The Swan River Pioneers' newsletter , the Settlers Gazette, is produced quarterly and received by all members of the Western Australian Genealogical Society's Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 Special Interest Group. These Passenger Lists and shipping arrivals have been transcribed from tables published in early copies of the "Western Australian Chronicle and Perth Gazette". The lists appear to be complete and accurate at least with the ships' names and arrival dates. Fully searchable indexes of passenger lists for these ships and others are available to members; see what is available under our Indexes and Databases page. Members can log in and go direct to the Swan River Colony Passenger Arrivals and Departures 1826-1838 database search table.
The tonnages given have nothing to do with the ships weight, but are a measurement of the volume in a ship's hull, calculated at the rate of one ton to 100 cubic feet. The actual weight of the ships was usually much less than the registered tonnage.
The following Passenger Lists and Shipping details have been extracted from the Settlers Gazette newsletter 1996-1998.
(Ships shown in blue have a link to the passenger list, if not blue there is no list available here)
| From the "Western Australian Chronicle and Perth Gazette" No.2, February 26, 1831 | ||||||
| No. | Arrival Date | Ships' Name | Tons | From | Departed | No. of Pass. |
| 1 | Apr 25th 1829 | HMS Challenger | - | Cape | Aug 28th | - |
| 2 | June 1st | Parmelia | 443 | England | - | - |
| 3 | June 8th | HMS Sulphur | - | England | Remains | - 63rd Regt. |
| 4 | Aug 5th | Calista | - | England | Sept 26th | 73 |
| 5 | Aug 6th | St. Leonard | 353 | Cape | Sept 22 | - |
| 6 | Aug 23rd | Marquis of Anglesea | 352 | England | Grounded | 95 + 16 troops |
| 7 | Sept 20th | Thompson | 266 | Sydney | Nov 7th | - |
| 8 | Sept 22nd | Amity | 175 | N.W. Coast | Sept 29th | - |
| From the "Western Australian Chronicle and Perth Gazette" No.5, March 5th, 1831 | ||||||
| No. | Arrival Date | Ships' Name | Tons | From | Departed | No. of Pass. |
| 9 | Oct 5th | Georgiana | 403 | Hobart Town | - | 40th Regt. |
| 10 | Oct 6th | Lotus | 437 | England | Nov 15th | 105 |
| 12 | Oct 9th | Ephemina | 285 | Hobart Town | Nov 19th | 13 |
| 13 | Oct 12th | Orelia | 382 | Hobart Town | Nov 7th | 13 |
| 14 | Oct 12th | Caroline | 330 | London | Nov 8th | 64 |
| 15 | Oct 12th | Cumberland | ??? | Bombay | Oct 15th | 5 |
| 11 | Oct 17th | Governor Phillip | 173 | Raffles Bay | Nov 17th | 39th Regt. |
| 16 | Oct 19th | Atwick | ??? | London | Nov 15th | 75 |
| 17 | Oct 21st | Admiral Gifford | 43 | Timor | Oct 26th | - |
| 18 | Nov 11th | Lion (Lyon) | 275 | Hobart Town | Dec 19th | 88 |
| 19 | Nov 14th | Dragon | 131 | Hobart Town | Nov 29th | - |
| 20 | Nov 28th | HMS Success | - | - | - | - |
| From the "Western Australian Chronicle and Perth Gazette" No.8, April 9th 1831 | ||||||
| No. | Arrival Date | Ships' Name | Tons | From | Departed | No. of Pass. |
| 21 | Dec 15th | Gilmore | 500 | London | Mar 20th | 179 |
| 22 | Jan 9th 1830 | Norfolk | 536 | Sydney | Jan 21st | - |
| 23 | Jan 15th | Nancy | 382 | London | Mar 8th | - |
| 24 | Jan 15th | Leda | 188 | Sydney | Feb 1st | - |
| 25 | Jan 17th | Skerne | 121 | Liverpool | Aug 23rd | - |
Source: Early Newspapers the JS Battye Library of West Australian History