Airways Time-Tables

Trans Pacific Services

I. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* Tues. and Frl. —Sydney - Nadi (Fiji) • Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Pranclsco-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 Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service)*

Northwards

Sat. and Wed.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver — with every alternate Wednesday service (June 9, 23, etc.) terminating at San Francisco.

( Southwards

Mon. and alt. Fri.—Vancouver - San Francisco - Honolulu - Canton Is. - Nadi (Fiji)-Sydney. Second alt. Fri. (June II, 25, etc.) service commences at San Francisco thence same route to Sydney.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Cpal'

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

Every Friday return from Vancouver by same route. • 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 pm

Brisbane, 11.40 pm Moresby. 6.50 am (Wed., Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae by D.C.3 to Bulolo and Wau, Sundays and alt, Wednesdays (Sandrlnghams) Depart: Arrive: Sydney. 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Brisbane, 12.20 am Cairns, 6.35 am (Mon. and Alt. Thur.) Cairns, 8.05 am Moresby, 11.55 am (Night stopi Moresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10 30 am (Tue.) Samarai, 11.00 am Esa’ala, 11.40 am • Alt. weeks) Esa ala, 11.55 am Rabaul, 2.55 pm The alt. Wednesday Sandringham from Sydney terminates at Port Moresby, a connection north to Lae on the following day at 9.00 am being by D.C.3. * The Sunday Sandringham from Sydney arrives Moresby Monday and after a night 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 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 7.15 pm Brisbane. 8.45 pm Sydney, 11.30 pm Connecting service from Wau by Drover Arrives Lae 9.30 am Saturday.

Thursdays (Sandringham) Depart; Arrive: Rabaul, 5.30 am Samarai, 8.45 am Samarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 am Moresby. 12.15 pm Cairns, 3.40 pm (Night stop) Caims, 8.30 am Brisbane, 2.15 pm 'Fri.) Brisbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) Depart: Arrive: Moresby, 6 am Cairns, 9.25 am bairns, 10.55 am Brisbane. 4.40 pm Brisbane. 6.10 pm Sydney. 9.30 pm A connection from Lae. with a DC3, o pick up Saturday Sandringham, arrives n Moresby on Friday at 8.20 am.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated hy Oantas .AE —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

•very 4th Monday (June 14, July 12, etc.). )eparts Lae 8 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 1.05 pm. Every 4th Tuesday (June 15, July 13, etc. i, 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 Kavleng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm. returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavleng and Rabaul: optional call at Finschhafen: arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.

MORESBY-DARD (Sandringham) la Yule is., Kerema, Wana (optional) Kikorl. L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Friday, returning same day (June 11 25, July 9, 23, etc.).

Rabaul-Mofwe Harbour

(Sandringham) t. Wed. —Rabaul- Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour - Talasea - Rabaul June 9 23 July 7, 21, etc.

N B - — The direction of operation changes th each service, 1.e., each alternate

rvlce operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe

irbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Britain-Bougainville

(Sandringham) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul - Buka - Kleta - Bum —June 2, 16. 30, July 14, 18, etc.

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

LAE - MADANG - WEWAK - MANUS -

Kavieng - Rabaul Service

(Dcs)

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. Wewak-, Madang*, Lae arr. 4.50 pm. • Calls omitted every fourth Tue. (June 15, July 13, etc.).

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

Fridays —Lae (8.30 am) to Wabag, calling of Mud ID rti.M.

Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, MinJ, Mt. Hagen, Balyer R., Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)

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

Dep. Wau.—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am —Wee 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae in 30 minutes.

Lae-Finschhafen (Drover)

Every 4th Tuesday, leaving Lae 1 pm, returning same day (June 15, July 13, etc.).

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

Fridays.—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 runs regular services for passengers, freight and mails to all New Guinea •ettlements.

Scheduled Flights with D.C.S Aircraft Mon.; Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka.

Madang. Wewak. Madang, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am for Madang. Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Depart Lae 7.30 am for Goroka. Wau.

Port Moresby, Wau. Goroka (subject loading available), Lae.

Thurs.; Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka (subject loading available), Lae.

Fri.: Depart Lae at 7 am for Madang.

Wewak. Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 8 am for Kavieng Momote. Wewak, Madang, Lae.

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

A weekly service with Constellations between Sydney and Amsterdam with a ;all at Biak, DNG, and Manila, Philippines DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandia Jorong. Merauke and Tannah Merah.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS 3 Flights Every Pour Weeks.

Hon. (June 7, 21. 28, July 5, 19, 26, etc.), Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.30 pm). rue. (June 1, 8. 22, 29, July 6, 20, 27, etc.) Honiara (dep. 7 ami Yandina Vellalavella Buka Rabaul Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.30 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

Bv Air France Monthly. tonstellation aircraft depart Saigon (June

11. July 16) for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Marltlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

Eight services per month, return same day.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters.

