| SHIP SEQUENCE No. | ARRIVALS - in DATE ORDER | Newspaper Report |
| | ZEBRA from Altona with Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, arrived Port Adelaide on January 2nd, 1839 - 191 passengers | |
| | SOCRATES from Launceston Pt. Adelaide January 10th, 1839 - 19 passengers | |
| | CHILDREN from Launceston Jan 15th, 1839 NEVER ARRIVED wrecked East of Portland with loss of 16 Passengers (names not listed) | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote arrived Pt. Adelaide Jan 16th, 1839 | |
| 39/03 | CATHARINA (AKA CATHERINE) from Hamburg with Captain Peter Schacht, arrived South Australia on Jan 20, 1839 - 125 Prussian religious refugees | 2 02 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/01 | ORLEANA from Liverpool Oct 5th with Captain Alex. Cameron, arrived Port Adelaide Jan 11/16, 1839 - 95 passengers | 16 01 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/07 | RESOURCE from London Oct 7, 1838 with Captain W.Boyle, arrived Port Adelaide Jan 23rd, 1839 - 211 passengers | No Newspaper date |
| 39/02 | INDUS (351t barque) from Dundee with Captain W. Clark, arrived Port Adelaide Jan 16, 1839 with 73 passengers | No Newspaper date |
| 39/04 | BARDASTER from London with Captain John Virtue, arrived Port Adelaide on 22-01-1839 - voyage lasted 107 days - at least 50 passengers | No Newspaper date |
| 39/05 | PORTER from Liverpool arrived Port Adelaide on Jan 23, 1839 with 26 passengers | 9 02 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/06 | DORSET from Liverpool with Captain J. Bishop, arrived Port Adelaide on Jan 23, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | EAGLE from Launceston with Captain Fawthorp, arrived Pt. Adelaide Jan 27th 1839 with 800 sheep | |
| | LORD HOBART from Hobart with Captain Simpson, arrived Pt. Adelaide January 29, 1839 | |
| | JOHN DUNSCOMBE from Launceston arrived Pt. Adelaide January 29, 1839 - 4 passengers | |
| | TRUELOVE from Hobart Pt. Adelaide January 29, 1839 - 8 Passengers | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote arrived Pt. Adelaide Jan 26th, 1839 | |
| | NEREUS from Sydney arrived Pt. Adelaide Jan 27th, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA formerly HMS PHILOMEL from Launceston, Tas, arrived Pt. Adelaide January 27/29, 1839 - 6 passengers | |
| | BLACK JOKE from Launceston Pt. Adelaide January 30, 1839 - 4 passengers | |
| | HERO (Sloop from Encounter Bay arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 4th, 1839 | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Sydney, arrived Adelaide February 4, 1839 | |
| | MARY ANN (7t cutter from Kingscote arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 8th, 1839 | |
| 39/08 | PLATINA from London with Captain Wellbank, arrived Port Adelaide on Feb 9th, 1839. 105 Passengers 9 deaths on the voyage | 23 02 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 10th, 1839 | |
| | MARY ANN (7T cutter from Pt. Adelaide arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 11th, 1839 salvage from wreck of PARSEE | |
| | ADELAIDE from Sydney arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 17th, 1839 | |
| | HENRY FREELING from Pt. Phillip, arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 19, 1839 - 7 passengers | |
| | EAGLE from Launceston, arrived Adelaide February 19, 1839 - 2 passengers | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote, arrived Pt. Adelaide 21 Feb, 1839 | |
| | ELIZABETH from Launceston with Captain Stiles, arrived Adelaide February 22nd, 1839 | |
| | BLACK JOKE from Launceston with Captain James Harding, arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 22nd, 1839 | |
| | ABEONA from Hobart with Captain H.C. Hawson, arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 22, 1839 passengers (17 in steerage - names not listed) | |
| | NEREUS from Pt. Adelaide, arrived Pt. Lincoln Feb 24th, 1839 - searched for land on Spencer Gulf for surveying | |
| | LINDSAYS from Sydney with Captain David Walsh, arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 25th, 1839, cabin passenger and 2 steerage passengers | |
| 39/09 | THOMAS HARRISON from London Nov 20th, 1838 with Captain E M Smith, via Deal, arrived Port Adelaide on Feb 25th, 1839 - 95 passengers | No Newspaper date |
| | BRITOMART formerly HMS BRITOMART from Hobart, arrived Pt. Adelaide Feb 28th, 1839 | |
| | JOHN DUNSCOMBE from Launceston with Captain Neil McLean, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 1st, 1839 - 2 steerage Passengers - names not listed | |
| | VICTORIA from Pt. Lincoln, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 2nd, 1839 | |
| | LADY MARY PELHAM from Launceston arrived Pt. Adelaide March 1st, 1839, two steerage passengers - names not listed | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston arrived Pt. Adelaide March 3, 1839 - 9 passengers | |
| | DAVID WITTON from Pt. Phillip with Captain Arthur Wright, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 2nd, 1839.
