From the story outline, 'The Trial : A new comedy by Franz Kafka' written by Peter Carey, was to "concentrate on the hitherto undiscovered comic nature" of this work by KafKa. Consists of story outlines and typescript drafts with emendations.

Typescript notes, with emendations, for an idea for a film titled 'Daddy's girl'.

Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Thomas Shapcott, 1984 to 1991.

Correspondence and documents relating to George Duckett-White, brother of William Duckett-White.

Correspondence and documents relating to Helena White, daughter of William Duckett White. It also includes documents relating to the Mylnes family (known as the Lota Mylnes) and self-published copy of 'The Lota Magazine' December 1988, produced for a family reunion.

Notes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, periodical issue and 3 certificates.

Four address or contact books for Judith Rodriguez. The first may be from 1982, with leather ties to close; the second may be from the 1991 or 1992, all pages have been crossed through, the front cover and spine have come away; the third may be from about 1993, all contact pages have been crossed through, the verso and fly leaf have not been crossed through, the front cover and spine have come away; and the final address book is spiral bound with cartoons throughout, on the cover it says 'To 2004' and no pages have been crossed through.

Eustace, a short story, was first published in 1982 with the novella Child's Play and short story The Prowler. Further editions were published in 1983 and 1999, and Eustace was included in Malouf’s The Complete Stories published in 2007. There are two typescript drafts in this subseries. The first is an early typescript draft, 10 leaves, extensive handwritten emendations, word count on last page, and undated. The second is a typescript draft, 21 leaves, including the title page, handwritten emendations, word count on last page, and undated.

The central figure of Harland’s Half Acre, Frank Harland, is another study of the artist-figure which continues to intrigue Malouf. Partly structured like Johnno and An Imaginary Life around two opposite individuals, the novel returns to the lush, exotic world of Queensland with a chronological narrative covering several decades. From his youth Harland is obsessed with the need to reclaim his family’s lost inheritance, the pastoral land with the nostalgic name Killarney. The dream turns sour when tragedy intervenes but Harland grows to understand that he has created another unexpected but more real legacy in his art. Harland’s Half Acre was first published in 1984. This subseries consists of two notebooks of 200 pages each with background material, notes and drafts, correspondence, various typescript drafts with handwritten corrections and additions, and a complete typescript of the finished novel.