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== Introduction<br> | == Introduction<br> == | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list names and other details about individuals leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) Australia. Between 1788 and 1900 over 1,000,000 people immigrated to Australia. Most of them were from the British Isles, but some were from Europe and Asia.<br> | [[Australia|Australia]]Emigration and immigration sources list names and other details about individuals leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) Australia. Between 1788 and 1900 over 1,000,000 people immigrated to Australia. Most of them were from the British Isles, but some were from Europe and Asia.<br> | ||
Prior to 1900 there were four classes of immigrants to Australia: | Prior to 1900 there were four classes of immigrants to Australia: | ||
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== Indexes and Lists == | == Indexes and Lists == | ||
Indexes and lists of immigrants to each state are available in a variety of formats including microfiche, microfilm, book and electronic formats. Some are available on the internet. Local, state and family history libraries may hold material relevant to that state and other areas of Australia. The National Archives holds records of immigration after 1923 when immigration became a Commonwealth Government responsibility. Information on the records and how to obtain them is available on the National Archives of Australia site for [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/migration/ migration, citizenship & travel ]. | Indexes and lists of immigrants to each state are available in a variety of formats including microfiche, microfilm, book and electronic formats. Some are available on the internet. Local, state and family history libraries may hold material relevant to that state and other areas of Australia. The National Archives holds records of immigration after 1923 when immigration became a Commonwealth Government responsibility. Information on the records and how to obtain them is available on the National Archives of Australia site for [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/migration/ migration, citizenship & travel ]. | ||
== General == | == 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> | 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> | ||
=== New South Wales === | === New South Wales === | ||
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*[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=42 Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ, and Foreign Ports 1852-1861] | *[http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=42 Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ, and Foreign Ports 1852-1861] | ||
<br> Emigration and immigration records, such as the ones previously described, are deposited in Australian national archives, state archives, and other local repositories and archives. Click on the state archive link in the [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] article to learn more. | <br>Emigration and immigration records, such as the ones previously described, are deposited in Australian national archives, state archives, and other local repositories and archives. Click on the state archive link in the [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] article to learn more. | ||
== Emigrants Leaving Another Country == | == Emigrants Leaving Another Country == | ||
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From Germany In an article by Karl Werner Klüber were listed emigrants from Hamburg bound for Australia in the years 1849-1851. The lists of passengers can be found in the periodical [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1743865&disp=Jahrg%252E%2B15%252C%2BHft%252E%2B4%2BApr%2B1966&columns=*,0,0 GENEALOGIE Heft 4], April 1966 page 186, available through the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL book number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&classmark=943+B2gf&columns=*,0,0 943 B2gf].) | From Germany In an article by Karl Werner Klüber were listed emigrants from Hamburg bound for Australia in the years 1849-1851. The lists of passengers can be found in the periodical [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1743865&disp=Jahrg%252E%2B15%252C%2BHft%252E%2B4%2BApr%2B1966&columns=*,0,0 GENEALOGIE Heft 4], April 1966 page 186, available through the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (FHL book number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&classmark=943+B2gf&columns=*,0,0 943 B2gf].) | ||
The [http://irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/names_monument.htm Australian Monument Lists Four Hundred Names] in New South Wales lists 400 girls from Ireland.<br> | The [http://irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/names_monument.htm Australian Monument Lists Four Hundred Names] in New South Wales lists 400 girls from Ireland.<br> | ||
== Books about Emigration and Immigration == | == Books about Emigration and Immigration == | ||
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AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. | AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. | ||
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To find these records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for a lengthy listing of sources under: | To find these records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for a lengthy listing of sources under: | ||