This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1930.
For an overview of world literature see 1930 in literature.
See also: 1929 in Australian literature, 1930 in Australia, 1931 in Australian literature.
Marie Bjelke-Petersen – Monsoon MusicJean DevannyBushman BurkeDevil Made SaintMiles Franklin – Ten Creeks Run : A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the MurrumbidgeeArthur Gask – The Shadow of LaroseMary Gaunt – Joan of the PilchardXavier Herbert – Black VelvetNorman Lindsay – RedheapLennie Lower – Here's LuckVance PalmerMen are HumanThe PassageKatharine Susannah Prichard – Haxby's Circus : The Lightest, Brightest Little Show on EarthAlice Grant Rosman – The Young and SecretE. V. Timms – The Cripple in BlackArthur W. Upfield – The Beach of AtonementAlice Grant Rosman – Jock the ScotLilian Turner – There Came a CallMary Gilmore – The Wild Swan : PoemsS. Elliott Napier – Potted BiographiesJohn Shaw Neilson – "The Uneven Player"Kenneth Slessor – "Gardens in the Sky"Sumner Locke Elliott – The Crazy FamilyLouis Esson – The Quest : A Dramatic Legend in Six ScenesA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
15 February – Bruce Dawe, poet11 March – Geoffrey Blainey, historian21 May – Malcolm Fraser, politician and author (died 2015)19 June – Anne Deveson, author25 November – Brenda Niall, biographerA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1930 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
13 January – Robert Crawford, poet (born 1868)28 March – Jean Curlewis, novelist (born 1898)2 September – Archibald Strong, poet (born 1876) 