1905 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1905.

Books[]

Louis Becke – The Adventures of a Supercargo
Randolph Bedford – The Snare of Strength
Rolf Boldrewood – The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West
Guy Boothby
- A Brighton Tragedy
- In Spite of the Czar
- The Stolen Peer
Mary Grant Bruce – A Little Bush Maid
Tom Collins – Rigby's Romance
G. B. Lancaster – The Spur to Spite
Rosa Praed
- The Lost Earl of Ellan
- The Maid of the River
Ethel Turner – A White Roof-Tree

Short stories[]

Guy Boothby – A Crime of the Under Seas, and Other Stories
Edward Dyson – "A Little Love Affair"
Joseph Furphy – "The Jeweller's Shop"

Poetry[]

Arthur A. D. Bayldon – The Western Track and Other Verses
Victor J. Daley
- "The Call of the City"
- "The Great Secret"
- "St. Francis II"
Ernest Favenc – Voices of the Desert
Mabel Forrest – "The Other Side"
Henry Lawson – When I Was King and Other Verses
Louisa Lawson – The Lonely Crossing and Other Poems
Dorothy Frances McCrae – "The Treasure"
Hugh McCrae – "Australian Spring"
A.B. Paterson
- "Lay of the Motor Car"
- Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging and Overlanding Days (ed.)
- "Saltbush Bill, J.P."
Catherine Helen Spence – "Australian Spring"
Ethel Turner – "A Boat on the Sea"

Biography[]

Mrs Aeneas Gunn – The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land

Births[]

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1905 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

1 April – Paul Hasluck, poet and journalist (died 1993)
10 April – Norma L. Davis, poet (died 1945)
7 July – Martin Haley, poet and translator (died 1980)
28 August – Len Fox, journalist, historian, social activist and painter (died 2004)
28 December – Leslie Rees, journalist and writer for children (died 2000)

Deaths[]

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1905 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

26 February – Guy Boothby, novelist (born 1867)
29 December – Victor J. Daley, poet (born 1858)