Airways Time-Tables

Trans Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clipoers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* Tues. and Fri.—Sydney - Nadi (FIJI) canton Is.-Honolulu-S Franclsco-Seat tle- 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

(July 7, 21, etc.) terminating at San Francisco.

Southwards

Mon. and alt. Fri.—Vancouver - San Francisco - Honolulu - Canton Is. - Nadi (Fiji)-Sydney. Second alt. Fri. (July 9, 23, etc.) service commences at San Francisco thence same route to Sydney.

«Y Canadian Pacific* Airlines

(Cpal )

(With Super DC-66 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

.'.rvice by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm Brisbane, 11.40 pm Mmesby. am (Wed., Fri., Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae by D.C.3 to Bulolo and Wau on Wednesdays.

Sundays and alt. Wednesdays (Sandringham) 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 stop) Moresby,* 8.30 am Samarai, 10.30 am (Tue.) Samarai, 11.00 am Esa’ala, 11.40 am (Alt. weeksi Esa’ala, 11.55 am Rabaul, 2.55 pm The alt. Wednesday Sandringham from Sydney terminates at Port Moresby. * ine Sunday Sandringham irom Sydney arrives Moresby Monday and after a night stop then goes on to Rabaul via Samarai. etc., on Tuesday.

Southwards

Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays (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 a umarai, am Samarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 am Moresby, 12.15 pm Cairns, 3.40 pm i Night stop) Cairns, 8.30 am Brisbane. 2.15 pm i Fri.) Brisbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm Alt. Saturdays (Sandringham) Depart; Arrive: Moresby. 6 am Cairns, 9.25 am Cairns, 10.55 am Brisbane, 4.40 pm Brisbane, 6.10 pm Sydney, 9.30 pm

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas LAE—HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(Dcs)

•Every 4th Monday (July 12. Aug. 9, etc.).

Departs Lae 8 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandla 1.0&

pm. Every 4th Tuesday (July 13, Aug. 10, etc.), depart Hollianda at 9 am, and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.5 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm.

Returns Saturdays idep a ami, via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Finschhafen; arr. Lae. 2.45 pm.

MORESBT-DARU (Sandringham) ifla Yule Is. Kerenm, Wana ioptional), Kikorl L Kutubu. —Every alternate Friday, returning same day (July 9, 23, Aug. 6, 20, etc.).

Rabaul-Moewe Harbour

(Sandringham) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour - Talasea - Rabaul July 7 21, Aug. 4, 18, etc.

N.B.—The direction oi operation changes with each service, i.e., each alternate service operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe

Harbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.

New Britain-Bougainvtlle

(Sandringham) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul - Buka - Kieta - Buin —July 14, 18, Aug. 11. 25, 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 4 , Madang*, Lae arr. 4.50 pm. • Calls omitted every fourth Tue. (July 13, Aug. 10, etc.).

Central Highlands

(Dcs)

Fridays.—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabag, calling any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arena, Kalnantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Nondug!, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lae-Bulolo - Wau (Drover)

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

Uep. Wau.—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon. 9.00 am

—Wed. 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae In 30 minutes.

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.

Papua-New Britain (Dcs)

Every Friday departs Lae 6.45 am. Port Moresby 8.45 am, Lae 10.45 am, Finsch hafeu 11.30 am; arr. Rabaul 1.40 pm.

Returns same day. Departs Rabaul 2 30 pm Finschhafen 4.55 pm; arr. Lae o. 25 pm.

Services By Mandated Airlines

P„^ tb . hea , dqUarters at Lae ’ thls company 6gU L ar services for Passengers ."tuemen“ts d ma " S t 0 all Ne * Scheduled Flights with D.C.3 Aircraft Mon • Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka.

Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul remaining overnight Madang Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

S^ ar L Lae J- 30 am for Gor oka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka (subject loading available), Lae. J Thurs.; Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby. Wau Goroka (subject loading available), Lae!

F Wp2 t art ™ Lae at 7 am for Madang, Wewak Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Sat ; Depart Rabaul at 8 am for Kavieng Momote. Wewak. Madang, Lae. g ’

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. between lvdnPv rVICe . With Constellations neiween Sydney and Amsterdam with a Ca ii at B * ak - DN °, and Manila, Philippines 80 2 q C 3 a j!rp raft u llnk Blak with Hollandia Sorong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

, Q»ntas with DCS 3 Plights Every Pour Weeks Eae^n l9^ 26 ’ Aug ‘ 218 2 e 3 ek 3 S b. etc) iSLm P 6 T, a , m) F mschhafen - Rabaul Buka Vellalavella

pm) dlna Honlara - BSI (arriving 4.30 Tue. (July 20, 27, Aug. 3, 17, 24, 31, etc.) Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandina Vellalavona - Buka - Rabaul Plnschhafen Lae (arriving 3.30 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France. Monthly.

