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Fan-Ameeican Airwats

«'“> Strata Clipper asms Sleeperette. ana cerms Tues. and Fri.—Sydney - Nadi (Fiji) -

Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- * Portland.

Tues. and Sat.—Return via same route. . t Tues. and Fri. —Auckland - Nadi (Fiji). t Thurs. and Mon. —Nadi (Fiji)-Auckland. . t Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi. .

By British Commonwealth Pacific C

Airlines (Bcpa)

(DC-6 All-Sleeper Service)* Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Naai (FIJI)-Canton c Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

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

Francisco.

Tues.—Dept. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Hono- iulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

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

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal)

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)* Every Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi 1 (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver.

Every Friday return by same route. .1 * Tourist Class Services are available* on these planes at 20 per cent. less--? normal fares.

Sectional Services In

Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays and Saturdays (Skymasters) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pnȣ Brisbane, 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 anui (Wed., Sun.) Moresby. 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 amt Connecting services north of Lae byv Drover to Bulolo and Wau.

Sundays and alt. Wednesdays (Sandringhams) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pmc Brisbane, 12.20 am Cairns, 6,35 am £ (Mon. and Alt. Thur.) Cairns, 8.05 am Moresby, 11.55 amc (Night stop) Moresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10.30 amc (Tue.) Samarai, 11.00 am Esa’ala, 11.40 aimx (Alt. weeks) Esa’ala, 11.55 am Rabaul, 2.55 pmc The alt. Wednesday Sandringham fromtr Sydney terminates at Port Moresby, ae connection north to Lae on the following a day at 9.00 am being by D.C.3. * The Sunday Sandringham from arrives Moresby Monday and after a nightfx stop then goes on to Rabaul via Samarai..!, etc., on Tuesday.

Southwards

Sundays and Wednesdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.25 am Moresby, 11.40 amtn Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 7.15 pmen Brisbane, 8.45 pm Sydney, 11.30 pmen Connecting service from Wau by Drover.t!

Arrives Lae 9.35 am Saturday.

Thursdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Rabaul, 5.30 am Samarai, 8.45 anrn Samarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 anm, Moresby, 12.15 pm Cairns, 3.40 pmn (Night stop) Cairns, 8.30 am Brisbane, 2.15 pmn (Fri.) Sydney, 7.0 pm Sydney, 7.05 pnenc Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Moresby, 6 am Cairns, 9.25 ana.

Cairns, 10.55 am Brisbane, 4.40 pmnf Brisbane. 6.10 pm Sydney, 9.30 pmn A connection from Lae, with a DC3CC

o pick up Saturday Sandringham, arrives n Moresby on Friday at 8.20 am.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas iAE —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea) (DC3) very 4th Monday (Mar. 22, Apr. 19, etc.), leparts Lae 8 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 1.5 pm. Every 4th Tuesday (Mar. 23, Apr. 20, etc.), departs Hollandia at 9 am, and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.5 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

'ep. Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus (5.45 pm) Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Finschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MOBESBY-DABU (Sandringham) la Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikorl, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Friday, returning same day (Mar. 19, Apr. 2, 16, etc.).

Eabaul-Moewe Harbour

( Sandringham) It. Wed. —Rabaul-Jacqulnot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul—Mar. 24, Apr. 7. 21, etc.

N.B.—The direction of operation changes Ith each service, 1.e., each alternate srvlce operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe arbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Bbitain-Bougainville

(Sandringham) It. Wed.—Rabaul - Buka - Kieta - Buin —Mar. 17, 31, Apr. 14, 28, etc.

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

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus

Kavieng-Babaul General

Service

(Dcs)

bn., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.35 pm. je. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am, direct Madang arr. 11.00 am, Lae arr. 12.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

Idays.—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit. Arona, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj. Mt. Hagen, Balyer R„ Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

!p. Lae.—Tues. 3 pm.—Mon. & Sat. 7.30 am. ip. Wau.—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am —Wed. 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae in 35 minutes.

Lae-Finschhafen (Drover)

ery 4th. Tuesday, leaving Lae 1 pm, returning same day (Mar. 23, Apr. 20, etc.).

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

idays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Soroka 9.00 am, returning same day; lepart Goroka 0.30 am, arrive Madang 10.5 am.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company cs regular services for passengers, iight and mails to all New Guinea Elements.

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

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

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

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS 3 Plights Every Four Weeks, VTon. (March 15, 29, April 5, 12, 26, etc.), Lae (dep. o am) Fmschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.30 pm). rue. (March 16, 30, April 6, 13, 27, 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.

