Airways Time-Table
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Trans Pacific Services
1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji- Hawaii-N. America
By Pan-American Airways
With Strato Clippers, using: Sleeperettes and Berths* Tues. and Fri.—Sydney - Nadi (Fiji) Canton Is - Honolulu - S. Francisco Seattle - Portland.
Tues. and Sat.—Return via same rout t Tues. and Fri.—Auckland - Nadi (Fiji t Thurs. and Mon.—Nadi (Fiji) - Aucklam t Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nad
Fby qantas empire airways (Super Constellation Service)*
Northwards
ETues., Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Plji)- [ Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco - I Vancouver with every alternate I Wednesday service (September 1, 15, K 29) terminating at San Francisco.
Southwards
■Mon., Wed. and alt. Fri.—Vancouver-San F Francisco - Honolulu - Canton Is. - Nadi I' (Fiji)-Sydney. Second alt. Fri. (Sept.
I 3, 17) service commences at San f 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 I 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, Thursdays and Saturdays (Skymasters) Depart: Arrive; Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm Jrisbane, 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Fri.. Sun.) Moresby, 7.30 am Lae, 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae by ).C.3 to Bulolo and Wau on Wednesdays.
Sundays and alternate Wednesdays (Sept. 1, 15, etc., Depart . «-«-*-.> pnl (Mon and Alt Thur , ' am cairns. 8.05 am Moresby, 11.55 am rKri»vi+ (Night stop) 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 Sandr,ngha„. t rom . Sunday Sandrtaeham from Sydney
arrives Moreshv MnnHo „ C then gS/on to Rapa'S v nlSht etc., on tU*,?
S und 'lkymaTerl” 1 ” 1 Frldays Depart- (Sk y master > .
T „ Q Toon Arrive: Lae, 10.25 am Moresby 11 40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane 715 Z Brisbane, 8.45 pm Svdnev ’ n in pm Connecting services from Wau by Drover.
Arrives Lae 9.30 am Saturday.
Thursday (Sandri „ sham) am samaratti' ant
Ifiamarai. 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 am 1 Moresby, 12.15 pm Cairns, 3.40 pm (Night stop) ■Cairns, 8.30 am Brisbane, 2.15 pm
I (Fri.)
■ Brisbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm Alt. Saturdays (Sept. 4, 18, etc.) (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)
Alternate Wednesdays (Sept. 8, 12, etc.) Departs Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia I 3.0 pm. Every alt. Thursday (Sept. 9, f. 23, etc.), depart Hollandia at 9 am, and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, I arrives Lae at 2.50 pm.
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
[ Every Wednesday.
Dep. Lae, 10.45 am; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm.
Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at I Finschhafen: arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Friday, returning same day (Sept. 3, 17, Oct. 1, 15, 29, etc.).
Rabaul-Moewe Harbour
(Sandringham) lit. Wed.—Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul Sept. 1, 15, 29, Oct. 13, 27, etc.
N.B. —The direction of operation changes vith each service, i.e., each alternate lervice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe larbour-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul.
New Britain-Bougainville
(Sandringham) Lit. Wed.—Rabaul - -Buka - Kieta - Buin Sept. 8, 22, Oct. 6. 20, etc.
Lit. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka- Rabaul.
Lae-Madang-Wewak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul Service
(Dcs)
Son., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is., Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.35 pm. ’ue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct Madang, arr. 11.00 am, Wewak, Madang, Lae arr. 4.50 pm.
Central Highlands
(Dcs)
'ridays.—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nabzab, Kaiapit, Arena, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)
>ep. Lae.—Tues. 3 pm.—Mon. & Sat. 7.30 am. »ep. Wau.—Tues. 4.30 pm—Mon, 9.00 am —Wed. 12.35 pm. Direct to Lae in 30 minutes.
Madang-Goroka (Dcs)
ridays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Goroka 9.00 am, returning same day; depart Goroka 9.30 am, arrive Madang 10.5 am.
New Guinea-New Britain
(Dcs)
ridays—Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1.0 pm, arrive Rabaul 3.10 pm. aturdays—Depart Rabaul 9.0 am, Madang 12.25 pm, arrive Lae 1.30 pm.
Services By Mandated Airlines
With headquarters at Lae, this company runs regular services for passengers freight and mails to all New Guinea settlements.
Scheduled Flights with DC3 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 ?nT™ L£ V' 30 am f or Ooroka wau,' *° rt oresby - Wau, Goroka, Lae.
Thurs. Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Sofoka! P ° rt M ° reSby ' Wau ' Fr WeSS art Mo^ t e at K 7 a v rn g ,or ß ar. an i remaining overnight.
Sab : f De P art Rabaul at 7 am for Kavieng Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae g
4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea
By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
A weekly service with Constellatioi between Sydney and Amsterdam with call at Biak, DNG, and Manil; Philippines.
DC3 aircraft link Biak with Holland!, Sorong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
By Qantas with DCS Mon. (Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 11, 18, 25, etc.
Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen - Rabaul Buka Vellalavella - Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 4.: pm).
Tue. (Sept. 14, 21. 28, Oct. 12, 19, 2i etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandin —Vellalavella Buka Rabaul - Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.30 pm
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly.
Constellation aircraft depart Salgo October 11 for Darwin - Brisbane Noumea and return. September fligh cancelled.
