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HOW DO I TRACE AUSTRALIAN RECORDS?

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Lucy

Lucy Report 14 Apr 2007 11:27

Can anyone help? I know my great grandfather was shipped off to Australia by his parents, I know when he went and what name of the liner but I don't know how to persue him from there

Kerry

Kerry Report 14 Apr 2007 11:44

It depends where and when he went to in australia. I'll nudge up some info for you.

Susan

Susan Report 14 Apr 2007 11:50

Hi Lucy, Try mariners.records.nsw.gov.au Sue (Australia)

Marie

Marie Report 14 Apr 2007 12:05

Try googling Cyndi's list, and go to Australian section, you never know. Marie

Lucy

Lucy Report 20 Apr 2007 17:30

Thank you for your help, he went in 1913 to Brisbane, however slightly confused now as I got a message saying he was shipped off to Australia to CurryCurry?!

Kerry

Kerry Report 20 Apr 2007 21:44

nudged again for Lucy

SydneyDi

SydneyDi Report 20 Apr 2007 22:10

There's Cloncurry in Outback Queensland - a lot of those 'shipped out' by their parents worked on the remote stations of the outback - to keep them out of trouble I think. If you know approx what year and the ships name, you could try findmypast passengers leaving UK (1890-1919 at the moment). (I will look if you don't have any credits, I have a couple left I won't need now I have found my g/father and his family) There are on-line indexes to the Queensland assisted migrants records http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/indexes.asp And QLD has just released the BDM indexes up to 1914, if he came before then. http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/ (click on top right 'search historical indexes') Di

Lucy

Lucy Report 21 Apr 2007 08:32

His name was James Archibald and it was in 1913 - I will follow up these leads thank you for all your help!