Hello Gary I am also starting to look at records for Australia, in search of a convict ancestor transported from Yorkshire. I looked on the Rootsweb list of mailing lists and joined a couple that were most appropriate for me last week. So far, people have been very helpful. Australian records are divided between the different States and the ones I've tried have search facilities. I found them through Google searches. I don't know what access is like to more recent records. You might also look for newspaper archives. Good hunting, Jennie