Indexes to immigration and shipping records

Assisted Immigrants

Assisted Immigrants arriving in Sydney, Newcastle, Moreton Bay and Port Phillip
Search the complete 1839-1896 Assisted Immigrants Index, or
Select a time and port below:
    * Port Phillip, 1839-51 
    * Sydney and Newcastle, 1844-59
    * Moreton Bay (Brisbane), 1848-59
    * Sydney, 1860-79
    * Sydney, 1880-96 
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Other Shipping Indexes

Miscellaneous Immigrants 1828-43
This index contains the names of some passengers who paid their own fare and some assisted immigrants.
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Unassisted Immigrants 1842-55
This index covers free or unassisted passengers arriving in NSW.
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Unassisted passenger and crew arrivals, 1854-1900
Available at the Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters website.
Covering Shipping Inward lists from the Shipping Master's Office, lists for the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s are almost complete, 1880s and 1890s to follow. Searchable by person's name, vessel name, and date; includes transcribed passenger lists and links to scans of the original lists.

Ships' Musters, 1816-25
Available at the Society of Australian Genealogists
This series - NRS 1289 - lists both passengers and crew departing from Sydney.

Vessels Arrived in Sydney, 1837-1925
This index covers vessels arrived in Sydney only. It records the name and date of arrival and in some cases type of vessel. If you know the name of a ship then this Index can be consulted to check the date of arrival.
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