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 (Piji)- Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Thur. —Return via same route.

Fri. - Auckland - Nadi - Canton - Honolulu - 6. Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.

Mon.—Return by same route.

By British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

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

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 (January 16, 30, etc.) —Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) -Canton Is. Honolulu-Vancouver.

Alternate Friday (Jan. 23, Feb. 6, etc.) —Return by same route.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: lydney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm Iris., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) loresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, Wed.); and (Sun.) for Rabaul.

Mon., Fri. (DCS’s) ydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.30 pm risbane, 11.30 pm Rockhampton * Tue., Sat. ockhampton * Townsville, 4.00 am ownsville, 5.00 am Cairns, 6.15 am aims, 7.00 am Cooktown, 7.55 am ooktown, 8.15 am Pt. Moresby, 11.10 am t. Moresby, 11.50 am Lae, 1.15 pm ae (Tue. only), 2.30 pm Madang, 3.45 pm * Optional stop.

Southwards

Wednesdays (DCS) iadang, 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) au, 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Thursday (DCS) ie, 9.00 am Moresby, 10.20 am Monday, Thursday (DCS) ibaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am Dresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm lirns, 3.10 pm Towns, 4.30 pm (night stop) »wns. (Tues., Fri) 3.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm isbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) e, 10.30 am Moresbv. n. 40 am aresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm is.. 8.25 pm Sydney, 1?. o*"

Northward?

Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) (Feb. 14, 28, etc.) dney, 6.00 am Brisbane. 9.20 am isbane, 10.20 am Caims, 4.35 pm (Night stop) irns, 9.30 am Pt. Moresby, 1.20 pm Alt. Sunday)

Southwards

Alt. Fridays (Sandringham). (Feb. 13, 27, etc.) Moresby, 6.00 am Brisbane, 3.00 pm sbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

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

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavleng and Rabaul; optional call at Finschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikorl, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day (Feb. 18, Mar. 4, 18, etc.).

MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Sandringham) Alternate Monday Dep. Moresby 9 a.m. arr. Samarai 11.00 am Feb. 16, Mar. 2, 16. 30, etc.

Alternate Tuesday (following day) dep.

Samara! 9.00 a.m. arr. Moresby 11.00 a.m.

Papua-New Britain

(Sandringham) Alt. Mon. (Feb. 23, Mar. 9, 23, etc.) —Pt. Moresby - Samara! - Esa’ala* Rabaul.

Alt. Thu. (Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 12. 26. etc.) Rabaul-Esa’ala-Samarai-Pt. Moresby. * Calls Esa’ala monthly only.

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

Alt. Tue. (Feb. 24, Mar. 10. 24. etc.) —Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-*Lindenhafen- Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul.

N.B.—The direction of operation changes with each service, i.e., each alternate service operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe Harbour - *Lindenhafen - Jacquinot Bay - Rabaul. * Optional Stop.

New Britain-Bougainville

Alt. Wed. (Feb. 25, Mar. 11, 25, etc.) —Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.-Buka- Inus-Kieta-Buin.

Alt. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Inus- Buka-’Queen Carola Hbr.-Rabaul. ♦ Optional Stop.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavteng-Rabadl General

Service

Every 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 to Madang arriving 10 am.

Fridays.—Madang (8 am) to Wabag with optional stops at Baiyer R., Mt.

Hagen. Kerowagi. Returns to Madang arriving 10.10 am.

Thursday.—Madang (8 am) to Mt. Hagen.

Returns direct to Madang arriving 10.50 am.

Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) lo Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arena, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Kerowagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, Baiyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

Dep. Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat. —3 pm.

Dep. Wau.—Tues., Fri., Sat.—Direct to Lae. Arriving 5.05 pm.

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 Veekly service, between Darwin and Biak.

Also, new KLM weekly service, calling it Biak, on flight between Manila and Lustralia.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS 3 Flights Every Four Weeks, Monday (Mar. 2,9, 16, 30, etc.), Lae (dep. 6 am)—Finschhafen Rabaul Torokina (Bougain.) Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.25 pm).

'uesday (Mar. 3, 10, 17, 31, etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandina Vellalavella Torokina Rabaul Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly. onstellation aircraft dep. Saigon, Feb. 8, and every 28 days thereafter for Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return, ustralian agents: Messageries Maritimes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

7 Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats Eight services per month—every Tuesday id Saturday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters. ternate Thursdays (Feb. 26, Mar. 12, 26, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: Feb. 17, Mar. 3, 17, etc.).

