Find Your Arrival Card Online

We’re excited to share that former Little Brothers and their families can now search for their original arrival card online through the National Library of Australia’s Trove website.

Each arrival card records the names of Little Brothers who made the journey together—by ship or flight—offering a powerful snapshot of shared beginnings in Australia.

How to find your arrival card:

1. Visit trove.nla.gov.au/landing/research

2. In the top right corner, click “All categories” and choose “Diaries, Letters & Archives” from the dropdown

3. In the search bar, type your name followed by “arrival card”

4. Click on the result that includes your ship or flight name to view a summary listing everyone who travelled with you

5. For the original card, click the blue “Get” button and select “View at Trove Digital Library”
   
   

Prefer help? Email legacy@bbm.asn.au and we’ll send your arrival card directly.