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Ships' CrewMariners and Ships in Australian Waters by M Warner lists the names of passengers and crew arriving in Sydney (1854-1884 with gaps). (See Immigration into Australia: Online Indexes and Passenger Lists for details).
Genseek's Mariner and Crew Records includes a captains index plus a wide variety of other indexes.
Mariners. This site is dedicated to research into the mariners and ships of the merchant marine and the world's navies. Information and links for Australia and New Zealand are available.Hall Genealogy Website - UK Mariners Page. This extensive gateway site offers links to a wide variety of resources for researching UK mariners. It is a must to visit.
Maritime History Archive, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada holds 70% of the records of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen known as Agreements and Account of Crew of British Empire vessels. They hold 1863-1938 plus the majority of the records for 1951-1976.Ships' InformationRegister of Ships by G Provost and P Joicey has transcriptions from Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping (1764-2003). Ships are listed alphabetically with registration details such as rigging, tonnage, dimensions, propulsion, owners and master available.
Palmer List of Merchant Vessels Online by Michael Palmer contains extensive information and includes ships' pictures where available. The focus is on ships to the US but it includes ships that came to Australia.
The Maritime History Virtual Archives by Lars Brussels. This great site has information and links covering all aspects of maritime history and includes ships' pictures.
Ships'Movements ListsIndex to vessels arriving in Sydney 1837-1925 by Mary-Anne Warner. This index to 120,133 records lists the name and type of vessel plus date of arrival in Sydney. This index is useful for checking or confirming the date of arrival once you know the name of the ship.
South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Shipping Arrivals. This alphabetical list of ships arriving in South Australia (1836-1886) lists ships' name, arrival date and port plus departure port.
The Pioneers Association of South Australia. This site contains a List of Ships to South Australia 1836-1845. It lists name of the ship; departure port and date, arrival port and date, other information such as ship type and tonnage plus details of the number of passengers.
Ships' Pictures
This
extensive site is a great place to search for historical details and
images of ships. Searches can be made by ship name or owner/operator
such as Cunard Line or White Star Line. Detailed histories are
available on various steamship companies plus images of the ships,
advertisements and ships' postcards (where available).Australian National Maritime Museum Click on Index in the Search box then the Letter I to find Images of Ships- Library Research Guide - Click on this for access to the Vaughan Evans Maritime Illustration Indexes from the Illustrated Sydney News (1853-1889), the Illustrated London News (1842-1891) and the Australasian Sketcher (1873-1889). There is also access to the Index to Ship Pictures compiled from books in the Museum Library collection. It includes a wide range of titles covering the sailing ship era up to current day cruise ships, illustrated newspapers and maritime art books.
Richard McKenna Memorial Pictorial Shipping Database. This Australian collection comprises library books, shipping registers, ship's photographs, maps and charts, shipping memorabilia, ship's plans and other maritime paraphernalia. The online database is currently being re-developed.
State Library of South Australia. H A Godson Collection of River Murray Shipping contains
16,000+ photographs of paddle steamers and other vessels and river
ports, as well as historical River Murray scenes. For access use the South Australiana Database and enter Godson as a search term under the Collection of Pictorial Material option or do a Keywords search by ship's name.
State Library of South Australia. The A D Edwardes Collection of 8,000+ Photographs of Sailing Ships from around the world, taken between 1865-1920. For access to 2,280+ of these images use the South Australiana Database and enter A D Edwardes as a search term under the Collection of Pictorial Material option or do a Keywords search by ship's name.
Art School Online by Roger Elliott. This interesting site has online lessons in drawing sailing ships. There is detailed explanations on the type of ships and rigs etc.
ShipwrecksEncyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks by Peter Stone. This site, based on material collected by Jack Loney, lists 8,000+ entries. There is an entry for each vessel shipwrecked with relevant physical details and details of her loss. This is followed by a code to a published reference work.
Ships' Graveyards of South Australia. This site provides comprehensive information about deliberately abandoned vessels in South Australian waters. It includes location map and descriptions of 19 identified sites; facts sheets, with histories and photographs, for all known graveyard vessels. It also provides access information if you wish to visit the sites.
Western Australian Maritime Museum Western Australian Shipwrecks Database.
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