Irways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths Thur. and Sum—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji) - Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Prancisco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Wed.—Return via same route.

Twice weekly.—PAA run shuttle service DC4 between Nadi (Fiji) and Auckland.

By British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Every 4th trip terminates at S. Francisco.

Mon. and first Thur.—Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.

Francisco.

Tues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Hono lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Fri.—Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

Alternate Friday (Jan. 4, 18. etc.) Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.- Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Alternate Friday (Jan. 11, 25, etc.).—Re turn by same route.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster)

Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, Bulolo (Wed); and (Sun.) Rabaul, via Lae.

Mon., Thur., Fri. (DOS's) Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.30 pm Brisbane, 11.30 pm Rock’ton 1.50 am (Tue., Fri., Sat.)

Southwards

Tuesdays (DCS) Madang, 4 pm Lae, 5.15 pm Wednesdays (DCS) Wau, 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Saturday, Thursday (DCS) Lae, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am Moresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm Via Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with optional call at Rockhampton.

Monday (DCS) Rabaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am Moresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm Cairns, 3.10 pm Towns, (over night), 4.30 pm Towns., Tues., 8.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm Brisbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) Lae, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm Bris., 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm

2A. Sydney-N. Guinea

Service by Trans Oceanic Airways With Solent Flying-boat Sundays and Wednesdays Depart; Arrive; Sydney, 7.15 pm Bris., 10 pm Bris., 11 pm Moresby, 6.30 am Mondays and Thursdays Moresby, 9.30 am Bris., 5 pm Bris., 6 pm Sydney.. 8.30 pm This service connects at Moresby with the planes of Mandated Airlines, which provide service to all points in New Guinea.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus (3 pm).

Depart: Arrive; Sydney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm Bris., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am Moresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am

Depart: Arrive: Rock’ton (Tue.. Fri., Sat.), 2.25 am Townsville, 5 am

Townsville, 6 am Cairns, 7.10 am Cairns, 7.40 am Cooktown, 8.35 am Cooktown, 8.55 am Moresby, 11.50 am Moresby, 12.20 pm Lae, 1.40 pm Lae, 2.15 pm Madang, 3.30 pm

'Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), same route, arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

Lae-Madang-General Service

[Every Monday by DC3.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Rabaul

General Service

[Every Thursday by DC3.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional); Kikori, L. Kutubu. —Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day.

Moresby-East Papua (Catalina)

Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Abau- Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight).

Alternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, via Deboyne Lagoon, Samarai, and Abau.

Moresby-New Britain

Bougainville

In Alternate Weeks, by Catalina Alternate Monday.—Moresby- Abau-Sama rai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul.

Alternate Tuesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Har bour-Buka-Kieta - Buin (Bougainville) and return. Inus optional.

Alternate Wednesday.—Rabaul - Talasea- Moewe-Jacquinot 8., and return. Linden hafen optional.

Alternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Esa’ ala-Samarai-Abau-Moresby.

Central Highlands (Dhb4)

Tuesdays.—Madang (7 am) to Goroka, Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, as required.

Returns to Madang (noon).

Thursdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabag.

Baiyer R.. Hagen. Optional; Kerowagi, Chimbu. Returns to Madang (noon).

Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Chimbu, Kerowagi, Kup, Non dugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, Baiyer R., Wabamunda. Return to Lae.

Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)

Tuesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

Dep. Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat.

Dep. Wau. —Tues., Fri., Sat.

Time: 65 mins, each way.

Wed.—DC 3 from Lae to Wau, Bulolo, and return.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company runs regular services for passengers, freight and mails to all New Guinea settlements.

4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin

By Netherlands Government, with DCS Weekly service, between Darwin and Biak.

Also, new KLM weekly service, calling at Biak, on flight between Manila and Australia.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

Operated by Qantas Alternate Monday (DCS). —Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Torakina (Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm).

Alternate Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly.

DC4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon every 28 days for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane- Noumea, and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Maritimes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats Regular twice weekly service.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymaster Alternate Thursdays; returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying-boats;

Additional services operate subject to the approval of the Governments concerned.

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas, with Flying-boats, Weekly

Santo, Alt. Wed., Vila, Alt. Wed., 6.00 am 7.15 am Vila, Alt. Wed., Noumea, Alt. Wed., 8.15 am 10.55 am Noumea, Alt. Wed., Sydney. Alt. Wed.. 12.30 pm 7.45 pm

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Thur.

Noumea, Fri., 9.30 pm 6.30 am Noumea, Fri., 8.30 am Suva, Fri., 3 pm Suva, Sat., 6 am Noumea, Sat., 10.30 am Noumea, Sat., Sydney, Sat., 12.30 pm 7.45 pm

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Mon., Noumea, Alt. Tue., 9.30 pm 6.30 am Noumea, Alt. Tue., Vila, Alt. Tue., 8.00 am 10.35 am Vila, Alt. Tue., Santo, Alt. Tue., 12.5 pm 1.20 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s Sundays.—From Auckland, returning same day.

