Shipping Time-Tables

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, tabaul, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby :optional). Last Sydney sailing Dec. 5. (ext sailing (calling Lorengau, Lombrum additional) end Jan.

MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Bris bane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Yewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, (ext Sydney sailing Jan. 21.

MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris bane Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, lavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau. Madang, ;,ae, Samarai, Sydney. Next Sydney Bali ng about Dec. 24.

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about <very six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port 'loresby, Samarai. Lae, Madang, Lombrum. labaul. Next Sydney sailing approx, an. 13.

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

MV Pak Hoi: Leaves Melbourne for 'Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Rabaul, ladang, Lae. Next Sydney sailing Dec. 12.

MV Soochow: Leaves Sydney for Bris bane, Port Moresby, Samarai. Next Sydney (tiling Jan. 6.

MV Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris ane, Honiara (BSIP), Rabaul, Kavieng, lladang and Lae. Next Sydney sailing, an 6.

MV Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for ifdney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, -ae, Madang, Rabaul. Port Moresby, Next !tdney sailing Jan. 3.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., (Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

■hree weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin oeng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas angers and cargo from E. Australian orts to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with !lak and/or Manokwari if inducement), hence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence ittstralia direct. Next Sydney sailings: illindoeng Dec. 19, Sibigo Jan. 6, Sigli an 31, Sinabang Feb. 24.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines. 255 fcorge st., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-Fiji-

Australia

Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) Chengtu: Departed Japan Nov. 15, ttngkong Nov. 21, Sandakan Nov. 28, anto (NH) Dec. 6, thence Suva, Lautoka, i'oumea. Sydney and Australian ports.

Chungking: Dep. Japan Nov. 30, Hong ong Dec. 7, thence Sandakan, Tarakan, aw Guinea ports, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea.

I'Ustralian ports.

Chefu; Dep. Japan Dec. 22, Hongkong jac. 29, thence Sandakan, Tarakan, New 'rtunea ports, Vila, Suva, thence Aus rallan ports.

The three vessels call at all four ■Mralian ports, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and load there '•rgo for Far East including Shanghai

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

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Orcades Himalaya

Orcades

Orsova

Sydney

depart Jan. 24 Mar. 18 Apl. 28 May 22

Auckland

arr/dep Jan. 27 Mar. 21 May 1 May 25

Suva

arr/dep Jan. 30 Mar. 24 May 4 May 28

Honolulu

arr/dep Feb. 4 Mar. 29 May 9 June 2

Vancouver

arr/dep Feb. 10-11 April 4 May 15 June 8

San Francisco

arr/dep Feb. 13-14 April 6-10 May 17-18 June 10-11

Los Angeles

arr/dep April 11 May 19 June 12

Honolulu

arr/dep Feb. 18 May 24 June 17

Suva

arr/dep Feb. 25 Return May 31 June 24

Auckland

arr/dep Feb. 28 Different June 3 June 27

Sydney

arrive Mar. 3 Route June 6 June 30

a call is made (if inducement) on ic southbound voyage between Japan and clongkong. [ Details from New Guinea Australia Line iSwlre and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 bridge St., Sydney.

' The Australia-West Pacific Line motor ;Bssels Arcs, Cltos, Delos and Milos maln- Uln regular services between Australian :jrts and Japan. Northbound vessels call t Manila, Hongkong and Japan; south •ound vessels call at any or all of le following: Hongkong, Manila, Sanda jan, Rabaul, Lae. Brisbane, Sydney, jfelbourne and Adelaide, with quarterly ills at Gizo (opt. t, Honiara and Vani nro, in BSIP; and at Santo and Vila, ew Hebrides. ) Cltos; Northbound from Sydney, Dec. 20. iAros: Northbound from Sydney, Dec. 17. !Milos: Due Lae Dec. 14, Brisbane Dec. ,). Sydney Dec. 24, thence Australian irts; dep. Sydney northbound about in. 20.

I Delos: Dep. Japan Dec. 2, Hongkong ec. 10, Sandakan Dec. 13, Rabaul Dec. i, Honiara Dec. 28, Lae Jan. 2, Brisbane in. 8, Sydney Jan. 12. Dep. Sydney orthbound, Feb. 4.

I Details from Wllh. Wilhelmsen Agency ty., Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands ?ents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, ■abaul; A. Strachan. Madang. BSIP Trad iig Corp., Honiara: Messrs. D. J. Gubbay Co., Santo; Wm. Breckwoldt & Co., 11a.)

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

MV Tofua maintains a service from ittckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau. lue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return •'Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland: ec. 30. Jan. 27.

MV Matua maintains a service from iuckland to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Suva, yttleton, Wellington, and return to Auck ■nd. Next sailings from Auckland: ec. 18, Jan. 15. l Details from all offices of Union Steam Up Co. of NZ.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, makes a round ip Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara id BSI ports, Bougainville ports, leaving JJney about once every six weeks. Next fdney sailing, Dec. 8, Jan. 15.

