This collection has typescript and handwritten drafts, notes and research material relating to published works and also to a wide range of literary projects mostly undertaken during the later part of Hill's writing career, from 1945 onwards. These unpublished works cover a variety of genres: novels, plays, descriptive writing and scripts for radio, television and film. Included are drafts and research material related to 'Johnnie Wisecap', 'The Coast of the Holy Ghost', 'Zodiac Road / Blanked over the moon', 'Women of Australia', 'Grand Kangaroo', 'Mother of Pearl'. There is material on the life of Daisy Bates, and plans for a film based on her life; personal correspondence, and two complete unpublished novels.

There are 3,156 photographs, some prints, some negatives, reflecting very large collection of photographs taken by Hill during her many long tours of outback Australia, from the early 1930s and cover all aspects of Northern, Western and outback Australia: flora and fauna, scenery, missions, homestead life, coastal scenes and shipping, traditional industries such as fishing, droving, pearling and sugar farming, mining, camel transport, dwellings, cemeteries, and public buildings. There is pictorial material relating to the life and customs of Aboriginal Australians in all areas of Australia.

Two postcard albums of scenes from Maleny. These include the Maleny Emporium Myers and Hirst Ltd General Merchants; the first motor car in Maleny (Nov 13 1913); the Butter Factory Maleny (Feb 1923); and views of Skyring Creek.
Four photographs. Rev T Symonds, President Baptist Church Australia; Hirst, Head Baptist 1913-1914; [H R Webster of Webster Biscuit Factory] family photo; Baptist Association on Queensland 1913-1914 Home Mission Ministers.

Album of 97 albumen prints of Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and United States of America, (19.5 x 14.5cm) mounted on board. Many photographs have printed and numbered captions, and initials F.A.C. Some have additional pencilled captions on boards. On cover: Scraps. One photograph has initials J.V which is attributed to James Valentine (1815-1879)

Accompanied by prospectus and order form for the published drawings.
Also, selection from : Catalogue and notes on the William Westall drawings and paintings of the Australian coast, 1801-1803 (typescript , duplicated 5 p.) dealing with parts of that catalogue that have reference to Queensland.
Includes biographical notes on Westall.
William Westall was a draughtsman and artist who accompanied Flinders on his expedition to discover the coast of New Holland and New South Wales (1801-1803).