Provides the fullest record of shipping movements, index to ships, vessels and people. Illustrated 326pp Nicholson, Ian Vol. Queensland Public Records Historical Resource Kit Part 1 produced by the Queensland State Archives a Auckland Public Library holding, includes records of the Queensland Immigration Department and also a small quantity of records from the Colonial Secretary's Office. These records record the arrival in Queensland of immigrants who travelled directly from ports in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Continent. However, they are by no means a complete coverage of arrivals.
Some passenger lists are either incomplete or missing entirely.
Inaccurate recording of names does occur and full paying passengers are often not recorded. Bureau of Immigration Research. Earp, George Butler. State Library of Tasmania Hobart. Australian National University.