Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1951Vol. XXII, No. 4

[?]Ipping Time-Tables

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ere now are comparatively tew ship lines running on regular time-tables te Pacific Islands. The following time rs are only approximately correct — are subject to much alteration at t notice:—

>ydney-Suva-N. America

nadian-Australasian liner Aorangi 00 tons) maintains regular two ;hly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva ilulu-Vlctoria-Vancouver, and return

Rms Aorangi

.. Nov. 8 Jan. 10 Mar. 13 :. .. Nov. 12-13 Jan. 14-15-Mar. 17-18 .. Nov. 16 Jan. 18 Mar. 21 ’u . Nov. 23 Jan, 25 Mar. 28 .. Nov. 29 Jan. 31 Apl. 3 . . Nov. 30- Feb. 1-7 Apl. 4-10 Dec. 6 .. Dec, 6 Feb. 7 Apl. 10 'u .. Dec. 13 Feb. 14 Apl. 17 .. Dec. 22 Feb. 23 Apl. 26 .. Dec. 25-28 Feb. 26-28 Apl. 29- May 1 .. Jan. 1 Mar. 3 May 5

>ydney-Papua-N. Guinea

r Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby irai - Lae - Dregerhaven - Rabaul

irai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

ct departure from Sydney probably December.

Malaita, freighter with some com ble passenger accommodation, sails varied schedule about every seven s usually Sydney - Samarai - Lae

mg-Manus-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.

ct sailing end of November, details from Burns, Philp & Co.,

Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga

all modern MV Matua, carrying 100 ngers, runs about every 4-5 weeks; land-Suva-Nukualofa and Vavau ga) - Niue - American Samoa - Apia tern Samoa)-Suva-Auckland. new motor vessel (Tofua) will be 1 to this service at the end of nber.) ails from Union SS Co.

Zealand-Cook Is.-

Niue-Samoa

MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) :ains fairly regular service between and and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), alternative calls at Niue and Apia Samoa). ails from NZ Government Shipping

ney-Norfolk Is.-

N. Hebrides-Solomons

imer Morinda. 40 passengers, runs bout 6 weekly intervals: Sydney lk Is. (alternative)-Vila and N. des ports-Honiara (Solomons), and a direct to Sydney, ails from Bums, Philp & Co., Ltd.

dney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

sels of Messageries Maritimes Line, ig from Marseilles, via West Indies

and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messagerles Marl times.

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

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

N. America-French Pacific Is.-

Samoa-Fiji

Pacific Islands Transport Line (Nor wegian) run a regular freight and passenger service between Pacific coast ports in USA and Canada and Tahiti.

Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides with Motorship Thor I.

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