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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1904.

Books

• Louis Becke – Tom Gerrard
• Guy Boothby
  • A Bid for Freedom
  • A Bride from the Sea
  • A Consummate Scoundrel
  • A Desperate Conspiracy
  • An Ocean Secret
• Ada Cambridge – Sisters: A Novel
• G. B. Lancaster – Sons O' Men
• Louise Mack – Children of the Sun
• Rosa Praed – Nyria
• Ethel Turner – Mother's Little Girl

Short stories

• Louis Becke – Under Tropic Skies
• Mabel Forrest – The Rose of Forgiveness and Other Stories
• Laura Palmer-Archer – A Bush Honeymoon and Other Stories
• Banjo Paterson – "The Oracle at the Races"
• Steele Rudd – Sandy's Selection
• Ethel Turner – "The Carrying of the Baby"

Poetry

• Victor J. Daley
  • "Anacreon"
  • "Moderation"
  • "Over the Wine"
  • "The Parson and the Prelate"
• George Essex Evans – "A Drought Idyll"
• John Farrell – My Sundowner and Other Poems
• Henry Lawson
  • "The Ballad of the Elder Son"
  • "The Last Review"
  • "New Life, New Love"
• Louisa Lawson
  • "Back Again"
  • "Coming Home"
• Will Lawson – "Shelling Peas"
• Furnley Maurice – Some More Verses

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1904 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 29 January – John Morrison, short story writer (died 1998)
• 11 March – Hope Spencer, poet (died 1969)
• 11 April — Cyril Pearl, Australian journalist, editor, author, social historian, wit and television personality (died 1987)
• 13 June – John K. Ewers, poet and novelist (died 1978)
• 1 September – Eve Langley, Australian-New Zealand novelist and poet (died 1974)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1904 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 8 January – John Farrell, poet (born 1851)
• 9 February – Jennings Carmichael, poet and writer (born 1867)

See also

• 1904 in Australia
• 1904 in literature
• 1904 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — Tom Gerrard by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
2. "Austlit — A Bid for Freedom by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. "Austlit — A Bride from the Sea by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "Austlit — A Consummate Scoundrel by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
5. "Austlit — A Desperate Conspiracy by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
6. "Austlit — An Ocean Secret by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
7. "Austlit — Sisters: A Novel by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
8. "Austlit — Sons O' Men by G. B. Lancaster". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
9. "Austlit — Children of the Sun by Louise Mack". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
10. "Austlit — Nyria by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
11. "Austlit — Mother's Little Girl by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
12. "Austlit — Under Tropic Skies by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
13. "Austlit — The Rose of Forgiveness and Other Stories by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
14. "Austlit — A Bush Honeymoon and Other Stories by Laura Palmer-Archer". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
15. "Austlit — "The Oracle at the Races" by Banjo Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
16. "Austlit — Sandy's Selection by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
17. "Austlit — "The Carrying of the Baby" by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
18. "Austlit — "A Drought Idyll" by George Essex Evans". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
19. "Austlit — My Sundowner and Other Poems by John Farrell". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
20. "Austlit — "The Last Review" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
21. "Austlit — "New Life, New Love" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
22. "Austlit — "Shelling Peas" by Will Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
23. "Austlit — Some More Verses by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
24. "John Morrison". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
25. "Hope Spencer". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
26. "Cyril Altson Pearl (1904–1987) by Patrick Buckridge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
27. "Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978) by Jenny Gregory and Rebecca Shepherd". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
28. "Eve Langley". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
29. "John Farrell (1851–1904) by B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
30. "Grace Elizabeth Jennings Carmichael (1867–1904) by Lyndsay Gardiner". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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