Shipping Time-Tables

5 All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

* MV Montoro sails from Melbourne for Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. Next Sydney sailing approx. Oct. 3. - MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Bris bane. Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. ; Next Sydney sailing approx. Oct. 15.

MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris [ bane, Lae. Madang, Lombrum, Lorengau, ’Kavieng, Rabaul, Samarai (other ports [occasionally). Next sailing approx. Sept. 16, [special voyage calling at Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara, Bougainville Ports, Rabaul, Manus. Madang, Lae, Samarai. Sydney. [Resumes normal route, ex-Sydney, Nov. 12. [ MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about [every six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port (Moresby, Samarai. Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Rabaul. Next Sydney sailing approx. Oct.

EL Details from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

MV Pak Hoi: Leaves Sydney for Brisbane, Honiara, Rabaul, Madang, Lae.

'Next Sydney sailing; approx. Oct. 14, (This vessel replaces Sinkiang while [latter vessel is on charter work.) MV Soochow: Delayed in Brisbane due to engine break-down early Sept. Sailed [Brisbane Sept. 11 for Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul, ;and Port Moresby. Next Sydney sailing about mid-October.

MV Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Madang. Lae, Port Moresby.

Next Sydney sailing third week Oct.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd.. 6 Bridge St.. Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

Three weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin doeng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas sengers and cargo from E. Australian ports to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct. Next Sydney sailings: Silindoeng, Sept. 22; Sibigo, Oct. 9; Sigli, Oct. 26.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines. 255 George St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

(Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) [ The three 3,000 ton ships, Funing, Fengning, etc., are to be withdrawn from this service and replaced by 6.000 ton vessels, Chengtu, Chungking and Chefoo which will extend their operations to Suva, and if inducement offering, Noumea and Santo, New Hebrides. , Chengtu: Dep. Japan Oct. 17, Hongkong Oct. 25. Sandakan Nov. 1, Madang Nov. 7, Rabaul Nov. 9, Lae Nov. 12, Port Moresby Nov. 19; if sufficient inducement then to Noumea (N. Cal.) and Santo (N.

Heb.), Suva Nov. 27, then Australian ports. [ Chungking; Dep. Japan Nov. 22, Hong kong Nov. 29, Sandakan Dec. 6. Madang Dec. 12, Rabaul Dec. 14, Lae Dec. 17, Samarai Dec. 21, Moresby Dec. 24.

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient and P. & O. Line Passenger Ships 1958-59

Orcades

Oronsay

Orcades

Himalaya

Sydney

depart Oct. 7 Nov. 11 Jan. 24 Mar. 18

Auckland

arr/dep Oct. 10 Nov. 14 Jan. 27 Mar. 21

Suva

arr/dep Oct. 13 Nov. 17 Jan. 30 Mar. 24

Honolulu

arr/dep Oct. 18 Nov. 22 Feb. 4 Mar. 29

Vancouver

arr/dep Oct. 24 Nov. 28 Feb. 10-11 April 4

San Francisco

arr/dep Oct. 26-27 Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Feb. 13-14 April 6-10

Los Angeles

arr/dep Oct. 28 Dec. 2 April 11

Honolulu

arr/dep Nov. 2 Dec. 7 Feb. 18

Suva

arr/dep Nov. 9 Dec. 14 Feb. 25 Return

Auckland

arr/dep Nov. 12 Dec. 20 Feb. 28 Different

Sydney

arrive Nov. 15 Dec. 17 Mar. 3 Route

r Noumea and Santo if Inducement, Suva Jan. 1, then Australian ports.

The three vessels will call at any or all of four Australian ports, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and load there cargo for Far East including Shanghai where a call is made on the southbound voyage between Japan and Hongkong.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos main tain regular services between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; south bound vessels call at any or all of the following: Hongkong, Manila, Sanda kan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with quarterly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vani koro, in BSIP; and at Santo, NH. Citos: Dep. Japan Oct. 11, Shanghai Oct. 14. Hongkong Oct. 18. Manila Oct. 20, Sandakan Oct. 25, Lae Nov. 5. Rabaul Nov. 7. Honiara Nov. 11, then Australian I ports I Aros: Sails from Sydney northbound on I Sept. 30.

Milos: Suffered engine breakdown be tween Shanghai and Hongkong early Sept. • I sails Hongkong via Sandakan and Kennedy Bay to Australian ports arriving Brisbane approx, end Sept.

I Delos; Dep. Japan Sept. 6, Hongkong I Sept, 11, Lae Sept. 20, Rabaul Sept. 23, , Honiara Sept. 26, Vanikoro Sept. 30, Santo I Oct. 2, Vila Oct. 3, then Australian ports. [ Dep. northbound Oct. 31. approx, from

Brisbane.

I Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands I a& e nts (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, [ Rabaul: A. Strachan, Madang. BSIP Trad- Img Corp., Honiara).

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

. MV Tofua maintains a service from f Auckland to Suva. Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return tto Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland i Oct. 7, Nov. 4. [ MV Matua maintains a service from I Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Suva, (Lyttleton, Wellington, and return to Auck land. Next sailings from Auckland: Oct 123, Nov. 20.

Details from all offices of Union Steam r Ship Co. of NZ.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

I MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, left Sydney lon July 31 for Norfolk. Vila, Santo.

