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National Archives of Australia - Index to Passenger Arrivals Western Australia 1898-1972

Search for passengers arriving by ship in Fremantle and other Western Australian ports between 1898 and 1972; or arriving at Perth airport between 1944 and 1972. For access click on Search the … more

Passenger Ships arriving in Australasian Ports

This site by the Perth DPS (dead Persons' Society) lists passenger ship arrivals (not all listed) to New South Wales 1837-1899, Queensland 1840-1915, South Australia 1836-1860, Victoria 1837-1899, … more

Linc Tasmania - Family History and eResources

Linc Tasmania - Family historyThis site is designed to explore Tasmanian ancestry using the following categories: Aboriginal Ancestry; Arrivals or departures; Birth, death or marriage; Convict life; … 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

Good British Stock: Child and Youth Migration to Australia

This research guide, by Barry Coldrey, is to the records held by National Archives of Australia, is online. Some of the topics covered include the Dreadnought Scheme, Boy Scout and Young Australia … more

National Archives of Australia - PhotoSearch

National Archives of Australia RecordSearch use the PhotoSearch tab to access 420,000+ digitised photographs 1800-2012. There are photos of buildings, people in their workplace and migration related … more

Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons is a database of 47+ 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

British Home Children in Canada

This site is designed to assist descendants of those who were part of the British child emigration scheme to Canada 1870-1957. more

State Archives & Records New South Wales

State Archives & Records NSW manages and provides access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788. … more

Immigrant Diaries 1822-1895

These diaries are held in the National Library of Australia's manuscript collection. This list is arranged chronologically by year and date of departure. more

Convicts to Australia - A Guide to Researching Your Convict Ancestors

This extensive guide, by the Perth DPS (Dead Persons' Society,) contains information on many aspects of the convict system and includes a glossary, bibliography and extensive online convict databases … more

CastleGarden.org - America's First Immigration Center

Castlegarden.org is a free database developed and funded by The Battery Conservancy. It contains and makes available eleven million records of immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York from … more

FamilySearch - Australia and New Zealand

The Historical Record Collections for Australia and New Zealand include the following:1. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-19812. Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005. Cards of cemetery … more