El ▁Mah di ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Tro ops " ▁ ▁J . ▁Brun ton ▁Steph ens ▁— ▁Con v ict ▁Once ▁and ▁Other ▁Po ems ▁ ▁Short ▁stories ▁▁▁ ▁R olf ▁B old re wood ▁ ▁" A ▁Can vas ▁Town ▁Rom ance " ▁ ▁" A ▁Trans formation ▁Sc ene " ▁ ▁Rosa ▁Pra ed ▁— ▁Australian ▁Life , ▁Black ▁and ▁White ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁ ▁A ▁list , ▁ordered ▁by ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁( and , ▁if ▁the ▁date ▁is ▁either ▁un spec ified ▁or ▁repeated , ▁ordered ▁alphabet ically ▁by ▁surname ) ▁of ▁birth s ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁of ▁Australian ▁literary ▁figures , ▁authors ▁of ▁written ▁works ▁or ▁literature - related ▁individuals ▁follows , ▁including ▁year ▁of ▁death . ▁▁▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁— ▁Henry ▁George ▁Lam ond , ▁novel ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁▁ 1 ▁July ▁— ▁Dor othe a ▁Mack ell ar , ▁poet ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁— ▁N ett ie ▁Pal mer , ▁critic ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁— ▁V ance ▁Pal mer , ▁novel ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁ ▁A ▁list , ▁ordered ▁by ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁( and , ▁if ▁the ▁date ▁is ▁either ▁un spec ified ▁or ▁repeated , ▁ordered ▁alphabet ically ▁by ▁surname ) ▁of ▁death s ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁of ▁Australian