One handwritten note 'Rejected chapers - also earlier typed versions of the book replaced by present 1st typed versions'. With rejected chapters, 26 leaves. Undated.

One page, handwritten in blue ink, with notes by the author on the original handwritten draft that accompanies it. Original first handwritten draft, 12 sheets of paper, some folded in half and written on both sides, in red and blue biro and black ink. From the accompanying note: This was usually referred to as 'Birds'; Written at Campagnatico in 1981; “Birds was originally to be a long story of some 15,000-20,000 words; the opening of a collection which would include 'Sorrow & Secrets', 'Musica Viva' and several more.”

One leaf, handwritten in blue ink, with notes by the author on the draft that accompanies it. Rewritten first draft of 'Birds' story, 21 numbered pages. According to the accompanying note: "Rewritten in Brisbane between March and early May 1981….contains the new material to be added, a second draft of the latter half of the book and notes made for background from a history of the 41st Battalion, Queensland".

One handwritten note by author: 'Original typescript for afterword (unused). Later rewritten for programme note for the ballet, then for a piece on North Queensland in the Griffith Review.’ Accompanied by the draft, which has handwritten emendations in pen and pencil, thirteen leaves are original typescript, 7 leaves are photocopies, all 20 leaves hand numbered from 124 to 139.

One Upim notebook of 200 pages with handwritten draft of Harland's Half Acre, handwritten in red and blue ink.

[First] typescript version of Harland’s Half Acre, 265 leaves, typescript, photocopied and handwritten, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading). Handwritten page numbers in top right-hand corner of most leaves, some pages out of sequence, some pages are duplicated. Undated.

[Complete] typescript version of Harland’s Half Acre, 248 leaves, typescript, photocopied and handwritten, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading). Handwritten page numbers in top right-hand corner of most leaves, pages numbered out of sequence, some sticky tape inserts have come loose. Undated.

Typescript, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading).

Typescript, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections. 12 leaves + 1 leaf with 'insert' written on reverse. Undated.

Typescript, handwritten emendations, and white-out corrections. Undated.