Wrecked at Onkaparinga March 17 1839 en route to Pt. Phillip - passengers (8 steerage - names not listed) | |
| 39/10 | HENRY WELLESLEY from Batavia with Captain Edward Williams, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 2nd, 1839 No Passengers | 16 03 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | NEREUS from Pt. Lincoln, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 2nd, 1839 searched for land on Spencer Gulf for surveying | |
| | MUNFORD from Launceston Pt. Adelaide March 9, 1839 - 2 Passengers | |
| | LORD SIDMOUTH from Hobart, arrived Coffin Bay March 11, 1839, collecting oil for Hobart | |
| 39/11 | FOX from Rio de Janeiro, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 16th, 1839 - No Passengers | 20 03 1839 N/Paper2 |
| | BLACK JOKE from Georgetown, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 17, 1839 | |
| 39/51 | CAROLINE (156t brig from Hobart, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 20, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| 39/12 | DAWSON (AKA DAWSONS from London Sept. 3rd, 1838 with Captain H K Price, arrived Port Adelaide via King George's Sound on March 21st, 1839 | 27 05 1839 N/Paper2 |
| 39/14 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE from London with Captain Wm Moore; via Plymouth 11/12/1838, arrived Port Adelaide on 21-03-1839 - 512 passengers | No Newspaper date |
| 39/13 | KATHERINE STEWART FORBES from London Oct 20th, 1838 with Captain Alfred Fell, via Portsmouth and Cape of Good Hope arrived Port Adelaide on March 21st, 1839 | 30 03 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/15 | D'AUVERGNE from London Nov 13th, 1838 with Captain P le Huquet, arrived Port Adelaide on 21-03-1839 - 170 passengers | 27 03 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | ABEONA from Pt. Lincoln Pt. Adelaide March 23rd, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed) 1 Passenger wounded in accident at flag raising ceremony | |
| | EAGLE from Launceston, arrived Pt. Adelaide March 26th, 1839 | |
| | JOHN DUNSCOMBE from Launceston arrived Pt Adelaide March 28, 1839 | |
| | LOWESTOFT Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide March 29th, 1839 | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Sydney arrived Pt Adelaide March 29th, 1839 - 17 Passengers - names not listed | |
| | CHARLOTTE Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide March 29th, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | LORD HOBART from Hobart arrived Encounter Bay March 30th, 1839 | |
| | ELIZABETH (51t schooner Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 1 Apr, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston arrived Pt Adelaide Apr 1, 1839 - possibly no passsengers | |
| | DORSET from Pt Lincoln arrived Pt Adelaide Apr 4, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| 39/16 | WELCOME from Greenock, arrived Port Adelaide April 3, 1839, 24 passengers | 13 04 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | TRUELOVE Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 7 Apr, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| | SALLY ANN from Portland, arrived Pt Adelaide 9 Apr, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | ELIZABETH (51t schooner Pt Fairy VIC, arrived Pt Adelaide 15 Apr, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| | HENRY FREELING from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide April 15, 1839 | |
| | NEREUS Pt Adelaide, arrived Pt Adelaide 12 Apr, 1839 exploration voyage to Spencer Gulf area | |
| | TAMAR (brig Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 13 Apr, 1839 | |
| | BRAZIL PACKET from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide April 16, 1839 - 7 passengers | |
| | MUNFORD from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 16 Apr, 1839 | |
| | ABEONA Pt Lincoln Pt Adelaide, arrived 17 Apr, 1839 | |
| | MEROPE Launceston Pt Adelaide, arrived 21 Apr, 1839 | |
| | ADELAIDE Launceston Pt Adelaide, arrived 27 Apr, 1839 - 1300 of 1500 sheep lost | |
| | DORSET from Pt Lincoln arrived Pt Adelaide Apr 28, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| | LOOK-IN Launceston Pt Adelaide, arrived 28 Apr, 1839 | |
| 39/17 | FAIRFIELD from Liverpool with Captain Robert Abbott, arrived Port Adelaide on 30-04-1839 with 115 passengers (83 adults, 32 children | 11 05 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | TRUELOVE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide May 3 1839 - 2 Passengers | |
| | JOHN DUNSCOMBE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide May 5, 1839 | |
| | BLACK JOKE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide May 6, 1839 - 4 passengers | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Kangaroo Is arrived Sleaford Bay May 6, 1839 - 56 Passengers - names not listed | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide May 6, 1839 - 3 passengers | |
| 39/18 | ALMA (222t ship) from Hamburg, arrived Pt Adelaide 09 May, 1839 2 passengers | 15 05 1839 N/Paper2 |
