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 tables are only approximately correct they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samaral - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -
Samaral-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.
Next sailing about June 18.
MV Malekula sails from Sydney lor Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak. Madang Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney!
Next sailing about July 3.
Details from Burns PMlp & Co. Ltd 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
MV’s Soochow, Shansi and Sinkiang. each 3,000 tons, provide regular service between Sydney and Papua-New Guinea ports. Prom July 19, Sinkiang will provide a fast service Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby and return by same route.
Soochow and Shansi will continue Sydnev- Bnsbane - Moresby - Samarai - Lae ' - Madang - Kavieng - Rabaul and return, with calls at Melbourne as required.
Next Sydney sailing, Shansi: July 9, Next Sydney sailing, Soochow: June 15 Next Sydney sailing. Sinkiang Julv 19 n ew r^H hiea ‘ Austra]la Line S?; Sydney. ’ agents) ’ 6 Brld S*
N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
K?i Ot Z . ves ! els Tofua and Matua, from SS and a vo ’ Suva Nukua lofa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is.. Pago
Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships , 1954-55.
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Orion
Oronsay
Orcades
Orsova
Orion
Sydney
1954 1954 1954/5 1954 5 1955 1955 depart 21 May 17 Sep. 19 Nov. 17 Dec. 28 Jan. 25 Mar.
Auckland
arr/dep 24 May 21 Sep. 22 Nov. 20 Dec. 31 Jan. 29 Mar.
Suva
arr/dep 27 May 25 Sep. 25 Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Feb. 2 Apl. 8 Apl. 14 Apl.
Honolulu
arr/dep 1 June 1 Oct. 30 Nov. 28 Dec. 8 Feb,
Vancouver
arrive 7 June 7 Oct. 6 Dec. 3 Jan. 14 Feb. depart
San Francisco Arr
8 June 10 June 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 15 Apl. 18 Apl. 19 Apl. 24 Apl. 2 May 5 May 9 May
Honolulu
depart 11 June 12 Oct. 10 Dec. 7 Jan. 18 Feb. arr/dep 15 June 17 Oct. 14 Dec. 11 Jan. 22 Feb.
Suva
arr/dep 22 June 25 Oct. 21 Dec. 18 Jan. 1 Mar.
Auckland
arr/dep 25 June 28 Oct. 24 Dec. 21 Jan 4 Mar.
Sydney
arrive 28 June 1 Nov. 27 Dec, 24 Jan. 7 Mar.
Pago (American Samoa), Apia Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland tor any or all of anove ports at approx, nve weexs Intervals. Matua calls at Wellington and Lyttelton (NZ». Lautoka (Fiji) and sup plements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, calling at ports as directed by owners.
Tofua’s next voyage scheduled to leave Auckland July 6.
Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage June 26, and on her return to Wellington, July 15. will withdraw until August 25 on annual survey.
N. Zealand-Cook Is.
The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare is scheduled to leave Auck land every month for Rarotonga and other Islands in the Lower Cooks, subject to requirements of trade. This vessel carries 30 passengers. After annual survey, left Auckland in early April for Cook Group.
Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, or to any office oi the Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd., which Company acts as Agent for this vessel at some ports.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
MV Malaita makes a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Haoaui - Samarai-Sydney.
Last sailing from Sydney about July 14.
Details from Bums Philp & Co., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caiedonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies
and , Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messageries Marl tltaes. Luxurious new' liners Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this service.
Small' motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H.
C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carry ing cargo and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports and Frencn Oceania. Samoa. Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Sailing from, San Francisco May 27.
Papeete, June 15, Apia, June 20, Suva, June 24, Noumea, June 28 (dates approx-, only).
Details from General Steamships cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, U.S.A.
Due to recent reorganisa tions in some South Pacific airlines, many changes in schedules are pending. Pro spective travellers should check, with airlines.