Shipping Time-Tables
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Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
[V Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ry six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby tarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul larai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. ext sailing about January 12. [V Malekula sails from Sydney for larai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, fishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and irn to Sydney. Next sailing about ruary 4.
Btails 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 aey-Brisbane-Port Moresby and return same route. Soochow and Shansi will inue Sydney - Brisbane - Moresby arai - Lae - Madang - Kavieng aul and return, with calls at Mel ne as required. xt Sydney sailing, Soochow: Jan. 25. xt Sydney sailing, Sinkiang: Feb. 8. xt Sydney sailing, Shansi: Feb. 25. le above dates are approximate, and e to be altered by as much as two :s. tails from New Guinea Australia Line S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge Sydney.
Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-T onga
>tor vessels Tofua and Matua, from Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago
Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1954-55.
The liners Orsova and Orcades will each make an additional Pacific crossing in 1955. Orsova will leave Sydney for London on June 3 and will call at: Auckland.
Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama, Colon, Trinidad Cherbourg. She will reach London on July 13. Orcades will sail from London on August 22 bound for Sydney via the same route. She will arrive on October 1.
Pago (American Samoa), Apia (Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any or all above ports at approx, five weeks intervals. 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 February 1 and March 1.
Matua will leave Auckland January 22 and February 19.
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
tones In Wellington, or to any office of 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 about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports-BSI ports-
Bougainville-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.
Sailing from Sydney about January 29.
Details from Burns Phllp & Co., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indiea
Orsova
1955 Orion 1955
Oronsay
1955 15 July 18 July 21 July 26 July 1 Aug, 2 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug, 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 19 Aug. -i
Orcades
Oronsay
Sydney
depart 28 Jan. 25 Mar. 1955 1955 AUCKLAND arr/dep SUVA arr/dep HONOLULU arr/dep VANCOUVER arrive depart
San Francisco Arr
depart HONOLULU arr/dep SUVA arr/dep AUCKLAND arr/dep 31 Jan. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 1 Mar. 4 Mar. 29 Mar. 2 Apl. 8 Apl. 14 Apl. 15 Apl. 18 Apl. 19 Apl. 24 Apl. 2 May 5 May 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Nov. 29 Nov. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 23 Dec.
Sydney
arrive 7 Mar. 9 May 22 Aug. 14 Nov. 26 Dec.
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:— From Sydney, Northbound Tahitien: January 7, May 24, 1955. Caledonien: April 11, August 23, 1955.
From Papeete, Southbound Tahitien;
April 30, 1955. Caledonien; March 18, July 30, 1955.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrides (H.
C. Sleigh, Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific
Ports-Sydney
A service by Shaw Savill, with their new
all-passenger liner Southern Cross, commence from the UK early in 1 Calls on maiden voyage will be mad( West Indies ports, Panama, Pap (Tahiti), Suva, Auckland, Sydney, i tralian ports, South African ports, Cai Islands, UK.
Pour round trips per year will be n and direction of service will alter: (i.e. the second voyage from UK wil South Africa about); about 1,200 one-c passengers will be carried. Single, 1 berth and multi-berth cabins are ai able. Fares Sydney-UK are from i Stg.; Suva-UK, via Panama, from 4 Stg.; via the Cape, from £132 £ Papeete-UK, via Panama, from i Stg.; via Cape, £l5l Stg.
Tentative sailing dates for maiden voy 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, ca ing cargo and passengers, maintain regular service between North Amer ports and French Oceania, Samoa, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Suggested sailing dates for the Thorsisle are as follows;
Details from General Steamships poration Ltd., 432 California St., Francisco, U.S.A.
San Francisco (Southbound) .
Jar Papeete Jar Apia . Fet Nukualofa Suva Fel Lautoka (Vatia) Noumea Feb Vila Pet Santo Fel Lae . Fet San Francisco (Inbound) . . . Mai