This is a list of the shipping registers held by an archive or for a particular port.
The data is from the archives' catalogues, mainly online.
For some registers, we are able to provide a basic index for a register, by folio (page). In these cases, there will be a link to the index on the right hand side of the table. In some cases, the index includes a limited transcript of the folio, showing details of the vessel's registration, and in some cases details of the closure of the register.
For the Isle of Man registers, on the right of the index page is a link to a much more detailed transcript of the folio, including transactions and all owners. However, we can't cover every detail and it will still be worth referring to the original document.
For the registers for Rochester, images are available online and we provide a link to them for each entry (This is not functional at present, but we will restore this as soon as possible).
For the register for Canadian ports, many image sets are available online via the Canadiana site. Where possible, we have provided a direct link to the image for the first page of the register. For some registers, the images are continued on the next reel. The reels are numbered consecutively, so changing the reel number and page number in the URL will take you to the next page. For example, a URL that includes c1234/567 will be continued on c1235/1.
For the registers of Australian ports, a full index is available, with links to images of each folio on the NAA site.
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| Adelaide | Register of ships prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 1, 1838-1854 | A7505 |
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| Register of ships prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 2, 1854-1855 | A7505 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 1, 1855-1872 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 2, 1873-1878 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 3, 1878-1896 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 4, 1896-1916 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 5, 1916-1960 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 6, 1961-1973 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 7, 1973-1979 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 8, 1979-1981 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 9, 1981-1982 | A7509 |
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| Register of ships subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 10, 1982 | A7509 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, 1841-1855 | A7506 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1841-1982 | A7510 |
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| Index by name of ship,1847-1982 | A7508 |
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| Certificates of British Registry, 1838-1844 | A7507 |
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| Registry of Shipping Deeds book, 1920-1965 | A7511 |
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| Brisbane | Main register, Volume 1, 1856-1867 | A7531 |
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| Main register, Volume 2, 1868-1887 | A7531 |
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| Main register, Volume 3, 1888-1898 | A7531 |
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| Main register, Volume 1, 1898-1949 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 2, 1950-1968 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 2A, 1968-1968 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 3, 1968-1976 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 4, 1976-1979 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 5, 1979-1980 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 6, 1980-1980 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 7, 1980-1981 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 8, 1981-1981 | A7532 |
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| Main register, Volume 9, 1981-1982 | A7532 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume 1, 1856-1896 | A7545 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume 3, 1896-1927 | A7545 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume 4, 1898-1927 | A7545 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1855-1982 | A7533 |
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| Index by Name of Ship Volume 1 & 2, 1856-1958 | A7534 |
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| Bundaberg | Register of ships, 1899-1981 | A7522 |
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| Burnie | Main register, 1971-1980 | A7558 |
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| Cairns, Queensland | Main register, Volume 1, 1951-1980 | A7517 |
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| Main register, Volume 2, 1980-1981 | A7517 |
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| Main register, Volume 3, 1981-1982 | A7517 |
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| Devonport, Tasmania | Main register, 1969-1981 | A7560 |
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| Fremantle | Main Register, Volume 1, 1856-1884, [for additions - see barcode 32825060] | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 2, 1884-1897, [for additions - see barcode 32825060] | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 3, 1897-1903 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 4, 1903-1907 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 5, 1907-1914 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 6, 1914-1931 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 7, 1931-1955 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 8, 1955-1969 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 9, 1969-1974 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 10, 1974-1978 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 11, 1978-1979 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 12, 1979-1980 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 13, 1980 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 14, 1980-1981 | A7498 |
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| Main Register, Volume 15, 1981-1982 | A7498 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers | A7500 |
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| Index by name of ship | A7499 |
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| Geelong | Main register, 1855-1981 | A7552 |
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| Register book 'B' - Transactions, 1855-1881 | B6692 | ||
| Gladstone | Main register, 1969-1981 | A7522 |
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| Hobart | Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume 7 , 1855-1949 | A7562 |
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| Register of ships, Volume 8, 1865-1877 | A7562 |
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| Register of ships, Volume 9, 1865-1877, [pages 1-173, continues on film roll 2] | A7562 |
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| Register of ships (with continuation entries), Volume 10, 1877-1898 | A7562 |
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| Main Register (with continuation entries), Volume 11, 1899-1911 | A7562 |
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| Main Register (with continuation entries), Volume 12, 1911-1930 | A7562 |
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| Main Register (with continuation entries), Volume 13, 1931-1964 | A7562 |
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| Main Register (with continuation entries), Volume 14, 1964-1978 | A7562 |
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| Main Register (with continuation entries), Volume 15, 1979-1982 | A7562 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers | A7561 |
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| Cancelled Certificates of Registration for British Ships | P759 | ||
| Launceston, Tasmania | Register of British ships, Volume 1, 1846-1855 | P559 |
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| Register of British ships, Volume 2, [Transactions], 1849-1855 | P559 |
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| Register of British ships, Volume 3, [Transactions], 1853-1855 | P559 |
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| Register of British ships, Volume 4, 1855-1885 | P559 |
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| Register of British ships, Volume 5, 1870-1930 | P559 |
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| Register of British ships, Volume 6, 1930-1982 | P559 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1855-1982 | P556 |
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| Ships registration papers, chronological series, 1874-1947 | P560 | ||
| Cancelled Certificates of Registration, 1875-1947 | P759 | ||
| Register of Receipts, Merchant Shipping Acts, 1888 | P481 | ||
| Fees and Deeds Register, 1952 | P548 | ||
| Maryborough | Main register, Volume 1, 1868-1936 | A7527 |
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| Main register, Volume 2, 1900-1982 | A7527 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] register, 1870-1883 | A7526 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1868-1981 | A7523 |
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| Melbourne | Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 1, 1839-1852 | B1231 |
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| Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 2, 1852-1853 | B1231 |
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| Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 3, 1853-1854 | B1231 |
