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 and Berths Thur. and Sun —Sydney - Nadi (Fiji) - Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- Portland.
Thur. and Mon —Return via same route. * Thur. and Sun.-Auckland-Nadl (Fiji). •Wed. and Sat.—Nadi (Fiji)-Auckland. * Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi.
By British Commonwealth Pacific
Airlines (Bcpa)
(DC-6 Ail-Sleeper Service) Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadl (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Mon. and first Thur. —Dep. southwards.
same route. On second or alternas Thursday, flight commences at Francisco. rues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadl-Canton-Hom lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Frl.—Dep. Vancouver and S. Pranclsa alternatively; thence same route Auckland.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(Cpal)
(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nat (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver.
Every Friday return by same rout)
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
Service by Qantas Empire Airways
Northwards
Tuesdays and Saturdays (Skymasters) Depart: Arrive: ydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm rlsbane, 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) [oresby, 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae by rover to Bulolo and Wau. ednesday and Sundays (Sandrlnghams) Depart: Arrive: rdney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm rlsbane, 12.50 am Cairns, 7.05 am (Thur., Mon.) iirns, 8.35 am Moresby, 12.25 am (Night stop) oresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10.30 am (Tue.) unarai, 11.30 am Esa’ala, 12.10 pm (Alt. weeks) a’ala, 12.25 pm Rabaul, 3.25 pm The Wednesday Sandringham from dney terminates at Port Moresby, a nnection north to Lae on the following ty at 9.00 am being by D.C.3. * The Sunday Sandringham from Sydney rives Moresby Monday and after a night >p there goes on to Rabaul via Samarai, :., on Tuesday.
Southwards
lundays and Wednesdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: e, 10.25 am Moresby, 11.40 am >resby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 7.15 pm isbane, 8.45 pm Sydney, 11.30 pm Connecting service from Wau by Drover, rives Lae 9.35 am Saturday.
Thursdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: baul. 5.30 am Samarai, 8.45 am tnarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 am iresby, 12.15 pm Cairns, 4.5 pm (Night stop) Irns, 9.30 am Brisbane, 3.45 pm Pri.) sbane, 4.45 pm Sydney, 8.5 pm Saturdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: resby, 6 am Cairns, 9.50 am rns, 11.20 am Brisbane, 5.35 pm sbane, 6.35 pm Sydney, 9.55 pm i connection from Lae, with a DC3, pick up Saturday Sandringham, arrives Moresby on Friday at 8.20 am.
3. N. Guinea Internal
Services
Operated by Qantaa I —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea) (DC3) ry 4th Monday (Dec. 28, Jan. 25, etc.) larts Lae 8 am, calls at Madang and JVewak, and arrives at Hollandia 1 5 >m. Every 4th Tuesday (Dec. 29, Jan. !6, etc.), departs Hollandia at 9 am, md, with calls at Wewak and Madang, irrives Lae at 3.5 pm.
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
very Wednesday. . Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Savieng, Manus (5.45 pm) urns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via iavieng and Rabaul; optional call at F’lnschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Cikorl, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate ’riday, returning same day. (Dec. 11, 5, Jan. 8, 22).
Rabaul-Moewe Harbour
(Sandringham) It. Wed. —Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul —Dec. 16, 30, Jan. 13, 27.
N.B. —The direction of operation changes rlth each service, i.e., each alternate srvice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe [arbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.
New Britain-Bougainville
(Sandringham) It. Wed.—Rabaul - Buka - Kieta - Buin (Dec. 23, Jan. 6, 20).
It. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka- Rabaul.
Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul General
Service
(Dcs)
[on., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.35 pm. ue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am, direct Madang arr. 11.00 am, Lae arr. 12.35 pm.
Central Highlands
(Dcs)
ridays—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)
ep. Lae.—Tues. 3 pm.—Mon. & Sat. 7.30 am. ep. Wau.—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am —Wed. 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae in 35 minutes.
Lae-Finschhafen (Drover)
re ry 4th Tuesday, leaving Lae 1 pm, returning same day. (Dec. 29, Jan. 26, etc.).
Madang-Goroka (Dcs)
•idays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Goroka 9.00 am, returning same day; depart Goroka 9.30 am, arrive Madang 10.5 am.
Services By Mandated Airlines
With headquarters at Lae, this company ms regular services for passengers, eight and mails to all New Guinea ttlements.
4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea
By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
A weekly service with Constellations tween Sydney and Amsterdam with a 11 at Biak, DNG, and Manila, Philippines.
DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandia, irong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
By Qantas with DCS 3 Flights Every Four Weeks, on. (Dec. 14, 21, Jan. 4, 11, 18, etc.), Lae fdep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.30 pm). le. (Dec. 15, 22, Jan. 5, 12, 19, etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandina Vellalavella Buka Rabaul Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.30 pm).
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly, mstellation aircraft dep. Saigon, Jan. 3 and every 28 days thereafter for Darwln-Brisbane-Noumea, and return. istralian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
r Ansett Flying-boat Service, with Sandrlnghams and Hythes.
