Shipping Time-Tables
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Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
IV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ry six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby tarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -
narai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.
text sailing about October 30. [V Malefcula sails from Sydney for larai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, tishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and irn to Sydney. Next sailing about Dber 15. etalls from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., ridge Street, Sydney.
V’s Soochow, Shansi and Sinkiang, i 3,000 tons, provide regular service reen Sydney and Papua-New Guinea s: Sinkiang now provides a fast service iey-Brlsbane-Port Moresby and return same route. Soochow and Shansi will inue Sydney - Brisbane - Moresby arai - Lae - Madang - Kavieng iul and return, with calls at Mel ne as required. xt Sydney sailing, Shansi: Oct. 15. ixt Sydney sailing, Sinkiang: Oct. 16, 13. xt Sydney sailing, Soochow: Oct. 28. tails from New Guinea Australia Line B. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge Sydney.
Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
'tor vessels Tofua and Matua, from Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is.. Pago (American Samoa), Apia (Western >a). Tofua leaves Auckland for any 11 above ports at approx, five weeks vals. 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 voyages scheduled to leave Auckland November 13 and December 7 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 ®f the Union SS Co. 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
Mnrfiu 8 T We t^ S i " tervals from Sydney to Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports-BSI oorts-
Bougamville-Rabaul-Samaral-Sydney
Sailing from Sydney about November ll Details from Burns Philp & Co 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritlmes Line coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at /o Pe f te ’ Vila ,New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.
Details from Messageries Maritlmes Luxurious new liners Caledonien and Tahltien recently added to this service Sailing dates:— From Sydney. Northbound—Caledonien November 23, April 11; Tahltien: January 7, May 24.
From Papeete, southbound Tahitlen- December 14, April 30; Caledonien!
October 31, March 18.
Small motor-ships Polyneslen (Messa geries Maritlmes) and Neo Hebrides (H.
C. Sleigh, Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Svdnev.
Australia - New Zealand
- Canada
- Usa
Sydney
Sailings of Orient
Orion
1954 depart 17 Sen.
Line Passenger Ships, 1954-55
Oronsay Orcades Orsova
,o 5“ J 9 i 4/5 1955 Orion 1955
Auckland
arr/dep 21 Sep. 22 Nov i i uec. 20 Dec. 28 Jan. 25 Mar.
Suva
arr/dep 25 Sep. 25 Nov. 30 Nov. 6 Dec 31 Jan. 29 Mar.
Honolulu
arr/dep 1 Oct. 23 Dec. 3 Feb. 2 Apl.
Vancouver
arrive 7 Oct. 28 Dec. 8 Feb. 8 Apl. depart
San Francisco Arr
8 Oct. 11 Oct,
7 Dec!
9 Dec 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 14 Apl. 15 Apl.
Honolulu
Suva
depart arr/dep arr/dep 12 Oct. 17 Oct. 25 Oct.
10 Dec!
14 Dec. 21 Dec. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Feb. 18 Feb, 22 Feb. 18 Apl. 19 Apl. 24 Apl.
Auckland
arr/dep 28 Oct.
24 Dec!
1 Mar. 2 May
Sydney
arrive 1 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Mar. 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 £ll5 Stg.; Suva-UK, via Panama, from £lO5 Stg.; via the Cape, from £132 Stg.; Papeete-UK, via Panama, from £lOO Stg.; via Cape, £l5l 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, e
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, cai ing cargo and passengers, maintain! regular service between North Ameri ports and French Oceania, Samoa, ] New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Suggested sailing dates for the Thorsisle are as follows: San Francisco (Southbound) .. Ocl Papeete Ocl Apia Ocl Nukualofa No\ Suva No\ Lautoka (Vatia) No\ Noumea No^ Lae No\ San Francisco (Inbound) . .. De( Details from General Steamships ( poration Ltd., 432 California St., Francisco, U.S.A.
Airways Time-Tabl
Trans-Pacific Service
1. Australia (or NZ) -Fij
Hawaii-N. America
By Pan-American Airways
With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperel and Berths* Tues., Fri. and Sun.* —Sydney-Nadi (F Canton Is - Honolulu - S. Francis Seattle - Portland.
Tues., Thur.* and Sat. —Return via £ route. * Additional departure days which
perate from October 3 till December 31. 954 Tues. and Frl.—Auckland - Nadi (Fiji).
Thurs. and Mon.—Nadi (Fiji) - Auckland.
Connecting with Strato Clipper at Nadi.
By Qantas Empire Airways
(Super Constellation Service)*
Northwards
lies., Thurs. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Plji)- Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francisco —with every Saturday service extending to Vancouver.
