We have passenger lists for arrivals to South Australia from 1845 to 1886 and 1888 to 1940. Not all passenger lists have survived.
National Archives of Australia holds passenger lists from 1941 on-wards.
Indexes
The indexes can help find the name of a passenger or a ship's name. This information may help when looking through the passenger lists.
The indexes are searchable PDFs. To search for a name use CTRL F and type the name in the search box that appears.
Search by a passenger name
To help locate a passenger's names use the Indexes to Passenger Lists .
Search by ship name
To find the name of a ship use the Ships Arriving at South Australian Ports page.
Ships Arriving at South Australian Ports by ship name 1836 to 1900 (GRG56/68/4) is a list of ships arriving in South Australia taken from newspapers, printed sources and government lists.
Passenger lists dating from 1845 to 1886 record emigrants selected by the Colonisation Commissioners London. Their passage was paid for from the Emigration Fund, they are referred to as assisted passengers.
Passenger lists dating from 1888 to 1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas.
Passenger list search
To search by year select the year or Select All
To search by a ship's name use the Search by Title field. This will list ships by their name. The Download column displays a PDF file containing the name of passengers who arrived on the ship.