Airways Time-Tables

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Trans Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes j and Berths Thur. and Mon.—Sydney-Nadi (FIJI) - Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seattle-!

Portland.

Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route. * Thur. and Mon.—Auckland-Nadi (Fiji).] Every Friday—Return by same route. * Wed. and Sun. —Nadi (Fiji)-Auckland. * Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi.

By British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Cantons Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. I Mon. and first Thur.—Dep. southwards,! same route. On second or alternate!

Thursday, flight commences at S.

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

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

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays and Saturdays (Skymasters) l Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm Brisbane, 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am ‘ (Wed., Sun.) , Moresby, 7.30 am Lae. 8.45 an} Connecting services north of Lae by Drover.

Wednesday and Sundays (Sandringhams) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am Cairns, 6.35 am ('Thur., Mon.) Cairns, 8.5 am Moresby, 11.55 am (Night stop) 1 Moresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10.30 am (Tue.) Samarai, 11.30 am Esa’ala, 12.10 pm (Alt. weeks) 1 Esa’ala, 12.25 pm Rabaul, 3.25 pm The Wednesday Sandringham froni Sydney terminates at Port Moresby, conj nections north of there (Lae, Wau, Buloloj being by DC3. * The Sunday Sandringham from Sydney arrives Moresby Monday and after a nighj stop there goes on to Rabaul via etc., on Tuesday.

Southwards

Sundays and Wednesdays (Skymaster) I Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.25 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 7.15 pm Brisbane, 8.45 pm Sydney, 11.30 pml Thursdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Rabaul, 6 am Samarai, 9.15 am Samarai, 9.45 am Moresby, 11.45 am Moresby, 1.15 pm Cairns, 5.5 pm (Night stop) Cairns, 9.30 am Brisbane, 3.45 pm (Pri.)

Brisbane. 4.45 pm Sydney, 8.5 pm Saturdays (Sandringham)

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

MSvery Wednesday. ;jp. Lae, 9.45 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus (4.45 pm), stums Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) ;a Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikorl, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Friday, returning same day. (July 10, 24, August 7, 21, etc.).

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

(Sandringham) t. Wed.—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul—July 15, 29, August 12, 26. etc.

N'.B. —The direction of operation changes th each service, i.e., each alternate rvice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe irbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Britain-Bougainville

(Sandringham) t. Wed.—Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.- Biak-Kieta-Buin—July 22. August 5, 19, etc.

Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka- Rabaul.

Lae-Mad Ang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Rabaul General

Service

(High-Density DC3) Mon., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.35 pm.

Tue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am, direct Madang arr. 11.00 am, Lae arr. 12.35 am. (This is now the only Qantas service to Madang.)

Central Highlands

(Drover) Fridays.—Lae (7.00 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, Alyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Kerowagii Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng.

Balyer R„ Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo -Wau (Drover)

Djep. Lae.—Tues. 3 pm.—Mon. & Sat. 7.30 am.

Depart; Arrive: coresby. 6 am Cairns, 9.50 am aims, 11.20 am Brisbane, 5.35 pm irisbane, 6.35 pm Sydney, 9.55 pm iA connection from Lae, etc., with a DC3. pick up Saturday Sandringham, arrives Moresby on Friday at 8.20 am.

ZDep. Wau—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am —Wed. 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae in 35 minutes.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company •runs regular services for passengers, 1/relght and mails to all New Guinea 'settlements.

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

A weekly service with Constellations oetween Sydney and Amsterdam with a sail at Biak, DNO, and Manila, Philippines.

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandia, Sorong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DC3 3 Flights Every Four Weeks, Hon. (July 27, Aug. 3, 17, 24, 31, etc.), Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Toroklna (Bougain.) Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.25 pm). ?ue. (July 28, Aug. 4, 18, 25, etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am)—Yandina—Vella lavella Torokina Rabaul Pinsch hafen Lae (arriving 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly. tonstellation aircraft dep. Saigon, July 12, and every 28 days thereafter for Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return, ■ustralian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

iy Ansett Flying-boat Service, with Sandringhams and Hythes.

Six services per month, return same ay.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters.

Iternate Thursdays (July 16, 30, Aug. 13, 27, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: July 20, Aug. 3, 17, 31, etc. (epart: Arrive: ydney, Alt. Mon. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm risbane, 12.20 am (Tue.) Noumea, 7.20 am oumea, 9.20 am Vila, 11.55 am Ua, 1.25 pm Santo, 2.40 pm (Night stop) into, 6.30 am (Wed.) Vila, 7.45 am ila, 8.45 am Noumea, 11.25 am mmea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm (Additional flights operate subject to iproval of Governments concerned.)

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.

Depart: Arrive: ydney, Thur. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm risbane, 12.20 am (Fri.) Noumea, 7.20 am mmea, 9.20 am Suva, 3.50 pm iva, Sat. 6.30 am Noumea, 11.00 am mmea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DOS’s ndays—Prom Auckland double service returning same day.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents ed., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 12 midnight arr. 8.45 am following day.

Sat. —Dept. Sydney 7.30 am, arr. 4.15 pm.

Dep. Auckland 8.30 am, arr. 1.45 pm Mon., Wed., Fri.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm Tue., Thur.. Fri., Arr 7.30 am following day.

Dep Wellington 10.30 am Wed., 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