Constellation aircraft dep. Saigon, Mar. 7 and every 28 days thereafter for Darwlu-Brisbane-Noumea, and return.

Lustralian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

Eight services per month, return same lay.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters.

Llternate Thursdays (Mar. 25, Apr. 8, 22, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas. with Sandrlnerbam (Weekly Flying Boat Service) )epart: Arrive: lydney, Mon. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm trisbane, 12.20 am iTue.) Noumea, 7.00 am loumea, 8,30 am Vila, 11.05 am rila, 12.35 pm Santo, 1.50 pm (Night stop) lanto, 6.00 am (Wed.) Vila, 7.15 am rila, 8.15 am Noumea, 10.55 am loumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.

Depart: Arrive: lydney, Thur. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm irisbane, 12.20 am (Prl.) Noumea, 7.00 am foumea, 8.30 am Suva, 3.00 pm uva, Sat. 6.30 am Noumea, 11.00 am loumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

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

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents 'ue„ Sun.—Dept. Sydney 12 midnight, arr. 8.30 am following day. hur., Sat., Sun.—Dept. Sydney 8.30 am, arr. 5 pm. >ep. 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 am Tue.. 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.

Prl -—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.38 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd,, with Solents.

Dep. Auckland—March 23, 27, 30, April 6, 10, 13, 20, 24, 27.

Return to Auckland on March 22, 25, 29, April 8, 12, 19, 21, 26.

Depart Arrive Auckland, 9.30 am Suva, 4.30 pm Suva, 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pm

16. Fiji-Western Samoa

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland March 17, 28, April 13, 24, 27.

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 Is.

In the 1953-54 season, Solents will make flights to the Chatham Is. as follows:

March 11, April 7. Departure from Auck- • land 3.30 am, dep. Wellington 7.30 am, . arr. Chathams 10.30 am. Dep. 2.30 pm, , same day for Auckland.

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

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

Auckland, Tuesday, 9.30 am. Anr. 4,30 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 9.00 C am, cross International Date Line: Arr. .■ Apia 1.55 pm Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.000 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutakl 7.30 am..; Dep. Aitutaki 8.30 am. Arr. Papeete II pm. Return by same route every alt.,, Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am.

The next flights leave Aucklandb March 30, April 13, 27.

19. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman t 7. Airw»vs with So’^nts.

Dep. Suva March 23, April 6, May 18.

Depart Arrive Auckland, 9.30 am Suva, 4.45 pmn (Tuesday) (Tuesday) Suva, 7.00 am Nukualofa, 10.20 amcc (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Nukualofa, 2.00 pm Suva, 4.10 pmnc (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Suva, 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pmcc (Thursday) (Thursday)

20. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, uslngi 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re-<! gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West;; Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), ( Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (MarshallsXi and Saipan (Marianas). Details fromc Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulan

21. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides Suva to Nadi & Lautoka* and returnc Mornings—Daily except Thursday. After? noons—Daily except Monday.

Suva-Labasa: Daily.

Labasa-Suva: Daily.

Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Friday (direct).

Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Wednesday (direct).

Suva-Savusavu: Mon., Thur., Sat.

Suva-Taveuni: Tues., via Labasa; Thuru via Savusavu; Mon., Wed. (direct).

Nadi-Taveuni; Mon.; via Nausori. Tues. via Nausari and Labasa, Thur., vlh Nausori and Savusavu. • No call on Sundays.

Approximate Airways Fare*t

The following figures are not guarantees accurate, but they are approximates; correct. Details should be obtained froo the Air Company named in the TabKc Unless otherwise indicated, figures are 1 Australian currency.

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Tabl single neturn ■NO.

Moresby . £46 11 0 £83 16 0 2, 2s Lae .. . 55 7 0 99 13 0 2, 3 Rabaul . 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 Honiara,

Bsi .

80 7 0 144 13 0 5 Vila. N Hebrid''* 51 9 0 92 13 0 9

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64 2 0 115 5 0 Auckland 47 5 0 85 1 0 12 Wellington . .. 47 5 0 85 1 0 13 Dhristch. (from Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 Honolulu . 225 9 0 405 16 0 1 3. Fran’co 279 1 0 502 5 0 Vancouver 279 1 0 502 5 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct) , 129 18 0 233 17 0 19

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Single £15 12 0 Return £28 2 0 Table No. 11 WJi • . . 35 15 0 64 7 0 1 16 lamoa . . 47 2 0 84 16 0 16 Litutaki . 67 11 0 121 12 0 18 •apeete . 82 10 0 148 10 0 18