Shipping Time-Tables
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There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables in the Pacific Islands. The following time laoies are only approximately correct— they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—
Sydney-Suva-N. America
; Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangl (17,500 tons) maintains regular two monthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Honolulu-Vlctoria-Vancouver, and return
Ems Aorangi
Syd. .. Sept. 25 Nov. 27 Jan. 29 Auck. .. Sept. 29-30 Dec. 1-2 Feb. 2-3 Suva .. Oct. 3 Dec. 5 Feb. 6 H’nTu . Oct. 10 Dec. 12 Feb. 13 Viet. .. Oct. 16 Dec. 18 Feb. 19 Vane. . Oct. 17-23 Dec. 19-24 Feb. 20-26 Viet. .. Oct. 23 Dec 24 Feb. 26 H’nTu .. Oct. 30 Dec. 31 Mar. 5 Suva Nov. 8 Jan. 9 Mar. 14 Auck. .. Nov. 11-13 Jan. 12-15 Mar. 17-19 Syd. .. Nov. 17 Jan. 19 Mar. 23.
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about svery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Rabaul -
Bamarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.
Next departure from Sydney early November.
MV Malekula will leave Sydney about md of October for Samarai, Rabaul, tfanus, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return <o Sydney.
Details from Burns Philp & Cos. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
Motor vessels Tofua and Matua. from few Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua
fa V * vau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago Pago (American Samoa), Apia (Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any or all of above ports at approx, five weeks intervals. Matua calls at Wellington and , and supplements Tofua’s schedule In Islands, calling at ports as di ?o C^ o by .° W r rS -. „ (Owing to hurricane damage to Fiji banana plantations, Matua was withdrawn from service in March and will bt empioyed elsewhere until November when she will replace Tofua which withdraws
for annual survey. Matua not expected permanently on Islands service P until Dec.-Jan.). service until Tofua left Auckland nn ia«f October 2 Aucltland on last voyages Matua scheduled to leave Auckland October 30 iana Details from Union S 3 Cos.
M 7 I J r* I t
IN. Zealand-LOOK IS.
The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare has been scheduled to pro
vide a regular monthly (approximately] service between Auckland and the Coro Islands subject to requirements of trad* This vessel carries 30 passengers.
Details on application to NZ Govern ment Department of Island TerritorieJ >r to USS Cos. which acts as agents a some ports.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI
- Etc.
MV Malaita will make a round trip s about 2-months intervals from Sydney t Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebridel Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul I Samaral-Sydney.
Next sailing from Sydney earl- November.
Details from Burns Philp & Cos., Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Linr coming from Marseilles, via West Indhi and Panama, call about every si? weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides?
Noumea and Sydney, and return by sam route. Details from Messageries Man times.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa; geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrldais (E C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regula. service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. American-Fiji-N. Hebrides
Etc.
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carry i ing cargo and passengers maintains a reguj lar service between North American porfr and French Oceania, Samoa, Fiji, Ne’; Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Details from General Steamships Con poration Ltd., 432 California St., Sas Francisco.
Airways 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 Mon.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji!!
Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seatthl Portland.
Sun. and Thur. —Return via same routtf Sat. - Auckland-Nadl-Canton-Honolulu-!- Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.
Tues.—Return by same route.
By British Commonwealth Pacifi
Airlines (Bcpa)
Wed. and Sat. —Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canto Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Mon. and first Thur.—Dep. southward* same route. On second or alternah Thursday, flight commences at S Francisco.
Cues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Honoi lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Frl.—Dep. Vancouver and S. Francises alternatively; thence same route t Auckland.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(Cpal)
Alternate Friday (Oct. 24, Nov, 7, etco —Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) -Canto; Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Alternate Friday (Oct. 17, 31, etod —Return by same route.
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
Service by Qantas Empire Airways
Northwards
Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) tieparl: Arrive: Sydney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm Bris., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, Bulolo (Wed.); and (Sun.) for Rabaul.
Mon., Fri, (DC3’s) Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.30 pm Brisbane, 11.30 pm Rockhampton * Tuc., Sat.
Rockhampton, * Townsville, 4.00 am rownsville, 5.20 am Cairns 6.30 am Jairns. 7.40 am Moresby, 11.10 am Moresby. 11.40 am Lae, 1.00 pm [iae, 3.00 pm Madang, 4.15 pm (Tue. only) * Optional call.
Southwards
Wednesdays (DCS) Madang. 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS' Vau. 11,30 am Lae, Via Bulolo, 12.35 pm Thursday (DCS) jae, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am Moresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm Via Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with ptional call at Rockhampton.