Southwards
bn., Wed. and Fri.—San Francisco - Honolulu - Canton Is. - Nadi (Fiji) - Sydney. Monday service commences from Vancouver, leaving Vancouver on Sunday.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(Cpal)
(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)* ery Tuesday—Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji) - Honolulu - Vancouver, ery Friday return from Vancouver by same route. ► Tourist Class Services are available these planes at 30 per cent, less rmal fares.
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
>ervice by Qantas Empire Airways
Northwards
'uesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Skymasters)
Moresby, 7-30 am Lae. 8.45 am Connecting services north of Lae bv D.C.3 to Bulolo and Wau on Wednesdays.
is^ h o e o n p E m a ’ ala 18 ° mitted ’ arrival Rabaul
Southwards
Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays (Skyniaster)
Depart: Arrive: Iney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.15 pm sbane. 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Pri., Sun.)
Sundays
(Sa'ndringharas)
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.50 pm Cairns, 6.35 am Brisbane, 12.20 am (Mon.) Cairns, 8.05 am Moresby, 11.55 am Moresby,* 8.30 am (Night stop) Samarai, 10.30 am (Tue.) Samarai, 11.00 am Esa’ala, 11.40 am Esa’ala, 11.55 am (Alt. weeks) Rabaul, 2.55 pm
Depart; Lae, 10.25 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Brisbane, 8.45 pm Arrive: Moresby, n.40 Brisbane. 7.15 Sydney, 11.30 am pm pm Connecting services Arrives Lae 9.35 am from Wau by Drover Saturday.
Alt. Thursdays (Sandringham) (Oct. 7, 21. etc.) Depart: Rabaul, 5.30 am Arrive; Samarai, 8.45 am
Samarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11.15 am Moresby, 12.15 .pm Cairns, 3.40 pm (Night stop) Cairns. 8.30 am Brisbane, 2.15 pm (alt. Fri.) Brisbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm Alt. Thursdays (Oct. 14, 28, etc.) (Sandringhanls) Rabaul, 5.30 am Samarai, 8.45 am Bamarai, 9.15 am Moresby, 11. 15 am Passengers wait in Moresby until alt.
Bat. (Oct. 2, 16, 30, etc.) then: Depart; Arrive: Moresby, 6 am Cairns, 9.25 am Jalrns, 10.55 am Brisbane, 4.40 pm Irisbane, 6.10 pm Sydney, 9.30 pm
3. N. Guinea Internal
Services
Operated by Qantas AE —HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)
(Dcs)
Iternate Wednesdays (Oct. 6, 20, etc.) eparts Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 3.0 pm. Every alt. Thursday (Oct. 7, 21, etc.), depart Hollandia at 9 am, and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 2.40 pm.
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
Every Wednesday.
!p. Lae, 10.45 am: Finschhafen, Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm. (turns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen; arr.
Lae, 2.55 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) i Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Klkori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate
Friday, returning same day (Oct i 15, 29, Nov. 12, 26. etc.). ’
Rabaul-Moewe Harbour
(Sandringham) Alt. Wed. —Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul Oct 13 97 Nov. 10, 24, etc. ’ * RB.—The direction of operation changes with each service, i.e., each alternate service operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe Harbour-Jacqumot Bay-Rabaul.
New Britain-Bougainville
(Sandringham) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul - -Buka - Kieta - Buin Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 3. 17, etc.
Alt. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-Buka- Rabaul.
Lae-Mad Ang-We Wak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul Service
(Dcs)
Mon., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.40 pm.
Tue. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct Madang, arr. 10.50 am, Wewak Madang, Lae arr. 4.35 pm.
Central Highlands
(Dcs)
Fridays.—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda calling at any of: Nabzab, Kainantui Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt Hagen, Baiyer R., Wabag. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.
Lower Highlands
(Drover) Fridays.—Lae (7.30 am) to Gusap, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kaiapit, Arena, Kainantu. Return to Lae arriving 10.30 am.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)
De 7.3o a anr TUeS ' 3 pm - Mon * DeP ‘ w^ U T^ eS - 430 P m —Mon, 9.Q0 am mtoute. loo Pm ' DlrMt t 0 Lae »
Madang-Goroka (Dcs)
Fridays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Goroka 9.00 am, returning same day 10 s a am Goroka 930 am ’ arriVe Madan e
New Guinea-New Britain
(Dcs)
Fridays—Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1.0 pm, arrive Rabaul 3.10 pm.
Saturdays— 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 DCS 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, Lae.
Thurs.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau Goroka, Lae.
Fri.. Depart Lae at 7 am for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight.
Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 am for Kavieng Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.
4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea
By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
A weekly service with Constellations between Sydney and Amsterdam with ( call at Biak, DNG, and Manila Philippines.
DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandia Sorong, Merauke and Tannah Merah.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
By Qantas with DCS Mon. (Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 8, 15, 22, etc.) Lae (dep. 6 am) Finschhafen - Rabaul Buka Vellalavella - Yandina Honiara, BSI (arriving 5.2 pm).
Tue. (Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 9, 16, 2' etc.), Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandin —Vellalavella Buka Rabaul - Finschhafen Lae (arriving 3.50 pm]
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly.
Constellation aircraft depart Saigo: 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 (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 18, 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 p Bris., Thu. 1.20 am Noumea, 8.00 a Noumea, 9.30 am Vila, 12.05 p Vila, 1.20 pm Santo, 2.35 p (Night stop) Santo, Fri. 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 a Vila, 7.45 am Noumea, 10.25 an Noumea, 1.00 pmf Sydney, 8.40 p * Every second service night stops i Noumea to allow connection with Noumei Suva service—see below, Table 10. t Alternate Friday, Oct. 15, 29. C alternate Saturdays (Oct. 9, 23), plai departs Noumea 2 pm, arriving Sydm 9.40 pm.
10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Fortnightly Depart: Arrive: Noumea, 11.25 am Suva, 5.55 p Alt. Fri.* (Night stop) Suva, 8.00 am Alt. Noumea, 12.30 p Sat.t * Alt. Fri. Oct. 8, 22, etc. t Alt. Sa Oct. 9, 23, etc. (Service allows connection at Noum with Sydney-New Hebrides Service—s above.)
11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.
By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s Single service each Sunday and retu with double service alt. Sundays follows: 2 services June 20, July 18, etc., but double services each Su day from Sept. 30 to Feb. 27, 1955.
12. Sydney-Auckland
Tasman E. Airways, with DC6 Aircraft Pri. only: Dep. Sydney 9.00 am, arr.
Auckland 4.15 pm. Wed., Sat.: Dep. [ Sydney 12.30 am, arr. Auckland 7.45 am. Mon. only: Dep. Sydney 3.00 pm, f arr. Auckland 10.15 pm. Wed., Thur., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 11.00 am, arr.
Sydney 2.45 pm. Mon. only dep. Auck land 9.00, arr. Sydney 12.45 pm.
13. Sydney-Christchurch
Tasman E. Airways, with DC6’s >ep. Sydney 12.30 am and arr. Christ church 7.40 am Tuesday and Thursday. )ep. Christchurch 11.00 am, arr. Sydney 2.40 pm Tuesday and Friday.
14. Melbourne-Christchurch
Tasman E. Airways, with DC6’s hur. —Dep. Melb., midnight; arr. Ch’ch., 8 am next day. hur.— Dep. Ch’ch., 10 am; arr. Melb., 2.30 pm.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with DC6’s ep. Auckland every Tues. and Sat.
Bturn to Auckland every Wed. and Sun. ep. Auckland: Tues. and Sat. 1.15 pm, arr. Nadi Tues., Sat. 6.30 pm. sp. Nadi: Wed. and Sun. 10.00 am.
Arr. Auckland Wed. and Sun. 3.25 pm.
16. Fiji-Tahiti
Tasman E. Airways Ltd., with Solents.
Services will depart Suva for Apia, tutaki, Papeete and return fortnightly more frequently if required, sp. 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. xt flights, northbound, October 11 25 etc. xt flights, southbound, October 14 27 etc.
17. Fiji-Tonga
Tasman E, Airways with Solents Dep. Suva October 22.
Depart Arrive va, 6.30 am Nukualofa, 9.50 am kualofa, 2.45 pm Suva, 4.35 pm
18. Micronesia
'ivilian services, based on Guam, using ngined amphibious Catalinas, run re arly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West rollnes), Truk (Central Carolines), iape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshals) 1 Saipan (Marianas). Details from ins-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.
19. Fiji Internal Airways
Fiji Airways, with 3-engined Drovers ra-Nadi: 1 flight on Monday. 2 flights on Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday, Friday, Sun day. 3 flights on Saturday. ii-Suva: 1 flight on Monday, Tuesday. 2 fights on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 3 flights on Wednesday, Sun day. & - Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa -
Suva: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday,
a - Savusavu - Suva: Monday, Thurs
3ay, Saturday.
a - Taveuni - Labasa - Savusavu raveuni - Suva: Tuesday, Friday, a - Labasa - Suva: Tuesday, Thursday Friday.