Gonsteilation aircraft depart Saigon (July 20, August 16) for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Maritlmes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Flying-boat Service, with Sandringhams services per month, return same

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymastera.

Alternate Thursdays (July 1. 15 oq August 12, 26, etc.), returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

B !«, Q t ntas * witb Sandringham (Weekly Flying Boat Service) ®«P art: Arrive: Sydney, Mon. 7.30 Brisbane. 12.20 Sm Br ' Sba ” e ’ Io ' so pm (Tue.t Noumea, 700 am Noumea, 8.30 am YUa. 11.05 am Vila, 12.35 pm Santo, 1.50 pm •Night stop I

Santo, 6.00 am vii* . < Wed) VUa ' 715 a “ vua, 8.18 am Noumea. 10.65 am Noumea, 1.00 pm Sydney, 8.40 pm

10, Sydney-Noumea-Suva

By Qantss with Sandringham Flying

Boats—Weekly,

3yd„ D eT r ‘ : Th„ r Brisbane. 12.20 am BrlSbane ’ 10 50 »“ . T Noumea, 7.00 am Noumea. 8.30 am Buya. 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 DCS’a Single service each Sunday and return with double service alt. Sundays as follows; 2 services June 20, July 4 18, etc.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with DC6 Aircraft.

Tue.. Thur., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 9.00 am arr Auckland 4.15 pm. Sun. only: Dep!

Sydney 12.30 am. arr. Auckland 7 45 I f 1 on nn Thu - F ri„ Sun.: Dep. Auck land 11.00 am, arr. Sydney 2.45 pm.

13. Sydney-Christchurch

Tasman E. Airways, with DC6’s.

Dep Sydney 12.30 am and arr. Chrlst nonoruh !*° am Tues day and Saturday.

Dep. Christchurch 11.00 am, arr. Sydney 2.40 pm Wednesday and Saturday.

14. Melbourne-Christ church

Tasman E. Airways, with DC6.

Tues.—Dep. Melb., midnight; arr. Ch’ch., 8 am next day.

Tues.—Dep. Ch’ch., 10 am; arr. Melb., 2.30 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Fmnire Alrwavs, Ltd., with DC6’s.

Dep. Auckland every Wed. and Sat.

Return to Auckland every Wed. and Sun, Dep. Auckland: Wed. 10.15 am; Sat. 2.00 pm. Arr. Nadi Wed. 3.30 pm; Sat. 7.15 pm.

Dep. Nadi: Wed. 5.00 pm; Sun. 2.00 pm.

Arr. Auckland; Wed. 10.25 pm; Sun. 7.25 pm

16. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

Service does not run in Winter months.

17. Fiji-Tahiti

Tasman E. Airways Ltd., with Solents.

Services will depart Suva for Apia, Aitutaki, Papeete and return fortnightly or more frequently if required.

Dep. Suva (Mon.) 9.00 am, cross Inter national Date Line; arr. Apia (Sun.) 1.55 pm; dep. Apia (Mon.) 2.00 am; arr. Aitutaki 7.30 am; dep. Aitutaki 8.30 am; arr. Papeete 1.00 pm. Re turn flight dep. Papeete 7.30 am on Wednesdays.

Next flights, northbound, July 12, 19, etc.

Next flights, southbound, July 14, 21, etc.

18. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman E. Airways with Solents.

Dep. Suva July 11, 28.

Depart Arrive Suva, 7.00 am Nukualofa, 10.20 am Nukualofa, 2.00 pm Suva, 4.10 pm

19. 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.

20. Fiji internal Airways

By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Ffaviland 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 the Air Company named in the Table, Unless otherwise indicated, figures are in Australian currency. (Tourist class accommodation available on trans-Pacific services at 20 per cent. less).

From Sydney To—

Table single neiurn NO.

Moresby . £46 11 0 £83 16 0 2. 2a.

Lae .. .. 55 7 0 99 13 0 2. 3 .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 Honiara.

Bsi ..

80 7 0 144 13 0 5 Vila. N Hebrides 51 6 e 92 13 0 9

Noumea, NC . 43 3 0 77 14 0 10. 9, 6 Norfolk H 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 Christch. (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 Vancouver 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct! 136 8 0 245 11 6 18

From Brisbane 1

Noumea . 36 5 TO: 0 67 5 0 6

From Auckland

<NZ Currency) TO: Norf. Is. .

Single 18 0 0 Return 32 8 0 Table No. 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