The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1951Vol. XXII, No. 1

Shipping Time-Tables

p. 103 · Read in the full issue

There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables in the Pacific Islands. The following time taoies are only approximately correct— they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—

Sydney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangi (17,500 tons) maintains regular two [ monthly sailings—Sydney-Au'ckland-Suva- I Honolulu-Victoria-Vancouver, and return.

Sailed from Sydney July 5. 1951, and I should sail again early in September.

Agents: Union SS Cos.. Ltd.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

j MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Dregerhaven - Rabaul- Samarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney early September.

MV Malaita, freighter with some com fortable passenger accommodation, sails on varied schedule about every seven weeks usually Sydney - Samarai - Lae- Madang-Manus-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney early October.

All details from Burns, Philp & Cos., Ltd.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga

Small modern MV Matua, carrying 100 passengers, runs about every 4-5 weeks: Auckland-Suva-Nukualofa and Vavau (Tonga) - Niue - American Samoa - Apia (Western Samoa)-Suva-Auckland.

Details from Union SS Cos.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.-

Niue-Samoa

Old MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) maintains fairly regular service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), svith alternative calls at Niue and Apia (W. Samoa).

Details from NZ Government Shipping Office.

Sydney-Norfolk Is.-

N. Hebrides-Solomons

Steamer Morinda, 40 passengers, runs it about 6 weekly intervals: Sydney- Norfolk Is. (alternative)-Vila and N.

Hebrides ports-Honiara (Solomons), and return direct to Sydney.

Details from Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritlmes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every three months at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messageries Mari times.

Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H.

C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.