Honiara, Yandina, Gizo; then on Central Pacific voyage to repatriate time-expired labourers: Tarawa (Gilbert Is.), Washing [ton Is., Fanning Is., Christmas Is., then [ back to BSI, Honiara, Yandina, Pepesala, Somata, Honiara, and return to Sydney, [in October. At end of Oct. will resume normal schedule. Norfolk Is.. Vila. Santo, Honiara and BSI ports, Bougainville ports Sydney.

I Details from Burns, Philp & Co., 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.

At present on this run are the motor snips. Tahitien and Caledonien and a vessel, Melanesien. Next

Sydney sailings: Tahitien Sept. 30, Mi nesien Nov. 21. Caledonien Jan. 4. 1959 MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritin maintains about monthly passenger s ings between Sydney and Noumea the New Hebrides. Next Sydney sailh Oct. 3, 24.

Details from Sydney agents: Message Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydne

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifi<

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passei liner Southern Cross makes four rou the-world voyages per year, two w bound, then two east-bound, calling Suva and Papeete every trip. Next voys Dep. Southampton Sept. 11, via Sc Africa to Sydney Oct. 17-19, Welling Oct. 22-24, Suva Oct. 28, Papeete I 1-2, then via Panama to Southampi arr. Nov. 26. She leaves again on I 9. via Panama, for Sydney calling Papeete (Jan. 2-3) and Suva (Jan. 8),

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maui Pom maintains a regular service betw Auckland and the Cook Islands.

Details on application to NZ Gove ment Department of Island Territoi Wellington, or to any office of the Un SS Co. of NZ Ltd.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, ei

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s ves Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain regular service from Pacific Coast No American ports, with sailings over 313 days. Some ports depend on carg offering.

Thorsisle: Dep. Seattle Oct. 30, I Westminster Nov. 2, San Francisco M 7, Los Angeles Nov. 9. Papeete Nov.

Pago Pago Nov. 28, Apia Nov. 30, S 5 Dec. 2, Noumea Dec. 6. Pago Pago Dec..

Los Angeles Dec. 27 Thorshall: Dep. New Westminster H 25. San Francisco Dec. 1, Los Dec. 3, Papeete Dec. 16, Pago Pago I 23. Apia Dec. 24. Suva Dec. 28. Noun Jan. 2, Pago Pago Jan. 9, Los Angg Jan. 24.

Details from General Steamships 0 poration Ltd.. 432 California St., Francisco, USA, and Island Agents.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Franco operates a regular five-weeks passenjr cargo service from Los Angeles with Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoo Southern terminal ports vary with cargi offering. Vessels call at Papeete. FI Pago and Suva, depending on cargg Next sailings approx., from Sydnt Sierra, Sept. 19: Sonoma, Oct. 15. a meda, sailing from Brisbane northbouc Sept. 16.

American Pioneer Line has eight sis (Pioneer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, SB f;,’ Gulf) on Australia - Panama- Atlantic Coast service with calls e Papeete on southbound voyage. Sailili approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiii-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners. Ltd., of Suva (s) sidiary o.f W. R. Carpenter & Co.) opejsi

a service three times yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route. Accommodation is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Next sailing from Sydney mid-Dec. »Details from American Trading & Ship ping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

v) The four cargo vessels, Waihemo, Wairuna, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly service across the Pacific, from Sydney to Vancouver and USA ports, via Suva, Lautoka. Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes offer. Occasional calls are made at Fan ning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation. Next Sydney sailings (approximately): Wairuna, Sept. 16; Wai kawa, end of Oct.; Waihemo, end of Nov.; Waitomo, end of Dec.

I The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via Raro tonga and Papeete).

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa-

Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australia

‘ Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey make round passenger trips from Pacific North Coast American ports to Australia,

via Pacific Islands ports and New Zealand.

Monterey: Southbound, dep. San Francisco Sept. 10, Los Angeles Sept. 11, Papeete Sept. 19-21, Auckland Sept. 27, Sydney Sept. 30. Northbound, dep. Sydney Oct. 3, Auckland Oct. 6-7, Suva Oct. 10, Pago Pago Oct. 11, Honolulu Oct. 16-17, San Francisco Oct. 22.

Mariposa: Southbound, dep. San Fran cisco Oct. 5, Los Angeles Oct. 6, Papeete Oct. 14-16, Auckland Oct. 22-23, Sydney Oct. 26-29, Auckland Nov. 1, Suva Nov. 4, Pago Pago Nov. 5, Honolulu Nov. 10- 11, San Francisco Nov. 16.

Monterey: Dep. San Francisco Oct. 26, Los Angeles Oct. 27, Papeete Nov. 4-6, Auckland Nov. 12-13, Sydney Nov. 16-19, Auckland Nov. 22, Suva Nov. 25, Pago Pago Nov. 26, Honolulu Dec. 1-2, San Francisco Dec. 7.

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

United Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

The Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has extended its regular quarterly UK- Australia service to Port Moresby.

The vessels sail from Liverpool via Suez to Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby.

Westmeath: Due to sail from Liverpool Sept. 30; due in Port Moresby Dec. 15.

Sydney agents: Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., 4 Bridge St. Port Moresby agents; Burns Phllp (New Guinea), Ltd.