This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1873.
For an overview of world literature see 1873 in literature.
See also: 1872 in Australian literature, 1873 in Australia, 1874 in Australian literature.
James BonwickMike Howe, the Bushranger of Van Diemen's LandThe Tasmanian LilyEdward Maitland – By and By: an historical romance of the futureVincent Pyke – The Story of Wild Will EnderbyAnthony TrollopeHarry Heathcote of Gangoil : A Tale of Australian Bush LifeLady AnnaMarcus Clarke – Holiday Peak and Other TalesMarcus Clarke – "The Song of Tigilau"Mary Hannay Foott – "The Aurora Australis"Adam Lindsay Gordon – "Lay Me Low"John Dunmore Lang – Poems : Sacred and Secular : Written Chiefly at Sea, within the Last Half-CenturyGeorge Gordon McCrae – The Man in the Iron MaskJohn Boyle O'Reilly – Songs from the Southern Seas and Other PoemsJ. Brunton StephensThe Black Gin and Other Poems"A Brisbane Reverie : March, 1873"The Godolphin Arabian : The Story of a Hhorse"My Chinee Cook""My Other Chinee Cook"A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1873 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
15 August – Erle Cox, novelist and journalist (died 1950)27 October – Henry Tate, poet (died 1926)24 November – Dora Wilcox, poet (died 1953)18 December – Edith Joan Lyttleton, author (died 1945)Unknown date
Nancy Francis, poet, journalist and short story writer (died 1954)Gertrude Hart, novelist (died 1965)A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1873 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
