Hello David
Some site suggestions for you.
Good luck
Alec

IMMIGRANT SHIP TRANSCRIBER'S GUILD
http://istg.rootsweb.com/

THE BRITISH EMPIRE
http://www.btinternet.com/~britishempire/empire/empire.htm

FAMILY HISTORY IN INDIA
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/index.html

NATIONAL ARCHIVES of SOUTH AFRICA (NASA)
http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl

OLD VIRGINIA OBITUARIES, 1790-1940
http://virginiaobits.homestead.com/

MIGRATIONS - USA
http://www.migrations.org/index.html

NARA - US NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
http://www.archives.gov/

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RECORDS
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/aus/

LINKS TO GENEALOGY IN AUSTRALIA
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/linksoz.htm

PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]
http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/

STATE RECORDS of NEW SOUTH WALES [AUSTRALIA]
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
http://www.nla.gov.au/home.html

SOUTHERN CROSS GENEALOGY
http://www.southernx.com.au/wanted1.html

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING 1788 - 1968
http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/members/passengr/

ACCESS TO ARCHIVES
http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/

MESSAGE BOARDS http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/script/main/rw

MAILING LISTS
http://lists.rootsweb.com/