1882 in Australian literature

• Rolf Boldrewood — Robbery Under Arms
• Ada Cambridge — Across the Grain
• Rosa Praed — Nadine : The Study of a Woman[1]

• Rolf Boldrewood
  • "The Bushman's Lullaby"
  • "Perdita"
• Victor J. Daley — "The First of May"
• John Farrell — Two Stories : A Fragmentary Poem
• Henry Kendall — "Outre Mer"
• Douglas Sladen — Frithjof and Ingebjorg and Other Poems

• Rolf Boldrewood — Old Melbourne Memories

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1882 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 18 July — Alice Grant Rosman, poet (died 1961)
• 22 July — Frederic Manning, poet (died 1935)
• 2 August — Ruth Bedford, poet (died 1963)
• 23 September — Brian Vrepont, poet (died 1955)

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1882 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 1 August — Henry Kendall, poet (born 1839)

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