Passenger lists are available for the years:

• 1845 to 1886
• 1888 to 1924.

Not all lists have survived.

Indexes

The indexes are searchable PDFs and can be browsed for names.

• Indexes to Passenger Lists can help locate the names of passengers from a range of series.
• Indexes and Digitised records for Ships Arriving at South Australian Ports   can help locate the name of the ship and other information.

Assisted Passenger 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.

Official Passenger Lists

Passenger lists dating from 1888 to 1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas.

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