Monday (DCS) tabaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am [oresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm lairns, 3.10 pm Towns, (over night), 4.30 pm 'owns. (Tues.), 8.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm risbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) ae, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am loresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm iris.. 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm
3. N. Guinea Internal
Services
Operated by Qantas
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
Every Wednesday. ep. Lae, 8 am; Pinschhaven, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus (3 pm), etui-ns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) la Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday: returning same day iOct. 1, 15, 29, etc.). .ORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Sandringham) Iternate Monday.—Dep. 9 a.m.—Samaral- Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight) (Oct. 13, 27, etc.). ternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, via Esa’ala and Samaral.
Moresby-New Britain
BOUGAINVILLE (Sandringham) In Alternate Weeks. (Oct. 6, 20, etc.), ternate Monday.—Moresby-Samarai-Esa'ala-Losuia-Rabaul. ternate Tuesday.—Rabaul - Talasea- Moewe Hbr.-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul with optional call at Lindenhafen.
Iternate Wednesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Hbr-Buka-Kieta-Buin and return with optional call at Inus. ternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losula-Esa’ ala-Samarai-Moresby.
Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul General
Service
Svery Monday and Thursday by DC3 : Native traffic, not recommended for
[ Europeans.
Central Highlands (Drover)
Mondays.—Madang (8 am) to Goroka, with optional stops at Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, then returns lo Madang 10 am).
Fridays.—Madang (8 am) to Wabag with optional stops at Baiyer R., Hagen. Kerowagi. Returns to Madang 10.10 am).
Madang-Mt. Hagen
Thursday.—Madang (8 am) to Mt. Hagen.
Returns direct to Madang arriving 10.50 am.
Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Klalpit, Arona, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena.
Goroka, Kerawagl, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Mlnj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, Baiyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return ) to Lae (6 pm).
Lae-Gar Ain A (Dhb4)
Tuesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.
Lae-Bulolo*-Wau (Dhb4)
Dep. Lae.—Tues., Prl., Sat.—3 pm.
Dep, Wau.—Tues., Prl., Sat.—Direct to Lae. Arriving 5.05 pm. * The airstrip at Bulolo is closed tem porarily and therefore traffic can not be accepted to Bulolo until the strip is re apened for use.
Services By Mandated Airlines
With headquarters at Lae, this company runs regular services for passengers freight and mails to all New Guinea lettlements.
4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin
By Netherlands Government, with DC3 Veekly service, between Darwin and Blak Also, new KLM weekly service, calling it Blak, on flight between Manila and Lustralla.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
Operated by Qantas !ach Monday (DC3).—Lae (dep 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Toraklna (Bougain.) - Vellalavella* - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm), lach Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandlna - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Pinschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm). * Alternate flights do not call Vella AveUa (i.e., ex Lae Oct. 13, 27. etc.),
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly.
C 4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon, November 9 and every 28 days thereafter for
Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and
return. ustralian agents: Messageries Maritimes.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
7 Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flyinr hoafc Six services per month
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas. with Skymaster Itemate Thursdays, (Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 23. etc.) returning same day.
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: (October 14, 28, etc.).
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Tue., 6.30 am Noumea, 3.30 pm (nlghtstop) Noumea, Alt. Wed., 8.00 am Vila, 10.35 am Vila, 12.45 pm Santo, 2.00 pm Santo, Alt. Thu., 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 am Vila, 8.15 am Noumea, 10.55 am Noumea, 12.30 pm Sydney, 7.45 pm (Additional flights operate subject to the approval of the Governments con cerned.)
10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.
11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.
By NZ National Airways, with DC3’s Sundays.—Prom Auckland, returning same day.
Alternate Wednesdays.—From Auckland, returning same day. See also table No 8.
Depart: Sydney, Thur., Arrive; Noumea, 3.30 pm 6.30 am (nightstop) Noumea, Pri., Suva, 3.00 pm 8.30 Suva. Sat., am Noumea, 10.30 am 6.00 Noumea, 12.30 am pm Sydney, 7.45 pm
12. Sydney-Auckland
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney Tue., Fri., Sun. (excepfc 12/10) 7.30 am; Tue., Fri., 12 midnight?
Dep. Auckland Mon., Wed., Thu., Sat..: Sun. (except 11/10), 8.30 am.
13. Sydney-Wellington
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney Mon., Wed., Thu., Sun. ah 10.30 pm.
Dep. Wellington Mon., Tue., Thu., Frii (except 8/12) at 10.30 am.
14. Melbourne-Christchurchf
Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymasteis Thurs. —Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’ch..j 8.15 am next day.
Fri. —Dep. Ch'ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.311 pm.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dep. Auckland 7. 11. 21. 25 October; 41 8, 18, 22 November; 2,6, 16. 29, 3*l December; 3 January.
Return to Auckland on following dayi\ (except 10 November, 8 December which; leave an extra 24 hours later).