| | MARY ANN (7t cutter Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 10 May, 1839 - 3 Passengers | |
| | HERO (SLOOP from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide May 13, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| | RESOURCE Pt Phillip, arrived Pt Adelaide 13 May, 1839 - 2280 out of 2700 sheep lost | |
| | LINDSAYS from Twofold Bay NSW, arrived Pt Adelaide 15 May, 1839 | |
| 39/19 | PLANTER from London Nov 23, 1838 with Captain James Beazley, arrived Port Adelaide on 16-05-1839 (crew mutiny off Rio de Janiero) 95 passengers (66 adults, 29 children | No Newspaper date |
| | CHARLOTTE Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 17 May, 1839 | |
| | ABEONA from Hobart, arrived Adelaide May 19, 1839 - passengers (names not listed | |
| | RAPID from Launceston, arrived Nepean Bay 22 May, 1839 - 17 Passengers | |
| | THOMAS HARRISON Pt Phillip, arrived Pt Adelaide 23 May, 1839 | |
| | RAPID Nepean Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 24 May, 1839 | |
| | LADY MARY PELHAM from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 25 May, 1839 | |
| | LORD HOBART from Launceston arrived Glenelg May 27, 1839 | |
| | MUNFORD from Launceston May 11, arrived Pt Adelaide 27 May, 1839 with sheep | |
| | MARY ANN (7t cutter Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 2 Jun, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | ABEONA from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide June 5, 1839 - 3 Passengers | |
| | SOCRATES from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide June 07, 1839 - 10 passengers | |
| 39/20 | ESSINGTON fmrly Isabella from Timor, arrived Port Adelaide June 7th, 1839 - No Passengers | 8 06 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/21 | SIR CHARLES FORBES (originally Charles Forbes) from Liverpool with Captain C Laing and 183 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on June 7th 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | WILLIAM from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide June 7th, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | NEREUS from Pt Adelaide, arrived Pt Adelaide June 8th, 1839, forced back into port by gales | |
| | DORSET from Pt Lincoln arrived Pt Adelaide Jun 8th, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| | WATERWITCH from King George Sound, arrived Pt Adelaide June 9, 1839 | |
| | DAVID from NZ, arrived Pt Adelaide June 9, 1839 | |
| | PORTER from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide 10 Jun, 1839 - 1 Passenger (name not listed | |
| 39/22 | HERALD HMS (28 gun sloop fmrly HMS Termagan, from India, arrived Glenelg, Adelaide June 16th 1839 | 22 06 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston arrived Pt Adelaide Jun 16, 1839 - 2 Passengers - names not listed | |
| | KATHERINE STEWART FORBES from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide June 17, 1839 - 6 Passengers (names not listed | |
| 39/23 | HOOGHLY from London Feb 19th, 1839 with Captain G. Bayly and 290 Migrants, arrived Port Adelaide on 17-06-1839 | 22 06 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/24 | LADY BUTE from Greenock via Madiera with Captain D M Mckinlay and 61 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on June 18th 1839 | 29 06 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/25 | GANGES from London with Captain Malcolm McDonald and 60 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on June 23, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | DAWSON (AKA DAWSONS from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 24 Jun, 1839 | 29 06 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | MARY ANN (7t cutter from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 25 Jun, 1839 | |
| | JOHN DUNSCOMBE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 26 Jun, 1839 | |
| | MINERVA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide June 26, 1839 | |
| 39/26 | SEPPINGS from London 12 - 03 1839 with Captain Corry Rawlings and 36 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 29-06-1839 | 6 07 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | ABEONA from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide 29 Jun, 1839 | |
| | TAMAR (brig from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 29 Jun, 1839 | |
| | EAGLE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 4 Jul, 1839 - 3 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | FOX from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide July 4, 1839 | |
