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19th century South Australian shipping databases
This site by Graham Jaunay has three online databases designed for accessing details on vessels, and emigrants, arriving in South Australia. They include:• 1836 to 1840 emigrants who applied for … more
Ships Nostalgia
An online community for people worldwide with an interest in ships and shipping. This free forum is for crew, ex-crew, ship enthusiasts and cruisers. This site has a wealth of information, and … more
Bound for South Australia - Passenger Lists 1836-1851
Bound for South Australia by Diane Cummings. The passenger lists 1836-1851 are arranged by arrival year and alphabetically by ship name within each year. The passenger lists are presented as scanned … more
Ancestry.com - Unassisted Immigrants 1826-1922
Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1826-1922. There is a free name search with subscription, or pay to veiw options available to access the digitised records. This database covers the following … more
State Records New South Wales - Indexes Online
The Immigration indexes include: • Unassisted Immigrants 1842-1855 index lists 136,000+ passengers who paid their own way. It also includes ships' crew and interstate or colonial arrivals. A … more
Findmypast - Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960
The National Archives (UK) Outward Passenger Lists for voyages departing the British Isles 1890-1960 (BT27) for Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA detail 24 million+ … more
State Library of South Australia
Photographic collections held include:• A Godson Collection of River Murray Shipping. This collection contains 16,000+ photographs of paddle steamers and other vessels and riverports, as well as … more
Lloyd’s Register of Ships online
This site has a table with links to volumes of Lloyd’s Register of Ships which have been scanned by Google Books and The Internet Archive. These fully searchable volumes date from 1764-1899 … more
Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory Online
The Mercantile Navy List, compiled by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, was published from 1849 until 1976 (with a gap 1941 to 1946, during World War II). This list is the official, … more
IrishGenealogy.ie
This free family history website by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht offers access to databases and a 'one-stop' search facility. Online databases include: • Church … more
Fairbridge Kids - The History Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra - Western Australia
This site, by the Old Fairbridgians Association of Western Australia, includes stories, historic photographs of the people and the village, documents, links and much more. more
Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria - Historical Index Search
This free index search covers:• Births in Victoria from 1853 to 1916• Marriages in Victoria from 1853 to 1942• Deaths in Victoria from 1853 to 1988• Church baptisms, marriages and … more
South Australian Naturalisations 1839-1903
A database by Adelaide Co-operative History Databases. Search results may include name, residence, occupation, birthplace, age, time in SA, dates of Memorial, Oath of Allegiance and Certificate of … more
Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Oral History Interviews
These interviews are held by the National Library of Australia, Digital Collections - Oral Histories. more
The Child Migrants Trust
This Trust, founded in 1987, is an independent service for former child migrants, their parents and relatives. The Trust works on behalf of former child migrants who seek information about their … more