National Archives: Australia

[Siobhan]

National Archives of Australia The link is to the search page.
This is the place to come if your family members served in the Australian armed forces or if they migrated to Australia during the 20th century.
Some records are digitalised and can be viewed on line. If they are not online you can request that they be digitalised. Cost is according to the number of pages in the record.
If you are unsure that a record is your relative then if it is located in Canberra I can go and request the file and look at it in the reading room. If I am away at the time it might take a little while to get back to you. Also, if the file has not been viewed it can take a few weeks for it to be checked and given the tick for release.

 

[Cathy]

This is a great site. Note the link is to a login page. Login as Guest and then view the tabs on the Search Page. The easiest searches are from the Name List and the Passenger Arrivals Index. Note that this is for Passengers that came through Fremantle from 1921-1949. It includes passengers that actually disembarked at other Australian ports.

Another way to find people travelling from the UK to Australia is through the Britain: outbound passenger lists
1890-1960 on findmypast. These are also now on Ancestry. They are from the National Archives BT 27.

 

[AnneD]

If you know the name of the ship you or an ancestor arrived in Australia on then the newspapers on the Trove website often given detailed descriptions of the voyage. e.g climate conditions, illnesses on board, conditions on board etc which can be an interesting addition for your records.