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.

Antipodes is a collection of short stories published by Malouf in 1985. This subseries consists of corrected typescripts of twelve of the thirteen stories in the collection. Some stories have more than one draft.

Correspondence mainly in the form of letters and postcards with various authors: Philip Martin concerning “Girl Warrior”, Don Maynard, Les A. Murray concerning “The New Moreton Bay”, Stephen Murray Smith concerning “On Journeying Apart”, Barry O'Donohue, Grace Perry, Andrew Sant and Fay Zwicky. Includes poems from some correspondents.

Correspondence between Judith Rodriguez and Thomas Shapcott, 1982 to 2003. Included in this subseries is correspondece to Judith Rodriguez and Thomas Shapcott and to Judith from various people.

Correspondence between Judith Rodriguez and Kate Shapcott.

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.

Transcript copies of speeches by Peter Bell and newspaper cuttings relating to Peter Bell.

This subseries includes correspondence from Kath Walker’s publishers regarding her publications, and correspondence relating to copyright. Requests from individuals and other organisations to use Kath’s work are included in this subseries, some of which have been addressed to the publishers and some of which have been addressed directly to Kath.

This subseries includes letters from organisations and individuals asking Oodgeroo Noonuccal to appear in programs, provide content, and for permissions to use her literary works for television, film and radio productions.

Correspondence from various arts and literary organisations as well as one year of material from Kath Walkers' involvement with Artbank.