Eight services per month, return same
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas, with Skymasters.
Alternate Thursdays (Dec. 17, 31, Jan. 14, 28, etc.), returning same day.
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas, with Sandringham (Weekly Flying Boat Service) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Mon. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am (Tue.) Noumea, 7.00 am Noumea, 8.30 am Vila, 11.05 am Vila, 12.35 pm Santo, 1.50 pm (Night sto*,; Santo, 6.00 am (Wed.) Vila, 7.15 am Vila, 8.15 am Noumea, 10.55 am Noumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm
10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Thur. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am (Fri.) Noumea, 7.00 am Noumea, 8.30 am Suva, 3.00 pm Suva, Sat. 6.30 am Noumea, 11.00 am Noumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 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 Tue., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 12 midnight arr. 8.30 am following day, Thur., Sat., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 7.30 am, arr. 4 pm.
Dep. Auckland 8.30 am, arr 1.30 pm Mon., Tue., Thur., Fri., Sat.
13. Sydney-Wellington
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm Mon., Tue., Thur., Fri. Arr. 7.30 am following day.
Dep. Wellington 10.30 Tue., Wed., Frl„ 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., a. 38 pm.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
See Also Table 18.
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dep. Auckland— (December 22, 29, Januan 2,5, 16).
Return to Auckland on December, 28 3® January 4, 11, 18, etc. ®*P ,rt Arrive Auckland, 9.30 am Suva, 4.30 pn Suva, 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pn
16. Fiji-Western Samoa
See Also Table 18.
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dep. Auckland, Dec. 22, Jan. 2,5, 19, etc Depart Arrive Auck.. 9.30 am Sat. Suva, 4.45 pm Sat Suva. 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sat Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva 4.35 pm Sun Suva, 9.00 am Mon. Auck., 4.15 pm Mon
17. New Zealand-Chatham Isi
In the 1953-54 season, Solents will mak: flights to the Chatham Is. as follows; December 14, January 27, March 111 April 8. Departure from Auckland 33( am, dep. Wellington 7.30 am, am Chathams 10.30 am. Dep. 2.30 pm, sami day for Auckland.
18. New Zealand-Tahiti
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apla-j Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solenb Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Depc Auckland, Tuesday, 9.30 am. Arr. Suva 4.30 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 9.ot< am, cross International Date Line; Arn Apia 1.55 pm Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.0 t( am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.30 amt Dep. Aitutaki 8.30 am. Arr. Papeete I pm. Return by same route every altd Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.
The next flights leave Auckland December 22, January 5, 19.
19. Fiji-Tonga
Tasman E. Airways with Solents.
Dep. Suva January 27, February 10, Depart Arrive Auckland, 9.30 am Suva, 4 45 pmr (Tuesday) (Tuesday) Suva, 7.00 am Nukualofa, 10.20 ami (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Nukualofa, 2.00 pm Suva, 4.10 pmr (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Suva, 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pnn (Thursday) (Thursday)
20. Micronesia
Civilian services, based on Guam, usingg 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re—■ gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West): Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines) j Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls)(, and Saipan (Marianas). Details fromc Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu*!
21. Fiji Internal Airways
By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides Suva to Nadi & Lautoka* and return:.!
Mornings—Dally except Thursday. After-* noons—Daily except Monday.
Suva-Labasa: Dally.
Labasa-Suva: Daily.
Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Every day.
Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Every ay except Monday.
Suva-Savusavu: Mon., Thur., Sat.
Suva-Taveuni: Tues., via Labasa; Thur., ia Savusavu.
Nadi-Taveuni: Mon., via Nausori; Tue., ia Nausari and Labasa; Thur., via ausori and Savusavu. • No call on Sundays.
Approximate Airways Fares
The following figures are not guaranteed ccurate, but they are approximately jrrect. Details should be obtained from ie Air Company named in the Table, nless otherwise indicated, figures are in ustrallan currency.
From Sydney To—
Table oresby . single £46 11 0 Keiurn £83 16 0 .NO. 2, 2a. ie .. .. 55 7 0 09 13 0 2, 3 abaul .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 oniara,
Bsi ..
80 7 0 144 13 0 5 Ua. N Hebrides 51 9 0 92 13 0 9 Dumea, NC . . 43 3 0 77 14 0 10, 9, 6 orfolk It. 25 0 0 *5 0 0 8 Howe . 12 8 6 24 17 0 7 a d 1 (Fiji) . 60 10 0 108 18 0 u v a (Fiji) . 64 2 0 115 5 0 ickland 47 5 0 85 1 0 12 elllngton . .. 47 5 0 85 1 0 13 iristch. (from Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 molulu . 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) . 129 18 0 233 17 0 19
•'Rom Auckland
(NZ Currency) TO: >rf. Is. .
Single £15 12 0 Return £28 2 0 Table No. 11 ji . . . 35 15 0 64 7 0 1 16 imoa . . 47 2 0 84 16 0 16 tutaki . 67 11 0 121 12 0 18 ipeete . 82 10 0 148 10 0 18