Alternate Sundays.—One additional service, same day. See also table No. 8.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney, daily except Mon., Thur., 2 am.

Daily, except Fri., 12 midnight.

Tue., Fri., 7.30 am.

Dep. Auckland, weekly, 9 am and 7 am.

Arr. Sydney, 2 pm.

Australian bookings: Qantas or TAA,

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E, Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney, daily except Tue. & Sat., 10.30 pm.

Dep. Wellington, daily except Wed. & Sun., 11 am.

14. Melbourne-Christchurch

Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymaster Thurs.—Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’ch., 8.15 am next day.

Fri.—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 4.50 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

By Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., witl Solent Flying-boats.

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, Mon.. Suva. Mon., 2 pir 7.30 am Suva, Tues., Bam A’kland, Tues., 2.30 pm

16, Auckland-Fiji-Samoa-

Cooks

By NZ National Airways Corporation Alternate Wednesdays, by DCS, via Norfolk Is., Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (W.

Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.)

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

By Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., witb Solent .Flying-boats.

During the 1951-52 summer, services will be operated on following dates:— Nov. 10; Dec. 5, 15; Jan. 30; Mar. 13; April 3.

Depart: Arrive: Auck., 9 am Norfolk Is., 12.55 Norfolk, 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 Nadi. Thur., 10.15 i am Faleolo, 4 Faleola, 8 am Aitutaki, 1.50 Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga, 4 Rarot’a, alt. Sat., 8 Aitutaki, 9.15 Aitutaki, 10 am Faleolo, 3.15 Faleola. Sun., 10 Nadi. 1.45 Nadi, 5 am Norfolk. 10.55 Norfolk, noon Auckland, 4.50 Alternate Wednesdays—DCS Depart: Arrive: Nadi, 6.45 am Faleolo, 12.30 Faleolo, 1.15 pm • Western Time.

Nadi, 5

18. Tahiti-Cook Islands

By Tahiti Airways, of Papeete Once monthly, from Papeete to Aitutaki (Cook Is.) with mails and passengers, returning same day.

19. Auckland-Tahiti

First service flight by TEAL Solent, Auckland-Suva-Aitutaki-Papeete, began on Thursday, December 27, and followed this timetable; Auckland, dep. 8 am; Lauthala Bay (Suva) arr. 3 pm. Lauthala Bay, dep.

Thur. 10 pm; Aitutaki, arr. Fri. 8 am; dep. 11 am; Papeete, arr. 3.40 pm. The plane departs the following morning at 6 am, Aitutaki. 9.20 am; Suva, 7.30 pm; and returns to Auckland the following morning.

The next flight may leave about January 24.

Pending provision of necessary facilities, the call at Apia (Western Samoai is being omitted.

20. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, using l-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau). Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), *onape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) md Saipan (Marianas). Details from frans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

21. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides One daily service between Suva and Nadi md Lautoka and return.

Daily service (except Sunday) from Suva ;o Labasa and return.

Approximate Airways Fares

The following figures are not guaranteed iccurate, but they are approximately sorrect. Details should be obtained from he Air Company named in the Table.

Jnless otherwise indicated, figures are in Australian currency.

The Rev. S. G. C. Cowled and Mrs. Cowled, of the Methodist Mission, Fiji, arrived in Sydney on leave on October 17. They will visit some of the Methodist circuits in NSW before leaving for the UK

in January. They began their mis sionary work in Papua in 1922. In 1937, they went to Rewa, Fiji, and from 1942 to 1946 Mr. Cowled was Chaplain to the Fiji Military Forces in BSI. He was awarded the OBE.

From Sydney To—

single Joresby . £39 5 0 tteturn £70 13 0 Table «o. 2. 2a. ■>ae .. 48 15 0 87 15 0 2. 3 labaul .. 61 12 0 110 18 0 2. 3 loniara,

Bsi ..

77 0 0 138 12 0 5 fila. N.

Hebrides 42 10 0 76 10 0 9. loumea, NC . .. 37 10 0 67 10 0 10. 9. 6 lorfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 7 f a d I (Fiji) . 57 15 0 103 19 0 1 5 u v a (Fiji) . 55 10 0 99 18 0 10 luckland 39 8 0 70 19 0 12 Wellington . .. 39 8 0 70 19 0 13 5hristch. (from Melb.) . 44 2 0 79 8 0 14 lonolulu . 217 15 0 391 19 0 1 1. Fran’co 265 10 0 477 18 0 1 Vancouver 265 8 0 477 15 0 1

From Auckland To—

Table Jorf. Is.

Single Return No. £14 0 0 NZ Less 10% 11, 16 Sadi (Fiji) . 31 0 0 .. 1. 16 Suva (Fiji) . 31 0 0 16 Samoa 39 10 0 16 look Is. 45 0 0 16 Suva (direct) 31 0 0 £55 16 0 l 15 Papeete 133 3 0 239 14 0 19