Depart Arrive Auckland, 7.00 am Suva, 2.15 pan Suva, 8.00 am Auckland, 3.15 pan
16. Fiji-Western Samoa
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dep. Suva 9 November, 7 December, 4 January. Return to Suva on same Depart Arrive Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Satf Apia. 1.30 pm Sat. Suva, 4.36 pm Sunn
17. New Zealand-Chatham Is
During the coming summer services between Auckland and Waikato Bajn?
Chatham Is., via Wellington, will bn operated on the following dates: — November 6, 1952, December 3, Deco ember 15, 1952, January 28, 1953, MarcH: 11, 1952.
Solent flying-boats will leave Auckland on these dates at 3.30 am. arrive Wellingg ton, 5.30 am, dept. Wellington, 7 amrr arrive Chatham Is., 10.30 am. Return toy same route, arriving Auckland 7.30 pm same day.
18. New Zealand-Tahiti
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apiaa Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solenn Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep} Auckland. Tuesday, 7.00 am. Arr. Suvsv 2.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 7.00 am, cross International Date Line: Arif: Apia 11.55 am Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.00 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.20 arnn Dep. Aitutaki 9.20 am. Arr Papeete 1.4* pm. Return by same route every alri Friday, leaving Papeete 6.00 am.
The next flights leave Auckland 14, 22 October; 11. 25 November; 9, 23 Decemben; 6 January.
19. Micronesia
Civilian services, based on Guam, usina 2-engined amphibious Catallnas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau). Yap (Wese Carolines), Truk (Central Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshallsl and Saipan (Marianas). Details fronc Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulvl
20. Fiji Internal Airways
By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Havlland Rapides Suva-Nadl & Lautoka; —Twice dally service.
Suva-Labasa: —Daily except Wednesday.
Labasa-Suva; —Daily except Sunday.
Nadi & Lautoka-Labasa:—Every Wed nesday.
Labasa-Nadl & Lautoka: —Every Monday.
Approximate Airways Fares
The following figures are not guaranteed accurate, but they are approximately correct. Details should be obtained from the Air Company named in the Table.
Dnless otherwise indicated, figures are in Australian currency.
The Dramatic Society at Wau, NG, resented an entertaining variety low at the Memorial Hall on Sep jmber 26. The producer for the fetches of the first half was Mrs. ■onnie Hoilc who has been receiving congratulations on the performance f the cast. The scenery for the ongs and ballets from the well nown shows Oklahoma and An ie Get Your Gun, were arranged V Mrs. Jo Davis, and the dancing nd singing was under the direc on of Mrs. Ida Tompkins, The ist included Mesdames Margaret riven, Pat Hilton, Inge Connell, one Smith, Madge Blanden, Kath en Owers, Lottie Wilson, Ivy Craw ord and Miss Ginny Lane. Messrs, ick McMath, Kevin Chalker, Gar on Smith, Allan Morrison, Gerry wers, Bill Cameron and Don Lar ach.
On August 11, in Inverell, NSW, a son was born to Mr. and Mr. L.
S. Baker. Mr. L. S. Baker is the only surviving son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Baker, now residing in In verell, and formerly well-known residents of Suva, Fiji, for 25 years.
Mr. L. S. Baker was born and educated in Suva, and is now a radio engineer.
Dr. Jacob P. Sijpkens, who is Ad viser to the Government of In donesia on Agricultural Enterprises,
spent some of his leave recently in Australian New Guinea, on his way to Australia and Europe. He was impressed with the Central High lands—he said the country re sembled the rich plateaus (about 5,000 ft.) south of Bandoeng, in Java, where there is a great tea growing industry. Because of labour and plant problems, he did not think the NG Highlands could easily develop tea-production, but he saw no great difficulty in the way of profitable coffee production.
From Sydney To—
Table doresby . single £46 11 0 tceturn £83 10 0 mo. 2. 2a. j&e .. .. 55 7 0 99 13 0 2. 3 tabaul .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 Honiara.
Bsi ..
80 7 0 144 13 0 5 nia. N.
Hebrides 46 15 0 80 3 0 9 ioumea, NC . .. 39 8 0 70 19 0 10, 9, 6 forfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 i. Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 V * a d i
(Pud .
60 10 0 108 18 0 u v a (Fiji) . 53 3 9 104 14 0 uckland 47 6 0 84 2 0 12 Wellington . . . 47 6 0 84 2 0 13 Ihristch. (Irom Melb.) . 52 18 0 §3 5 0 Honolulu . 225 9 0 405 16 0 1 . Fran’co 279 1 0 502 5 0 'ancouver 279 1 0 502 5 0 1 'apeete (via Suva direct) . 207 13 0 19
From Auckland
(NZ Currency) TO; brf. Is. .
Single £15 12 0 Return £28 2 0 Table No. 11 Ul . . . 32 10 0 58 10 0 1 16 amoa . . 42 16 0 77 1 0 16 Itutaki . 61 8 0 110 11 0 18 apeete 75 0 0 135 0 0 18