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Tue., 6.30 am Noumea, 3.05 pm (nightstop) Noumea, Alt. Wed., 8.00 am Vila, 10.35 am Vila, 12.45 pm Santo. 2.00 pm Santo, Alt. Thu., (fol. day), 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 am Vila, 8.15 am Noumea, 10.55 am Noumea. 12.30 pm Sydney, 7.30 pm

(Additional flights operate subject to approval of Government concerned.)

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.

Depart; Arrive: Sydney, Thur., Noumea, 3.05 pm 6.30 am (nightstop) Noumea, Frl., Suva, 3.00 pm 8.30 am Suva, Sat., Noumea, 10.30 am 6.00 am Noumea, 12.30 pm Sydney, 7.30 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DC3’s Sundays—From Auckland double service returning same day.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Mon., Wed., Thu., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 12 midnight, arr. 8.30 am following day.

Wed., Sat, Sun.—Dept. Sydney May 7.30 am, arr., 4 pm.

Daily—Dept. Auckland 8.30 am, arr. 1.30 pm.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm weekdays, arr. 7.30 am following day.

Dep. Wellington 10.30 am Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., arriving 3.45 pm.

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., 5.35 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dept. Auckland Feb. 10, 14, 24, 28; Mar. 10, 14. 24, 28.

Return to Auckland on following days (except March 2, which leaves an extra 24 hours later).

Depart Arrive Auckland, 7.00 am Suva, 2.15 pm Suva, 8.00 am Auckland, 3.15 pm

16. Fiji-Western Samoa

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dept. Suva March 1, 29. Return to Suva on same day.

Depart Arrive Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sat.

Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva, 4.35 pm Sun.

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

During the coming summer services between Auckland and Waikato Bay, Chatham Is., via Wellington, will be operated on the following dates:— March 11, April 8, 1953.

Solent flying-boats will leave Auckland on these dates at 3.30 am, arrive Welling ton. 5.30 am, dept. Wellington, 7 am, arrive Chatham Is., 10.30 am. Return by same route, arriving Auckland 7.30 pm same day.

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apia- Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solent Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep.

Auckland, Tuesday, 7.00 am. Arr. Suva 2.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 7.00 jim, cross International Date Line: Arr.

Apia 11.55 am Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.00 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.20 am.

Dep. Aitutaki 9.20 am. Arr Papeete 1.45 pm. Return by same route every alt.

Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.

The next flights leave Auckland February 17; March 3, 17, 31.

19. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, using 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re

gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West jarollnes), Truk (Central Carolines), »onape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) md Saipan (Marianas). Details from Prans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

20. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides (Effective December 1) Suva-Nadi & Lautoka and return: dornings—Daily except Monday and Thursday. Afternoons —Daily except i'riday. (No return Wednesday).

Suva-Labasa: Daily.

Labasa-Suva: Daily except Tuesday.

Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Every lunday.

Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Every Wednesday.

Suva-Savusavu: Monday and Thursday, eturn same day.

Approximate Airways Fares

The following figures are not guaranteed ocurate, but they are approximately jrrect. Details should be obtained from le Air Company named in the Table, hless otherwise indicated, figures are in ustralian currency.

A Fijian named Waquasaqa, who entered Australia as a stowaway in 1946, was arrested and charged as a prohibited immigrant in New castle, NSW, in January. He was given six months gaol pending de portation.

From Sydney To—

Table single tieiurn mo. oresby . £46 11 0 £83 10 0 2, 2a. le .. 55 7 0 99 13 0 2. 3 ibaul .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 oniara,

Bsi ..

80 7 0 144 13 0 5 ila, N.

Hebrides 46 15 0 80 3 0 9 oumea, NC . .. 39 8 0 70 19 0 10, 9, 6

Norfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 L. Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 V Nadi (Fiji) . 60 10 0 108 18 0 Suva (Fiji) . 53 3 9 104 14 0 Auckland 47 6 0 84 2 0 12 Welllng- -ton . .. 47 6 0 84 2 0 13 Christch. (Irom Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 Honolulu . 225 9 0 405 16 0 1 S. Fran’co 279 1 0 502 5 0 Vancouver 279 1 0 502 5 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct) . 207 13 0 19

Prom Auckland (Nz Currency) To:

Table Single Return No.

Norf. Is. . £15 12 0 £28 2 0 11 Fiji ... 32 10 0 58 10 0 1 16 Samoa . . 42 16 0 77 1 0 16 Aitutaki . 61 8 0 110 11 0 18 Papeete 75 0 0 135 0 0 18