| | HENRY FREELING from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 4 July, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| 39/28 | EXPORTER from Timor, arrived Port Adelaide July 6th, 1839 - 6 passengers | 6 07 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/30 | CITY OF ADELAIDE (280t barque) from London with Captain Donaldson and at least 75 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on July 6th 1839 | 20 07 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/27 | LYSANDER from Liverpool with Captain Currie and 218 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on July 6th, 1839 | 20 07 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston July 2nd 1839 with Captain Buckland, arrived Pt Adelaide July 13, 1839 - 4 Passengers - names not listed | |
| | MARY ANN (7t cutter from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 16 Jul, 1839 | |
| 39/29 | ASIA from London with Captain Benjamin Freeman and 245 passengers, arrived Glenelg, Adelaide on 16-07-1839 | 27 07 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | LOWESTOFT from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 19 Jul, 1839 | |
| | ABERCROMBY from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide July 19th, 1839 | |
| | WILLIAM from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 24 Jul, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | SALLY ANN from Portland with Captain John Sanders, arrived Pt Adelaide July 24, 1839 | |
| | ABEONA from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide 24 Jul, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide Jul 27, 1839 - 2 Passengers - names not listed | |
| | L'ELIZABETH from Le Havre, arrived Encounter Bay 27 Jul, 1839 - No Passengers whaling | |
| | SAMUEL BAKER from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide 27 Jul, 1839 | |
| | RAPID from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 30 Jul, 1839 | |
| 39/03 | MARY RIDGWAY from London with Captain William Chesser and 3 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 3-08-1839 | 7 08 1839 N/Paper2 |
| | EAGLE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 4 Aug, 1839 - 2 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide Aug 6, 1839 - Passengers - names not listed | |
| | EUDORA from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide Aug 7th, 1839 | |
| | CHARLOTTE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 7 Aug, 1839 | |
| 39/32 | ARIADNE from Greenock with Captain Geo. McLeod and 120 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on August 13th, 1839 | 17 08 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | VICTORIA from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 18 Aug, 1839 | |
| | LOUISA from Sydney, arrived Pt Lincoln 21 Aug, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| 39/33 | SOMERSETSHIRE from London with Captain John Jackson and 234 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on August 24th, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | FREAK from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide 24 Aug, 1839 | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Pt Adelaide, arrived Kangaroo Island Aug 28, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| 39/34 | GEORGIANA from Leith 14 - 03 1839 with Captain G. Stephenson and 70 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 28-08-1839 | 4 09 1839 N/Paper2 |
| | DAWSON (AKA DAWSONS Launceston Pt Adelaide 30 Aug, 1839 - 15 Passengers (names not listed | |
| 39/35 | LULWORTH / LULLWORTH from Madras with 2 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Sept 1st, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| 39/37 | PLEIADES from Lombock India, arrived Port Adelaide Sept 2nd, 1839 | 2 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | DORSET from Sydney arrived Pt Adelaide Sep 2, 1839 - 2 Passengers | |
| | WILLIAM from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 3 Sep, 1839 - 5 Passengers (names not listed) | |
| | LOWESTOFT from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 3 Sep, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide Sep 4, 1839 - possibly no passsengers | |
| 39/36 | PRINCE GEORGE (317t barque) from Calcutta India, arrived Port Adelaide Sept 2nd, 1839 - No passengers reported (lost in Sth China Sea 21 Jul 1841) | 4 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | SPECULATOR from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide 8 Sep, 1839 | |
| | EAGLE from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 9 Sep, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| 39/38 | GLENSWILLY from Greenock, arrived Port Adelaide September 18, 1839 | 21 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | ELIZABETH (194t barque Singapore (never arrived - wrecked Sep 10, 1839 Gage Roads Enroute to Adelaide) | |
| | ABEONA from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide Sep 11, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| | VICTORIA from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide Sep 14, 1839 | |
| | LORD HOBART from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide Sep 15, 1839 - passengers | |
| 39/39 | RECOVERY from London May 19, 1839 with Captain Thomas Johnson and 237 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Sept 19th, 1839.
