1850 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1850.

Events

The Freeman's Journal was first published on 27 June 1850. It would continue under this title until 1932 when it was renamed Catholic Freeman's Journal.^[1]
The Empire newspaper was founded by Henry Parkes and published from 28 December 1850 to 14 February 1875, except for the period from 28 August 1858 to 23 May 1859, when publication was suspended.^[2] It was later absorbed by The Evening News.

Books

John Broxup – The Life of John Broxup: Late Convict of Van Diemen's Land^[3]

Short stories

Samuel Sidney
- "An Australian Ploughman's Story"^[4]
- "Two-Handed Dick the Stockman : An Adventure in the Bush"^[5]

Poetry

Charles Harpur – "Rhymes to a Lady with a Copy of Love Poems"^[6]
Henry Parkes – "Sunrise, from Bourke's Statue"^[7]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1850 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

13 December – Edward Booth Loughran (in Glasgow, Scotland) journalist and poet (died 1928)^[8]

Unknown date

John Arthur Barry, (in Torquay, Devonshire, England) journalist and author (died 1911)^[9]
Robert Richardson, poet and writer for children (died 1901)^[10]

References

^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p282
^ "Empire edited by Henry Parkes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "The Life of John Broxup: Late Convict of Van Diemen's Land by John Broxup". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ ""An Australian Ploughman's Story" by Samuel Sidney". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ ""Two-Handed Dick the Stockman : An Adventure in the Bush" by Samuel Sidney". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ ""Rhymes to a Lady with a Copy of Love Poems" by Charles Harpur". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ ""Sunrise, from Bourke's Statue" by Henry Parkes". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Edward Booth Loughran (1850–1928)". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "John Arthur Barry (1850–1911) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Robert Richardson (1850–1901)". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

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