Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
Posted by nellibell49 on August 7, 2008
Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/index.htm
Mary-Anne Warner’s site transcribing STATE RECORDS of SHIPS. easy to navigate. Detailed.
There’s many a story to tell . . .
Masters, crew, a stowaway or two; passengers, cabin, saloon and steerage; births at sea, deaths at sea; deserters; vessels with one crew and one passenger and those with 70 crew and hundreds of passengers; simple single sail boats, barques, brigs, large steam ships; whaling voyages, regular coastal passenger trips, voyages from other Australian ports, London, San Francisco, China and other exotic ports – you will find them all here.
The lists on this site are being transcribed from the State Records Authority of NSW Reels of the Shipping Master’s Office, Inwards Passengers Lists . . . . . . are added to weekly