Passengers plus a detachment of the Sappers and Miners | 25 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/40 | ANNA ROBERTSON from London May 27, 1839 with Captain Augustus Munro and 111 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Sept 20, 1839 | 21 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/41 | ALICE BROOKS from Liverpool May 22, 1839 with Captain David Scott and at least 16 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Sept 23, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| 39/42 | PRINCE REGENT (395t ship) from London June 6, 1839 with Captain William Evans and 199 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Sept 25, 1839 (23 deaths on voyage | 25 09 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/43 | LADY LILFORD from Liverpool June 18, 1839 with Captain James Kermath and 203 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide Sept 27, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | LANCIER from Pt Louis to Adelaide (never arrived - wrecked Sep 28, 1839 off Fremantle) | |
| | WATERWITCH from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 30 Sep, 1839 | |
| | FRANCES from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 1 Oct, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | INTEGRITY from East Indies, arrived Kangaroo Island 3 Oct, 1839 en route Sydney | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 5 Oct, 1839 | |
| | KATHERINE STEWART FORBES from Launceston, arrived Glenelg Oct 6th, 1839 | |
| 39/44 | MISSISSIPPI from Havre de Grace, arrived Pt Lincoln 8 Oct, 1839 - No Passengers, whaler | No Newspaper date |
| | SKERNE from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide 10 Oct, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| 39/45 | DUMFRIES from London with Captain Richard Thompson with at least 60 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Oct 13, 1839 | 19 10 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | EXPORTER from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide 16 Oct, 1839 Passengers (names not listed | |
| | MISSISSIPPI from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Lincoln 17 Oct, 1839 - No Passengers departed and returned for 2 deserters | |
| | LOWESTOFT from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 18 Oct, 1839 - 4 Passengers | |
| | MARY ANN (20t cutter from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 18 Oct, 1839 - 4 Passengers | |
| | MARY MALLABY from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide 18 Oct, 1839 - 2 Passengers | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 19 Oct, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide Oct 21, 1839 - Passengers (some names not listed) | |
| 39/46 | STRATHISLA from Timor, arrived Port Adelaide Oct 19, 1839 - no passengers | 26 10 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | HERO (SLOOP from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide Oct 22, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed | |
| | ABEONA from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide 27 Oct, 1839 | |
| 39/48 | SUPERB from Greenock July 11, 1839 with Captain Neil Shannon and 49 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Oct 29, 1839 | 2 11 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/47 | PALMYRA (maiden voyage from Greenock July 3, 1839 with Captain P. Brown. PALMYRA returned for repairs and sailed again July 18, 1839,
arrived Port Adelaide on Oct 29, 1839 - 150 passengers (cabin, intermediate and steerage - some of whom disembarked at Adelaide). | 2 11 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | TRUELOVE from Hokianga NZ, arrived Pt Adelaide 1 Nov, 1839 - 2 Passengers | |
| | CITY OF ADELAIDE (280t barque from Nepean Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 3 Nov, 1839 | |
| | MINERVA from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 3rd, 1839 - Passengers | |
| | VICTORIA from Encounter Bay Pt Adelaide 5 Nov, 1839 | |
| | JANE FLAXMAN from Pt Adelaide, arrived Pt Lincoln 8 Nov, 1839 - No Passengers | |
| 39/49 | SINGAPORE (aka SINCAPORE) from London 12-7-1839 via the Downs with Captain James Hamilton, 96 passengers arrived Port Adelaide on 11-11-1839 | 16 11 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote with Captain Hutchinson, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 13th, 1839 - no passengers | |
| | MARY ANN (20t cutter from Kingscote with Captain Wilson, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 14th, 1839 - no passengers | |
| | JANE FLAXMAN from Pt Lincoln with Captain Cowin, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 15th, 1839 - no passengers | |
