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National Maritime Museum Sydney - Welcome Wall

Australian National Maritime Museum Sydney. Click on the Welcome Wall link for information about the Welcome Wall. To search the online database use welcomewall.anmm.gov.au/Pivot It allows you to … more

Pure Merinos and Others: The 'Shipping Lists' of the Australian Agricultural Company

This book by P. A. Pemberton, originally published in 1986, is online in PDF format. Between 1825 and 1862 the Australian Agricultural Company and its subsidiary, Peel River Land and Mineral Company … more

Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters

This site, hosted by State Records of New South Wales, is indexing and transcribing unassisted passenger lists 1845-1922 held by SRNSW (NRS 13278). This ongoing project has the lists complete for … more

Queensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Immigration

These indexes include:• Assistant Immigration Agent Maryborough 1875-1884• Assistant Immigration Agent Maryborough 1884-1907• Assisted Immigration 1848-1912 - This index provides free … more

Ancestry.com - Australia Convict Collection

This collection offers access to 24+ convict databases. The records are fully indexed with a free name search. A variety of subscription options offer access to digitised copies of the original … more

Queensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Courts

These indexes include: • Criminal depositions 1861-1885• Divorces 1861-1894• Equity files 1857-1895• Inquests 1859-1902• Instruments of renunciation 1915-1983 - lists names, … more

Queensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Professions

These indexes cover :• Civil servants 1865-1867• Dental Board 1903-1932• Imperial pensions 1872-1915 - These registers recorded personal accounts for pensions paid through the Treasury … more

National Archives of Australia - Naturalisation Records held in Canberra

Records are held for Victoria (1851-1903) and South Australia (1848-1903) plus records for all of Australia from 1904. Records for New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania pre 1904 … more

Datamarine's War Brides Index

An index to war bride passenger lists for ships bound for Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand 1946-1947. A search returns name and destination country. Fees apply for further details. more

Ancestry.com - Ship's Medical Journals

There are two collections available and both contain indexed images of the original journals. A variety of subscription options are available to access these images. • UK Royal Navy Medical … more

Picture Gallery of Sailing Ships

This site details ships in the passenger trade to Australia and New Zealand from the 1840s to the 1890s and links to images of the ships.

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Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons is a database of 31+ million freely usable media files (images, sounds and videos) to which anyone can contribute. This is a great place to search for images of places, churches and … more

Royal Museums Greenwich - Picture Library

The Picture Library has 33,800+ images and photographs online depicting notable ships, trade and empire, astronomy, exploration, navigation and time. Collection includes historical photography, ship … more