Details from Burns, Philp & Co., 7 Bridge

iireet, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritlmes Line.

'»lng from Marseilles, via West Indies Panama - call about every six weeks Papeete. Vila (New Hebrides). Noumea >d Sydney, and return by same route. * present on this run are the motor dps, Tahltien and Caledonlen and a 2 rtered vessel. Melanesien. Next mney sailing: Caledonlen Jan. 4, 1959, *hltien Feb. 17, Melanesien April 1.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritlmes) Amtains about monthly passenger sail- SS between Sydney and Noumea and ‘ e Ne w Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings: *• 12, 29. Jan. 26. gtails from Sydney agents: Messageries •ntlmes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifii

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s one-class all-passe:; liner Southern Cross makes four round world voyages per year, two west-box then two east-bound, calling at 8 and Papeete every trip. Current voy\ Leaves Southampton Dec. 9, via Pans for Sydney calling at Papeete (Jan. 1 Suva (Jan. 8), Sydney (Jan. 17). ’

Sydney bound Southhampton via S*i Africa Jan. 19.

Details from agents; Shaw SavillJ Albion Co., Ltd., 8a Castlereagh St:c Sydney; Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., S' Fiji; Etablissements Donald Tat Papeete, Tahiti.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maui Pon maintains a regular service betv Auckland and the Cook Islands.

Details on application to NZ Gov? ment Department of Island Territoo Wellington, or to any office of the Ul SS Co. of NZ Ltd.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, e

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vea Thorsisle and Thorshall maintalnn regular service from Pacific Coast Nk' American ports, with sailings over 2 days. Some ports depend on can offering.

Thorshall: Dep. Seattle Dec. 2, Francisco Dec. 29, Papeete Jan. 12, RFi tonga Jan. 15, Pago Pago Jan. 20.

Jan. 22. Suva Jan. 26, Lautoka Jan.x Noumea Feb. 3, Lae Feb. 9, Pago I Feb. 18, Los Angeles Mar. 4, Francisco Mar. 6.

Thorsisle: Dep. Seattle Feb. 10, Francisco Feb. 19, Papeete Mar. 5, I Pago Mar. 10. Apia Mar. 12, Suva ! 16, Noumea Mar. 21, Pago Pago Man Los Angeles April 11, San Francisco j. 13.

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

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francn operates a regular five-weeks passeri: cargo service from Los Angeles withri Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and Somn Southern terminal ports vary with carti offering. Vessels call at Papeete, I Pago and Suva, depending on earn Next sailings approx., Sonoma, Brisbane, Dec. 1. Ventura arr.

Dec. 1, departing northbound, Australian ports, end Dec. Alameda, ,i Sydney, Dec. 14; dep. Australian H northbound end Dec. Sierra arr. Syyi Dec. 28, dep. Australian port end of I American Pioneer Line has eight s (Pioneer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, i Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panama a Atlantic Coast service with callsel Papeete on southbound voyage. Saiia approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners. Ltd., of Suva ( sidiary of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) opi>q< a service three times yearly with xl 10,000 ton. 98-passenger vessel Lakei, along the above route. Accommodttx

; is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins. 7 with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

'Next sailing from Sydney about Jan. 15.

Details from American Trading & Ship ping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The cargo vessels, Waihemo and ’.Waitomo, owned and operated by the LUnion Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., main tain a monthly service across the Pacific, from Sydney to Vancouver and USA ports, via Suva, Lautoka, Nukualofa, and Apia, jas cargoes offer. Occasional calls are made jat Fanning sland. They have limited (passenger accommodation. Waihemo, cur rently northbound. Next Sydney sailing ’Waitomo approx. Dec. 31.

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via Raro itonga 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: Dep. Sydney Dec. 13, Auck land Dec. 16-17, Suva Dec. 20, Pago Pago Dec. 21, Honolulu Dec. 26-27, San Francisco Jan. 1-11, Los Angeles Jan. 12, Papeete Jan. 20-22, Auckland Jan. 28-29, Sydney Feb. 1-4, Auckland Feb. 7, Suva Feb. 10, Pago Pago Feb. 11, Honolulu Feb. 16-17, San Francisco Feb. 22.

Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco Dec. 13, Los Angeles Dec. 14, Papeete Dec. 22- 24. Auckland Dec. 30-31, Sydney Jan. 3-7, Auckland Jan. 10, Suva Jan. 13, Pago Pago Jan. 14, Honolulu Jan. 19-20, San Francisco Jan. 25-Feb. 4, Los Angeles Feb. 5, Papeete Feb. 13-15, Auckland Feb. 21, Sydney Feb. 24.

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: Left Liverpool Oct. 1; due in Port Moresby Dec. 17.

Kildare: Dep. Liverpool Dec. 23, arr.

Port Moresby Mar. 6.

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