1889 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1889.
Books
- Ada Cambridge â A Woman's Friendship[1]
- Fergus Hume
- Hume Nisbet â Doctor Bernard St. Vincent : A Sensational Romance of Sydney[4]
- Rosa Praed â The Romance of a Station[5]
- Catherine Helen Spence â A Week in the Future[6]
Short stories
- Francis Adams
- Edward Dyson â "The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat"[9]
- Henry Lawson â "The Story of Malachi"[10]
- A. B. Paterson â "Hughey's Dog : A Station Sketch"[11]
Poetry
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 â Vera Dwyer, novelist (died 1967)[12]
- 3 June â Marnie Bassett, historian and biographer (died 1980)[13]
- 29 August â Capel Boake, novelist (died 1944)[14]
- 20 September â Ion Idriess, novelist (died 1979)[15]
- 23 December â Doris Egerton Jones, novelist (died 1973)[16]