Immigration Challenge
Jurisdiction: Queensland
How might we tell the stories of immigration to Queensland to learn from the past and inform the future?
A list of useful Queensland Government open datasets are tagged on (data.qld.gov.au)
Immigration has influenced Queensland’s history and identity
Immigration data shows how Queensland’s population has grown and changed
Data from 1848 to inform decision making
Unlocking stories can help Queensland thrive into the future
Entry: Challenge entry is only available to teams in Queensland.
Dataset Highlight
Migrant Ship and Aircraft files 1947-1976
Immigration Agent Toowoomba 1880 to 1888
Coloured labour and asiatic aliens in Queensland 1913
Registers of immigrants 1882 to 1938
Assistant Immigration Agent Maryborough 1884 to 1907
Farm Lads 1922-1940
Australian South Sea Islanders 1867 to 1908
Oronsay immigration 1925 to 1972
Register of immigrants 1864 to 1878
Register of immigrants, Brisbane 1885 to 1917
Passage certificates 1887 to 1906
Card index to nominated immigrants 1908 to 1922
Naturalisations 1851 to 1904
Passport registers 1926 to 1939
Immigration 1922 to 1940
Assistant Immigration Agent Maryborough 1875 to 1884
Assisted immigration 1848 to 1912