Alternate Thursdays (June 17, July 1. 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 i Night stop) 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.

Rv N 7 National Airways, with DCS’s Single service each Sunday and return with double service alt. Sundays as follows: 2 services June 20, July 4, 18, etc.

From June 27, TEAL will discontinue its Trans-Tasman Solent services. The Sydney- Wellington service will be cut out. There ivill be new Syd ney-Christchurch service by land plane.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airwave, with Solents and DC6 Aircraft.

By Solent —Dep. Sydney 8.30 am Thurs day, arr. Auckland 5.15 pm.

By Solent —Dep. Sydney midnight Sunday. arr. Auckland 8.45 am Monday.

By D.C.6—Dep. Sydney Tue. and Fri.. 9 am, arr. Auckland 4.15 pm.

By Solent—Dep. Auckland, 8.30 am Wed., Fri., arr. Sydney 1.45 pm.

By D.C.6 —Dep. Auckland 11 am, Monday, and Thur., arr. Sydney, 2.45 pm.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney 10.30 pm Mon., Thur. Arr. 7.45 am following day.

Dep. Sydney midnight Tue., arr. Auckland 9.15 am Wed.

Dep. Wellington 10.30 am Tue., Fri., arriving 4 pm.

Dep. Wellington midday Wed., arr. Sydney 5.30 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., 8.35 pm.

We have received no altera tions to timetables in respect of TEAL Auckland-1 stands services since early May.

Intending travellers should check with TEAL agents. The Auckland-S uv a flying-boat service, for example, has been cut out.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

See Also Table 18.

Tasman Empire Airways. Ltd., with Solents.

Dep. Auckland—May 18, 22, 25, June 1, 5,8, 15, 19, 22, 29.

Return to Auckland on May 20, 24, 31, June 3,7, 14, 16, 21 29.

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 May 22, 25, June 8 19 29 A b De P a !; t n 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 435 pm Sun.

Suva, 9.00 am Mon. Auck., 4.15 pm Mon.

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

Service does not run in Winter months.

18. New Zealand-Tahiti

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents * .?^ al Service, Auckland-Suva-Apla- Aztutaki-Papeete. is operated with Solent Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep Auckland. Tuesday, 9.30 am. Arr. Suva 4.30 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 900 am. cross International Date Line: Arr.

Apia 1.55 pm Tuesday. Dep. Apia 200 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.30 am Dep. Aitutaki 8.30 am. Arr. Papeete 1 pm. Return by same route every alt Friday, leaving Papeete 7.30 am * he „ next flights leave Auckland May 25, June 8, 29.

A special weekly service will operate from June 22 to July 20.

19. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman E. Airways with Solents.

Dep. Suva May 18, June 1.

De P art Arrive Auckland. 9.30 am Suva, 4.45 pm

(Tuesday) (Tuesday) SU J ooam Nukualofa, 10.20 am (Wednesday) (Wednesday) NU T^ a i ofa ’ 2 00 pm Suva, 4.10 pm (Wednesday) (Wednesday) Suva, 9.00 am Auckland, 4.15 pm (Thursday) (Thursday)

20. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, using 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines).

Ponape (E. Carolines). Majuro (Marshalls) and Saipan (Marianas). Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

21. Fiji Internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Havlland Rapides Suva to Nadi and return: Daily.

Suva-Labasa and return: Daily.

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

Suva-Taveuni; Tues. and Fri.

Approximate Airways Fares

The following figures are not guaranteed accurate, but they are approximately correct. Details should be obtained from tlie Air Company named in the Table unless otherwise Indicated, figures are In Australian currency. (Tourist class

accommodation available on trans-Paclflc services at 20 per cent. less).

From Sydney To—

Table Mngie neturn

Xno.

Moresby . £46 11 0 £83 16 0 2, 2a.

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, y Hebrides 51 8 0 92 13 0 9 Noumea, NC . . 43 3 0 77 14 0 10, 9. 6 Norfolk Jr. 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 L. Howe . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi (Fiji) . 73 5 0 131 17 0 1 Suva (Fiji) . 70 12 0 127 2 0 10 Auckland 47 5 0 85 1 0 12 Wellington . .. 47 5 0 85 1 0 13 Cnrlstch. (from Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 Honolulu . 243 6 0 431 19 0 1 S. Fran’co 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 1 Vancouver 301 7 8 542 9 0 Papeete (via Suva direct) . 136 8 0 245 11 6 IS

From Brisbane To:

Noumea 36 5 0 67 5 0 6

Prom Auckland (Nz

Currency) TO: Norf. Is. .

Single Return Table No. 18 0 0 32 8 0 11

Fiji . . .

39 7 0 70 17 0 1. 15, 18 Samoa . , 47 2 0 84 16 0 16 Altutaki . 67 11 0 121 12 0 18 Papeete 82 10 0 148 10 0 18