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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1951Vol. XXII, No. 3

Shipping Time-Tables

p. 109 · Read in the full issue

There now are comparatively few ship ing lines running on regular time-tables i the Pacific Islands. The following time iDies are only approximately correct— ley are subject to much alteration at tort notice:—

Sydney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangl 7,500 tons) maintains regular two

onthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva

anolulu-Victoria-Vancouver, and return.

Rms Aorangi

fd. .. Sept. 6 Nov. 8 Jan. 10 tick. .. Sept. 10-11 Nov. 12-13 Jan. 14-15 iva .. Sept. 14 Nov. 16 Jan. 18 'nTu . Sept. 21 Nov. 23 Jan. 25 ict. .. Sept. 27 Nov. 29 Jan. 31 me. . Sept. 28- Nov. 30- Feb 1-7 Oct. 4 Dec. 6 ct. .. Oct. 4 Dec. 6 Peb. 7 nTu ..Oct. 11 Dec. 13 Feb. 14 iva .. Oct. 20 Dec. 22 Feb 23 ick. .. Oct. 23-25 Dec. 25-27 Peb. 26-28 'd. .. Oct. 29 Dec. 31 Mar. 3

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about

jry six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby

marai - Lae - Dregerhaven - Rabaul

tnarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

*ext departure from Sydney indefinite mg to serious fire aboard.

JV Malaita, freighter with some corn table passenger accommodation, sails varied schedule about every seven sks usually Sydney - Samarai - Lae

dang-Manus-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.

jailed from Sydney, October 6. ill details from Burns, Philp & Co.,

Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-T onga

imall modern MV Matua, carrying 100 isengers, runs about every 4-5 weeks: :kland-Suva-Nukualofa and Vavau mga) - Niue - American Samoa - Apia

estern Samoa)-Suva-Auckland.

details from Union SS Co.

Zealand-Cook Is.-

Niue-Samoa

Id MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) ntains fairly regular service between kland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), i alternative calls at Niue and Apia Samoa). etails from NZ Government Shipping

dney-Norfolk Is.-

N. Hebrides-Solomons

.earner Morinda, 40 passengers, runs about 6 weekly intervals: Sydney tolk Is. (alternative)-Vila and N rides ports-Honiara (Solomons), and rn direct to Sydney. etails from Bums, Philp & Co., Ltd.

ydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Jssels of Messageries Maritimes Line, mg from Marseilles, via West Indies Panama, call about every six at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), mea and Sydney, and return by same is De tails from Messageries Mari “alL m °t° r -shi ps Polynesien (Messa and Neo Hebr idais (H.

Ltd,) m »intain fairly regular ice between Noumea and Sydney.