THE WEBSITE OF THE MARINERS MAILING
LIST.
AUSTRALIAN RECORDS OF MERCHANT MARINE SHIPPING AND SEAMEN - QUEENSLAND
Chris Mobbs
This is PART 4 of a series, as follows:
PART 1 Commonwealth and Australia-wide records
PART 2 New South Wales records
PART 3 Northern Territory records
PART 4 Queensland records
PART 5 South Australia records
PART 6 Tasmania records
PART 7 Victoria records
PART 8 Western Australia records.
A. National Archives records
Refer to PART 1 for descriptions of these records and how to use the Control Numbers referenced below.
Date Range
Control Nos.
· Shipping Registers
| Brisbane | 1856-1898 | A7531 |
| 1898-1982 | A7532 | |
| 1887-1901 | A7530,
A7534 (index) |
|
| 1856-1927 | A7545 | |
| Bundaberg | 1899-1981 | A7522 |
| Cairns | 1951-1982 | A7517 |
| Maryborough | 1868-1982 | A7527 |
| 1863-1917 | A7526 | |
| Rockhampton | 1866-1982 | A7529 |
| 1877-1901 | A7530 | |
| Townsville | 1884-1982 | A7518 |
· Crew
Lists
Date Range Control
Nos.
| Brisbane & others | 1924- | BP120/1 | |
| Inwards | 1852-1964 | J715 (part) | |
| Outwards | 1852-1964 | J716 (part) | |
| Crew Change Registers | 1961-1965 | BP286/1 | |
| 1966 | BP300/2, BP300/3 (index) | ||
| Bowen | Inwards | 1897-1961 | J723 (part) |
| Outwards | 1897-1963 | J724 (part) | |
| Cairns | 1926-1956 | BP187/1 | |
| Inwards | 1897-1924 | J725 (part) | |
| Outwards | 1897-1924 | J726 (part) | |
| Rockhampton | Inwards | 1898-1924 | J727 (part) |
| Outwards | 1898-1924 | J728 (part) | |
| Townsville | Inwards | 1895-1924 | J721 (part) |
| 1895-1924 | J722 (part) |
· Registers of Engagement & Articles of Agreement
Register
or Date Range
Control Nos.
Article
| Brisbane & others | R | 1872-1940 | BP200/3 |
| R | 1877-1899 | BP692/25 | |
| A | 1893-1958 | BP200/2 | |
| Bowen | R | 1863-1923 | BP159/42 |
| R | 1866-1891 | BP159/39 | |
| A | 1929-1937 | BP177/3 (part) | |
| Bundaberg | R | 1876-1939 | BP159/41 |
| Cairns | A | 1915-1958 | BP188/2 |
| A | 1958-1962 | BP240/2 | |
| Gladstone | A | 1917-1949 | BP107/11 |
| Maryborough | R | 1866-1883 | BP206/5 (part) |
| R | 1898-1939 | BP206/5 (part) | |
| Rockhampton | R | 1866-1898 | BP159/40 |
| A | 1924-1951 | BP107/10 | |
| Townsville | R | 1886-1940 | BP205/5 |
| A | 1901-1959 | BP205/2 |
· Discharges
Type
(R=register, C=certificate, RTS=release, Ret=return)
Type
Date range Control
Nos.
| Brisbane & others | R | 1855-1940 | BP200/4 |
| C | 1927-1968 | BP214/1 | |
| RTS | 1923-1959 | BP200/5 | |
| C | 1964-1967 | BT1010/10 | |
| Bowen | R | 1863-1923 | BP159/36 |
| C | 1948-1956 | BP177/1 | |
| RTS | 1940-1952 | BP177/2 | |
| Bundaberg | R | 1877-1938 | BP159/38 |
| Cairns | R | 1912-1951 | BP159/35 |
| C | 1927-1957 | BP188/4 | |
| C | 1928-1958 | BP188/5 | |
| C | 1956-1962 | BP240/4 | |
| C | 1958-1962 | BP240/5 | |
| RTS | 1927-1957 | BP188/3 | |
| RTS | 1957-1963 | BP240/3, BP240/7 | |
| RTS | 1963-1964 | BP240/6 | |
| Gladstone | C | 1925-1957 | BP107/1 |
| RTS | 1923-1962 | BP110/1 | |
| MacKay | R | 1870-1883 | BP159/34 |
| RTS | 1950-1958 | BP305/1 | |
| Maryborough | R | 1862-1938 | BP206/4 |
| R | 1898-1939 | BP206/5 (part) | |
| C | 1953-1963 | BP219/2 | |
| RTS | 1951-1961 | BP219/1 | |
| Rockhampton | R | 1863-1931 | BP159/37 |
| C | 1922-1950 | BP107/2 | |
| RTS | 1930-1963 | BP107/6 | |
| RTS | 1927-1961 | BP107/7 | |
| Ret | 1930-1941 | BP107/9 | |
| Townsville | R | 1887-1940 | BP205/6 |
| C | 1910-1958 | BP205/4 | |
| C | 1947-1948 | BP343/25 | |
| RTS | 1922-1959 | BP205/3 | |
| RTS | 1963-1964 | BP343/26 |
· Register of Deserters
Date range
Control Nos.
| Brisbane & others | 1924-1965 | BP305/4 |
| Townsville | 1947-1948 | BP343/25 |
| 1924-1969 | J1500 |
B. Queensland Government records
The relevant government authority is the State
Archives
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