Although convict settlement in Australia is infamous, more
people settled as free settlers, and the number of these swelled
after gold was discovered in the 1850's, as well as the large
numbers that arrived in the 20th century on the assisted passage
scheme. Aside from the general Passenger Lists there are other
sources specific to Australia that may be of relevance, only
some of which are available online. The UK National Archives has
a number of important records for newly arrived Australian
migrants. The Colonial Office papers relating to the governance
of New South Wales during the 19th century all contain names of
immigrants. They can be found in series CO 201 (this & CO 208
are the only ones for which Microfilm copies are available at
the National Library of Australia, the State Library of
Victoria, and the State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell
Library, Australia), CO 202, CO 360 and CO 369. The archives of
the New Zealand Company are available at CO 208. The New Zealand
Government has a very good