1934 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1934

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1934.

## Books

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* Martin Boyd – Scandal of Spring
* Eleanor Dark – Prelude to Christopher
* Velia Ercole – Dark Windows[1]
* Arthur Gask
* The Hidden Door[2]
* The Judgement of Larose[3]
* G. B. Lancaster – The World is Yours[4]
* Vance Palmer – The Swayne Family[5]
* Alice Grant Rosman – Somebody Must[6]
* Steele Rudd – Grey Green Homestead[7]
* Christina Stead – Seven Poor Men of Sydney
* F. J. Thwaites
* Broken Wings
* Where Gods Are Vain
* E. V. Timms – Conflict

## Short stories

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* Vance Palmer – Sea and Spinifex[8]
* Henry Handel Richardson – The End of Childhood and Other Stories[9]
* Christina Stead – The Salzburg Tales[10]

## Children's

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* Ruth Bedford – Hundreds and Thousands[11]
* P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins
* Alan J. Villiers – Whalers of the Midnight Sun
* Dorothy Wall
* Blinky Bill Grows Up[12]
* The Tale of Bridget and the Bees[13]

## Poetry

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Main article: 1934 in poetry

* Emily Coungeau – Fern Leaves: Poems and Verse[14]
* Rudyard Kipling – "Ode : Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, 1934"[15]
* Will Lawson – "The Bunyip"[16]
* Furnley Maurice – Melbourne Odes[17]
* John Shaw Neilson – Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (edited by R. H. Croll)[18]
* Patrick White – "The Ploughman"[19]

## Awards and honours

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### Literary

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Award  | Author  | Title  | Publisher

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ALS Gold Medal[20] | Eleanor Dark | Prelude to Christopher | P.R. Stephensen

## Births

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A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

* 17 February – Barry Humphries, comedian, author, actor and satirist (died 2023)[21]
* 20 March – David Malouf, novelist and poet[22]
* 6 May – Chris Wallace-Crabbe, poet[23]
* 20 June – Margaret Scott, poet and novelist (born in Bristol, England)(died 2005)[24]
* 30 June – Rod Milgate, playwright and painter (died 2014)[25]
* 5 August – James McQueen, novelist (died 1998)[26]
* 17 August – Inga Clendinnen, academic and author (died 2016)[27]

## Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

* 22 December – Grace Ethel Martyr, poet (born 1888)[28]

## See also

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* 1934 in Australia
* 1934 in literature
* 1934 in poetry
* List of years in Australian literature
* List of years in literature

## References

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1. ^ "Dark windows by Velia Ercole". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
2. ^ "The Hidden Door by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
3. ^ "The Judgement of Larose by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. ^ "The World is Yours by G. B. Lancaster". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
5. ^ "The Swayne Family by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
6. ^ "Somebody Must by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
7. ^ "Grey Green Homestead by Steele Rudd". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
8. ^ "Sea and Spinifex by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
9. ^ "The End of Childhood and Other Stories by Henry Handel Richardson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
10. ^ "The Salzburg Tales by Christina Stead". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
11. ^ "Hundreds and Thousands by Ruth Bedford". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
12. ^ "Blinky Bill Grows Up by Dorothy Wall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
13. ^ "The Tale of Bridget and the Bees by Dorothy Wall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
14. ^ "Fern Leaves: Poems and Verse by Emily Coungeau". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
15. ^ "Austlit — "Ode : Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, 1934" by Rudyard Kipling". Austlit. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
16. ^ "Austlit — "The Bunyip" by Will Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
17. ^ "Melbourne Odes by Furnley Maurice". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
18. ^ "Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson by John Shaw Neilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
19. ^ "Austlit — "The Ploughman" by Patrick White". Austlit. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
20. ^ "Best Novel of 1934" The Argus, 22 October 1935, p6
21. ^ Runciman, Caleb (22 April 2023). "Barry Humphries: Australian comedic legend dies aged 89". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
22. ^ "David Malouf (1934–)". Australian Poetry Library. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011.
23. ^ "Chris Wallace-Crabbe (1934-)". Austlit. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
24. ^ "Margaret Scott (1934-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
25. ^ "Rodney Milgate (1934-2014)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
26. ^ "James McQueen (1934-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
27. ^ "Inga Clendinnen (1934-2016)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
28. ^ "Grace Ethel Martyr (1888-1934)". Austlit. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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