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1972 in Australian literature
OVERVIEW OF THE EVENTS OF 1972 IN LITERATURE
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1972.
Australian literature
![[[Barbara Baynton]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BBaynton.jpg?width=200 "[[Barbara Baynton]].")
![The [[bush ballad]]eer [[Banjo Paterson]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Banjo Patterson.jpg?width=200 "The [[bush ballad]]eer [[Banjo Paterson]].")
![Portrait of [[Charles Bean]], official World War I historian](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Charles EW Bean portrait.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of [[Charles Bean]], official World War I historian")
![[[David Unaipon]] (1872-1967), the first Aboriginal author.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David Unaipon.jpg?width=200 "[[David Unaipon]] (1872-1967), the first Aboriginal author.")
![[[C.J. Dennis]], poet and humourist of the Australian vernacular.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DennisWriting.jpg?width=200 "[[C.J. Dennis]], poet and humourist of the Australian vernacular.")
![[[Dorothea Mackellar]](1885-1968), writer of ''[[My Country]]''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dorothea Mackellar.jpg?width=200 "[[Dorothea Mackellar]](1885-1968), writer of ''[[My Country]]''.")
![Cover of ''[[The Female Eunuch]]'' (1970) by [[Germaine Greer]]. The book was a bestseller and helped usher in second-wave [[feminism]] in Australia and the world. Greer relocated to England for many years, but now divides her time between England and Queensland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Germaine Greer - The Female Eunuch.jpg?width=200 "Cover of ''[[The Female Eunuch]]'' (1970) by [[Germaine Greer]]. The book was a bestseller and helped usher in second-wave [[feminism]] in Australia and the world. Greer relocated to England for many years, but now divides her time between England and Queensland.")
![Les Murray]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lesmurray.jpg?width=200 "Les Murray]].")
![Australia's first published poet [[Michael Massey Robinson]] in a watercolour by [[Edward Charles Close]] c1817. [[State Library of New South Wales]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael Massey Robinson.jpg?width=200 "Australia's first published poet [[Michael Massey Robinson]] in a watercolour by [[Edward Charles Close]] c1817. [[State Library of New South Wales]]")
![[[Miles Franklin]], author of ''[[My Brilliant Career]]'', in 1901](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Miles Franklin, 1901 (31523140262).jpg?width=200 "[[Miles Franklin]], author of ''[[My Brilliant Career]]'', in 1901")
![[[Noel Pearson]] is an Aboriginal lawyer, rights activist and essayist.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Noel Pearson 8Feb10.jpg?width=200 "[[Noel Pearson]] is an Aboriginal lawyer, rights activist and essayist.")
![[[Patrick White]] became the first Australian to be awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1973.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Patrick White 1973.jpg?width=200 "[[Patrick White]] became the first Australian to be awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1973.")
![[[Joseph Furphy]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SLQ 73655 Furphy.jpg?width=200 "[[Joseph Furphy]].")
![''[[Seven Little Australians]]'' by [[Ethel Turner]] is the first and only book by an Australian author to have been continuously in print for 100 years.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SevenLittleAustralians16thEdnCvr.jpg?width=200 "''[[Seven Little Australians]]'' by [[Ethel Turner]] is the first and only book by an Australian author to have been continuously in print for 100 years.")
![''[[The Magic Pudding]]'' by [[Norman Lindsay]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Magic Pudding.jpg?width=200 "''[[The Magic Pudding]]'' by [[Norman Lindsay]].")
![[[Watkin Tench]], an officer of the marines on the [[First Fleet]] and author.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Watkin tench.jpg?width=200 "[[Watkin Tench]], an officer of the marines on the [[First Fleet]] and author.")
LITERATURE BY AUSTRALIAN WRITERS
Australian Literature; Australian poetry; Poetry of Australia; Literature of Australia; Australian Children's Literature; Australian children's literature; Children's literature in Australia; Australian Poetry Library; Oz lit; Aus lit; Auslit; Ozlit; Australia literature; Australian verse
Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies; as such, its recognised literary tradition begins with and is linked to the broader tradition of English literature.
1972 in video games
VIDEO GAMING-RELATED EVENTS DURING THE YEAR OF 1972
1972 in video gaming; Video games in 1972
1972 saw the release of the first commercially successful video arcade game, Pong, and the first video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey.
