. Vincent : A Sensational Romance of Sydney''
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Rosa Praed
Rosa Campbell Praed (; 26 March 1851 – 10 April 1935), often credited as Mrs. Campbell Praed (and also known as ''Rosa Caroline Praed''), was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her large bibliography covered multiple ...
– ''The Romance of a Station''
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Catherine Helen Spence
Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. Spence was also a minister of religion and social worker, and supporter of ...
– ''A Week in the Future''
Short stories
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Francis Adams
** "Lily Davenant, Will Jeckyll's Version"
** "Miss Jackson"
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Edward Dyson – "The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat"
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Henry Lawson – "The Story of Malachi"
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A. B. Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the d ...
– "Hughey's Dog : A Station Sketch"
Poetry
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Edward Dyson – "
The Worked-Out Mine"
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Henry Lawson
** "
The Ballad of the Drover"
** "
The Ghost"
** "
The Roaring Days"
** "
The Teams
''The Teams'' is a poem by Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in the ''Australian Town and Country Journal'' on 21 December 1889. It was later published in the poet's poetry collection ''In the Days When the World Was ...
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Henry Parkes – ''Fragmentary Thoughts''
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A. B. Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the d ...
** "
Clancy of the Overflow
"Clancy of the Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in '' The Bulletin'', an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known w ...
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** "
How McGinness Went Missing"
** "
An Idyll of Dandaloo"
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1889 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
* 23 February –
Vera Dwyer, novelist (died
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
)
* 3 June –
Marnie Bassett
Flora Marjorie (''Marnie'') Bassett (30 June 1889 – 3 February 1980) was an Australian historian, biographer and travel writer. Her writing focussed on women's and family history, with particular attention to people from Australia.
Earl ...
, historian and biographer (died
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
)
* 29 August –
Capel Boake, novelist (died
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
)
* 20 September –
Ion Idriess
Ion Llewellyn Idriess (20 September 18896 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author. He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 – an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books i ...
, novelist (died
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
)
* 23 December —
Doris Egerton Jones
Doris Egerton Jones (23 December 1889 – 30 September 1973), also known as Doris Callaghan and Doris Callahan, was an Australian writer of novels and plays.
Early life
Egerton Jones was born in Mitcham, Adelaide, in 1889. She attended t ...
, novelist (died
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
)
See also
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1889 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1889 in Australia.
Incumbents
*Monarch - Victoria
Premiers
*Premier of New South Wales – Henry Parkes until 16 January, then George Dibbs 17 January-7 March, then Henry Parkes
*Premier of Quee ...
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1889 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1889.
Events
*January – H. G. Wells begins to teach science at Henley House School, north London, where his pupils include A. A. Milne, whose father runs the scho ...
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1889 in poetry
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Events
* June 8 – English poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins dies aged 54 in Dublin of typhoid; he is burie ...
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List of years in Australian literature
This page gives a chronological list of years in Australian literature (descending order), with notable publications and events listed with their respective years. The time covered in individual years covers the period of European settlement of ...
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List of years in literature
References
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19th-century Australian literature
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