Passenger Departures

See Passenger Arrival Records.

See Shipping Records.

DEPARTURE RECORDS 1852-1923

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - OUTWARDS SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS 1852-1923 (VPRS 948)

These are indexed through the catalogue on the Public Record Office Victoria website and include images of outwards ships passenger lists. This is a finding aid for outwards ships passenger lists.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/outwards-passenger-lists

FAMILYSEARCH - AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, OUTWARD PASSENGER LISTS, 1852-1924

This information was provided by Public Record Office Victoria. Images are included and are searchable.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2527519

ANCESTRY - WEB: VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, OUTWARD PASSENGER INDEX, 1852-1915

Index to Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ and Foreign Ports 1852-1923. Public Record Office Victoria. This is searchable.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=70791

FINDMYPAST - AUSTRALIA, INWARD, OUTWARD AND COASTAL PASSENGER LISTS 1826- 1972

These include the following:

• Australian National Passenger Lists 1898-1972
• New South Wales passenger lists (assisted and unassisted)
• 1881 British census crew and passengers on ships arriving in New South Wales
• Queensland customs house shipping passengers and crew 1852-1885
• South Australia passenger lists 1847-1886
• Passengers to South Australia on board Buffalo 1836
• Tasmania Departures 1817-1863
• Victoria inward passenger lists 1839-1923
• Victoria outward passenger lists 1852-1915
• Victoria coastal passenger lists 1852-1924

This is searchable and may be browsed.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/australia-inward-outward-and-coastal-passenger-lists-1826-1972

MYHERITAGE - AUSTRALIA, OUTWARDS PASSENGERS FROM VICTORIA INDEX, 1852-1915

This is searchable.

https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10887/?utm_source=partner_victoriangenealogy&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=victoriangenealogy_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch

DEPARTURE RECORDS 1924-Present

Australian migration records from 1924 are held by the National Archives of Australia. The records are not available for 20 to 30 years after their creation unless access is approved under the Freedom of Information Act or the Archives Act.

The National Archives of Australia, Canberra office holds outwards aircraft passenger records for all Australian airports. These are not online. The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 38.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-38-Passenger-records-held-in-Canberra.pdf

The National Archives of Australia, Canberra office holds outwards ship passenger records for all Australian ports. These are not online. The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 38.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-38-Passenger-records-held-in-Canberra.pdf

The National Archives of Australia, Melbourne office holds outwards ships passenger lists for the ports of Melbourne, Geelong and Portland. These are not online. The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 172.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-172-passenger-records-held-in-melbourne.pdf

NEWSPAPERS

Shipping departures were reported in the newspapers. Additional information given may include details of the ship, date of arrival and departure as well as the further destination of the ship. Other information may include the ship's captain, crew and passengers (usually only cabin passengers are named) as well as the cargo. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

STRAYS COLLECTION

FINDMYPAST - STRAYS COLLECTION AUSTRALASIA

A "stray" is defined as anyone who is married, lived or died away from his/her place of birth in Australia and New Zealand. This is searchable.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/strays-collection-australasia