Shipping Time-Tables
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Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
I MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about Severy six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul fiamarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. Next sailing about September 17.
I MV Malekula sails from Sydney for fiamarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Rlexishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney. Next sailing about October 30. [ Details from Burns Philp & 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: Sinkiang now provides a fast service Bydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby and return >y same route. Soochow and Shansi will wmtinue Sydney - Brisbane - Moresby - Jamarai - Lae - Madang - Kavieng - Jabaul and return, with calls at Mel bourne as required.
Next Sydney sailing, Soochow: Sept. 17.
Next Sydney sailing, Sinkiang; Sept. 28.
Next Sydney sailing, Shansi: Oct. 9. (ept. 2.
Details from New Guinea Australia Line G. S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge it., Sydney.
i. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
Motor vessels Tofua and Matua, from few Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua >fa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is.. Pago ago (American Samoa), Apia (Western amoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any f all above ports at approx, five weeks itervals. Matua calls at Wellington and
Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA
Lyttelton (NZ), Lautoka (Fiji) and sup plements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, calling at ports as directed by owners.
Tofua’s next voyages scheduled to leave Auckland September 28 and November 13.
Matua will leave Auckland October 19 and November 17.
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.
Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, 'or to any office of the Union SS Cos. of NZ, Ltd., which Company acts as Agents for this vessel at some ports.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
MV Malaita makes a round trip at
abDUt S-wceJcs intervals from Sydney to Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports-BSI ports-
Bougainville-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney
Sailing from Sydney about Sept 25 Details from Burns Philp & Cos ’ 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-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 Maritimes.’
Luxurious new liners Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this service.
Sailing dates:— Prom Sydney, Northbound—Caledonien: November 23. April 11; Tahitien: January 7, May 24.
From Papeete, southbound Tahitien: December 14, April 30; Caledonien: October 31, March 18.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrides (H.
C. Sleigh, Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
Sailings of Orient
Line Passenger Ships,
1954-55.
Sydney
Auckland
depart arr/dep
Orion
1954 17 Sep. 21 Sep.
Oronsay
1954 19 Nov. 22 Nov.
Orcades
1954/5 17 Dec. 20 Dec.
Orsova
1955 28 Jan. 31 Jan. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 1 Mar.
Orion 1955 25 Mar.
Suva
arr/dep 25 Sep. 25 Nov.
23 Dec!
29 Mar.
Honolulu
arr/dep 1 Oct. 30 Nov. 28 Dec. 2 Apl, VANCOUVER arrive depart
San Francisco Arr
depart 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Apl. 14 Apl. 15 Apl. 18 Apl.
Honolulu
Suva
arr/dep arr/dep 17 Oct. 25 Oct. 14 Dec. 21 Dec.
11 Jan!
18 Jan. 19 Apl. 24 Apl. 2 May
Auckland
arr/dep 28 Oct. 24 Dec. 21 Jan.
Sydney
arrive 1 Nov. 27 Dec. 24 Jan. 7 Mar. 5 May 9 May
Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific
Ports-Sydney
A service by Shaw Savill, with their new all-passenger liner Southern Cross, will commence from the UK early in 1955.
Calls on maiden voyage will be made at West Indies ports, Panama, Papeete (Tahiti), Suva, Auckland, Sydney, Aus tralian ports, South African ports, Canary Islands, UK.
Four round trips per year will be made and direction of service will alternate (i.e. the second voyage from UK will go South Africa about); about 1,200 one-class passengers will be carried. Single, two berth and multi-berth cabins are avail able. Fares Sydney-UK are from £lls Stg.; Suva-UK, via Panama, from £lO5 Stg.; via the Cape, from £132 Stg.; Papeete-UK, via Panama, from £IOO Stg.; via Cape, £lsl Stg.
Tentative sailing dates for maiden voyage:
Papeete, April 22-23, 1955.
Suva. April 28, 1955.
Auckland, May 2-3, 1955.
Sydney, May 6-9, 1955.
N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et(
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carr; ing cargo and passengers, maintains regular service between North America ports and French Oceania, Samoa, Fi; New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Suggested sailing dates for the M Thorsisle are as follows: San Francisco (Southbound) .. Sept. : Papeete Oct. : Nukualofa Oct.
Apia Oct. 1 Suva Oct. : Lautoka (Vatia) Oct. ; Noumea Oct. !
Lae Nov.
San Francisco (Inbound) .. Nov. ; Details from General Steamships Co: poration Ltd., 432 California St., Sa Francisco, U.S.A.