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| Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 4, 1854-1855 | B1231 |
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| Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 5, 1855-1855 | B1231 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 1, 1855-1859 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 2, 1859-1863 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 3, 1863-1867 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 4, 1867-1872 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 5, 1872-1878 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 6, 1878-1887 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 7, 1887-1898 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 8, 1898-1911 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 9, 1911-1924 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 10, 1924-1943 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 11, 1944-1961 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 12, 1962-1975 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 13, 1975-1979 | A7609 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 14, 1979-1982 | A7609 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume B1, 1855-1873 | A7610 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume B2, 1855-1873 | A7610 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume C, 1855-1873 | A7610 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume D, 1873-1957 | A7610 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume E, 1873-1957 | A7610 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, Volume F, 1873-1957 | A7610 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1978-1982 | A7556 |
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| Index by Name of Ship, 1965-1982 | A7555 |
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| Registration certificates, annual single number series, 1839-1981 | B1195 | ||
| Certificates of Survey, 1894-1981 | B5378 | ||
| Newcastle, NSW | Main register prior to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, 1849-1855 | A7574 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 2, 1856-1867 | A7575 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 3, 1867-1874 | A7575 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 4, 1875-1887 | A7575 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 5, 1888-1924 | A7575 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 6, 1925-1979 | A7575 |
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| Main Register subsequent to Merchant Shipping Act 1854, Volume 7, 1979-1982 | A7575 |
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| Continuation Register, 1850-1853 | A7576 |
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| Continuation Register, 1861-1882 | A7576 |
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| Continuation Register, 1876-1970 | A7576 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1855-1982 | A7573 |
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| Index by name of ship, 1849-1982 | A7572 |
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| Port Darwin | Main register, Volume 2, 1886-1979 | A7548 |
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| Main register, Volume 3, 1979-1981 | A7548 |
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| Main register, Volume 4, 1981-1982 | A7548 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers [ONs >300000], 1968-1982 | A7547 |
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| Index by name of ship, 1960-1982 | A7546 |
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| Port Fairy, Victoria | Register of ships, 1854-1895 | A7553 |
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| Port Kembla, NSW | Main Register, 1971-1981 | A7579 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1855-1981 | A7578 |
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| Index by name of ship, 1970-1980 | A7577 | ||
| Portland, Victoria | Main register, 1961-1982 | A7554 |
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| Rockhampton, Queensland | Main register, Volume 1, 1866-1953 | A7529 |
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| Main register, Volume 2, 1973-1982 | A7529 |
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| Continuation [Transactions] Register, 1877-1901 | A7530 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1873-1982 | A7528 |
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| Sydney, NSW | Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 2, 1834-1839 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 3, 1839-1841 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 4, 1841-1843 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 5, 1843-1845 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 6, 1845-1847 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 7, 1847-1849 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 8, 1849-1851 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 9, 1851-1853 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 10, 1853-1854 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 11, 1854-1855 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (I), Volume 12, 1855-1855 | C1 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 1, 1855-1860 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 2, 1860-1863 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 3, 1863-1866 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 4, 1866-1868 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 5, 1868-1871 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 6, 1871-1874 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 7, 1876-1878 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 8, 1874-1876 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 9, 1878-1880 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 10, 1881-1882 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 11, 1883-1884 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 12, 1884-1885 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 13, 1885-1888 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 14, 1888-1891 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 15, 1891-1893 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 16, 1893-1897 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 17, 1897-1899 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 18, 1899-1902 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 19, 1902-1904 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 20, 1904-1907 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 21, 1907-1909 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 22, 1910-1912 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 23, 1912-1914 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 24, 1914-1919 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 25, 1919-1923 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 26, 1923-1928 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 27, 1928-1937 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 28, 1937-1946 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 29, 1946-1950 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 30, 1950-1957 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 31, 1957-1963 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 32, 1963-1967 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 33, 1967-1970 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 34, 1970-1973 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 35, 1973-1975 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 36, 1975-1977 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 37, 1977-1979 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 38, 1979-1980 | C2 |
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| Register of ships, single number series (II), Volume 39, 1980-1982 | C2 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 1, 1855 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 2, 1870 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 3, 1873 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 4, 1876 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 5, 1879 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 6, 1882 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 7, 1889 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 8, 1900 onwards | C19 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 9, 1909 onwards | C19 |
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| Register of ships, A series | C3 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 2, 1855 onwards | C4 |
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| Transactions register, Volume 3, 1862 onwards | C4 |
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| Appropriation book for official numbers | A7580 |
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| Alphabetical index of ships, 1948-1982 | C5 |
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| Registers of ship tonnage measurements for the Port of Sydney [5 registers] | C4201 | ||
| Ships' tonnage measurement papers | C2103 | ||
| Townsville | Register of ships, Volume 1, 1884-1900 | A7518 |
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| Register of ships, Volume 2, 1900-1914 | A7518 |
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| Register of ships, Volume 3, 1914-1981 | A7518 |
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| Register of ships, Volume 4, 1981-1982 | A7518 |
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| Appropriation Book for Official Numbers, 1886-1981 | A7519 |
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