| | MARY ANN (20t cutter from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 20 Nov, 1839 | |
| | JOHN PIRIE from Sydney with Capt. Henry Hay, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 20, 1839 - passengers and sundries | |
| | JANE FLAXMAN from Pt Adelaide arrived Onkaparinga 22 Nov, 1839 | |
| | KATE from Sydney Nov 5th with Capt Birkenshaw, arrived Pt Adelaide Nov 24th, 1839 - 1 Passenger | |
| 39/50 | HERO from Singapore with Captain Sir Walter Watson Hughes, arrived Adelaide Nov 23, 1839 - 1 passenger | 30 11 1839 N/Paper1 |
| | ALICE from Port Lincoln, arrived Adelaide Nov. 26th, 1839 | |
| | LADY EMMA from Launceston with Capt. Thomas Buckland, arrived Adelaide Nov 27th, 1839 - 17 horses, 50 ton flour and sundries | |
| | ELIZABETH from Port Leschenault (Oct.2nd and Fremantle (Oct.30, arrived Adelaide Nov 27th, 1839 | |
| | VICTORIA from Kangaroo Isl. with Capt. Hutchinson, arrived Adelaide Nov.28th, 1839 with Company stores | |
| | RANGER from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide 28 Nov, 1839 | |
| | VICTORIA from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 28 Nov, 1839 | |
| | WATERWITCH, a Surveying cutter, from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide on Nov. 28th, 1839 | |
| | DORSET from Sydney and Pt Phillip with Capt. Robertson, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 6th, 1839 with a cargo of sundries, but no passengers. | |
| | PORTER from Hobart, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 8th, 1839 - Passengers (names not listed) | |
| | RAPID from Launceston, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 8th, 1839 - charted Guichen Bay - Passengers | |
| | CHRISTINA from Sydney, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 11th, 1839 - Passengers (incl. 3 - names not listed) | |
| | ADELAIDE from NZ, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 11th, 1839 - Passengers (incl. a native of New Zealand) | |
| | ABEONA from Swan River, arrived Pt Lincoln 12 Dec, 1839 - possibly Passengers (names not listed) | |
| | HERO (SLOOP from Pt Lincoln, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 14, 1839 | |
| | RECOVERY from London, arrived Pt Lincoln 15 Dec, 1839 - No Passengers | |
| | MARY ANN (20t cutter from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 16 Dec, 1839 | |
| 39/53 | DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND from London August 5, 1839 with Captain Frederick Geare and 262 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on Dec 17, 1839 | 21 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/51 | CAROLINE (330t ship) from London 28 - 06 1839 via Plymouth with Captain John Williams and 118 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 17-12-1839 | 21 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/52 | CLEVELAND from London 25 - 07 1839 via The Downs with Captain Wm Marley and 189 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 18-12-1839 | 21 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/54 | MOFFATT from London 26 - 08 1839 with Captain James Gilbert, arrived Port Adelaide on 19-12-1839 and 316 passengers
(many of whom decided to migrate to Australia owing to the depression in England) | 21 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/56 | DELHI from Liverpool with Captain Samuel Herbert and 167 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 20-12-1839 | 28 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/55 | WILLIAM BARRAS from London 8 - 07 1839 with Captain James Norrie, arrived Port Adelaide on 20-12-1839 | 21 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/57 | JUSTINE from Mauritius via St Denis de la Bourbon with 3 passengers, arrived Port Adelaide on 23-12-1839, en-route to Sydney | No Newspaper date |
| | PARKFIELD from Sydney via Port Phillip, arrived Pt Adelaide 23 Dec, 1839 - a number of passengers in steerage (names not listed) | |
| | AGENORIA from Hobart Town, arrived Pt Adelaide 29 December 1839 - 1 passenger | |
| | LOWESTOFT from Launceston with Captain James Allan, arrived Pt Adelaide Dec 25th, 1839 with Captain drowned Dec 29th while swimming | |
| 39/58 | ELIZABETH JOHANNA from Dublin. Newspapers recorded this ship arrived Dec 25th 1839 - arrival not confirmed. Passengers (names not listed) | No Newspaper date |
| | MISSISSIPPI French Whaler arrived Port Adelaide 26 12 1839 | 26 12 1839 N/Paper2 |
| | JAMES HOLMES from Singapore, arrived Adelaide December 26th 1839 | 28 12 1839 N/Paper1 |
| 39/59 | VICTORIA from Encounter Bay, arrived Pt Adelaide 26 Dec, 1839 | No Newspaper date |
| | St VINCENT from St Vincent, arrived Pt Adelaide 28 Dec, 1839 | |
| | MARY ANN (20t cutter from Kingscote, arrived Pt Adelaide 28 Dec, 1839 | |
