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*'''Assisted immigrants''' came to Australia through the financial assistance of the government, organizations, or wealthy individuals.  
*'''Assisted immigrants''' came to Australia through the financial assistance of the government, organizations, or wealthy individuals.  
*'''Paying passengers''' came to Australia through their own means.
*'''Paying passengers''' came to Australia through their own means.
== General  ==
The [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland] has a searchable index database on the Internet for transportation records of Irish convicts sent to Australia between 1788 and 1868. Over 38,000 names are indexed on the [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?category=18&subcategory=147&style=null&PHPSESSID=lekscplsegcggpckm9kgkqdku5 Ireland - Australia Transportation] Web site.<br>
Ship Passenger Lists for all areas in the 1800's [http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/pass1.htm#Index www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/pass1.htm#Index]
For the period before 1825, check local newspapers.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Australia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref>




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