Australian agents: Messageries Maritime;
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
By Ansett Flying-boat Service, wit Sandringhams Eight services per month, return sam day.
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas, with Skymasters Alternate Thursdays (Sept. 9, 23, Oct. 1 21, etc.), returning same day.
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly Depart: Arrive: Syd., Wed. 8.30 pm Brisbane, 11.50 pi Bris., Thu. 1.20 am Noumea, 8.00 ai Noumea, 9.30 am Vila, 12.05 pi Vila, 1.20 pm Santo, 2.35 pi (Night stop) Santo, Fri. 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 ai Vila, 7.45 am Noumea, 10.25 am Noumea, 1.00 pmt Sydney, 8.40 pr * Every second service night stops a Noumea to allow connection with Noumea Suva below, Table 10. t Alternate Friday, Sept. 3, 17. O: alternate Saturdays (Sept. 11, 25), plan departs Noumea 2 pm, arriving Sydnei 9.40 pm.
10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Fortnightly Depart: Arrive: Noumea, 11.25 am Suva, 5.55 pr Alt. Fri.* (Night stop) Suva, 8.00 am Alt. Noumea, 12.30 pn Sat.f * Alt. Fri. Sept. 10, 24, etc. t Alt. Sat.; Sept. 11, 25, etc. (Service allows connection at Noume; with Sydney-New Hebrides Service —se above.)
11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.
By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s Single service each Sunday and returr with double service alt. Sundays ai follows: 2 services June 20, July 4 18, etc., but double services each Sunt day from Sept. 30 to Feb. 27, 1955.
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.
K Sydney 12.30 am. arr. Auckland 7.45 I am. Thu., Fri., Sun.: Dep. Auck- I land 11.00 am, arr. Sydney 2.45 pm.
I Mon. only dep. Auckland 8.00 am I arr. Sydney 11.45 am.
13. Sydney-Christchurch
Tasman E. Airways, with DC6’s Dep. Sydney 12.30 am and arr. Christ ie church 7.40 am Tuesday and Saturday.
Dep. Christchurch 11.00 am, arr. Sydney 1 2.40 pm Wednesday and Saturday.
14. Melbourne-Christchurch
Tasman E. Airways, with DC6’s rues. —Dep. Melb., midnight; arr. Ch’ch., 8 am next day. rues. —Dep. Ch’ch., 10 am; arr. Melb., 2.30 pm.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with DC6’s )ep. Auckland every Wed. and Sat. leturn to Auckland every Wed. and Sun. »ep. Auckland: Wed. 10.15 am; Sat. 2.00 pm. Arr. Nadi Wed. 3.30 pm; Sat. 7.15 pm. lep. Nadi: Wed. 5.00 pm; Sun. 2.00 pm.
Arr. Auckland; Wed. 10.25 pm; Sun. 7.25 pm.
16. Fiji-Tahiti
Tasman E. Airways Ltd., with Solents.
Services will depart Suva for Apia, itutaki, Papeete and return fortnightly r more frequently if required, ep. 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 Thursdays.
Next flights, northbound, September 13 27 etc.
Next flights, southbound, September 16 30, etc.
17. Fiji-Tonga
Tasman E. Airways with Solents Dep. Suva September 11, 24 Depart Arrive Suva, 6.30 am Nukualofa, 9.50 am Nukualofa, 2.45 pm Suva, 4.35 pm
18. 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 (Marshals) and Saipan (Marianas). Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.
19. Fiji Internal Airways
By Fiji Airways, with 3-engined Drovers Suva-Nadi; 3 flights on Wed., Thur. 2 flights on Mon., Pri., Sat., Sun. 1 flight on Tues.
Nadi-Suva; 3 flights on Wed. 2 flights on Mon., Thur., Fri., Sat and Sun. 1 flight on Tues.
Suva - Taveuni - Labasa - Savusavu - Taveuni-Suva: Tues., Fri.
Suva - Nadi - Labasa - Suva: —Thur.
Suva - Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva:—Wed., Sat.
Suva - Labasa - Suva:—Tues., Thur.
Suva - Labasa: —Saturday Labasa - Nadi - Suva: —Sunday.
Suva - Taveuni - Suva:—Wed.
Suva - Savusavu - Suva:—Saturday.
H Pago Pago residents have re eved word that Johnny, daughter of the late Robert Dean Frisbie, is working with the American civil ad ministration in Japan.
J A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Len Baker, of Inverell, NSW **i uly^28 ' Mr - Baker is the son of Mr. F. S. Baker, formerly of the Fiji Prisons Dept. .Mr. Howard Hayden, former Director of Education in Fiji, has been appointed Director of Funda mental Education Training and Re search Centre with the United Nations in South Korea.
Mr. A. R. Smith, Comptroller of Customs, Fiji, has been appointed Chairman of the Crown Land Cor poration set up in Bermuda to ad minister certain land and property vested in the Colonial Government there.
II An engagement of interest to people in Tonga and Samoa was an nounced recently in Sydney between Miss Sheilagh Heenan of Nukualofa, only daughter of the late G. E.
Heenan and Mrs. Heenan, and Mr.
Royston Marker, managing director of Australian Sales Corporation Ltd., Auckland. Mr. Marker is well known in the Islands through his business visits in recent years. The couple are to be married in Auck land on November 9, and will spend their honeymoon at Tonga and Samoa.