Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1908
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1908.
Books
Short stories
Poetry
Drama
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1908 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 31 January — Connie Christie, illustrator and writer for children (died 1989)[21]
- 6 February — Jim Crawford, playwright (died 1973)[22]
- 10 March — Rupert Lockwood, journalist and author (died 1997)[23]
- 2 April – Ronald McCuaig, poet (died 1993)[24]
- 23 May – F. J. Thwaites, novelist (died 1979)[25]
- 26 August — Alexandra Hasluck, historian (died 1993)[26]
- 27 August – Don Bradman, cricketer and author (died 2001)[27]
- 9 October – Harry Hooton, poet (died 1961)[28]
- 4 November – Colin Simpson, journalist and travel writer (died 1983)[29]
- 30 November – Eric Irvin, historian and poet (died 1993)[30]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1908 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
See also
References
