1880 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1880.

Events

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  • 13 January — "The Bulletin" magazine publishes its first issue. The magazine ceased publication on 29 January 2008.[1]

Books

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Poetry

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Drama

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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 1880 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

  • 3 September — Will Dyson, poet and artist (died 1938)[7]
  • 30 November — Grant Madison Hervey, poet and author (died 1933)[8]

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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 1880 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Austlit - The Bulletin". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Austlit - The Miner's Right : A Tale of the Australian Goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Austlit - A Mere Chance by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Austlit - An Australian Heroine by R. Murray Prior". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Austlit - Miscellaneous Poems by James Brunton Stephens". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Austlit - The Happy Land by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dyson, William Henry (Will) (1880–1938) by Vane Lindesay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hervey, Grant (Madison) (1880–1933) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Austlit - R. J. Cassidy (1880-1948)". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Kelly, Edward (Ned) (1855–1880) by John V. Barry". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.