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, labaul, Kavieng, Madang. Lae, Port Moresby (optional). Next Sydney sailings uly 24, Sept. 18.

MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, yewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, lext Sydney sailings July 28, Sept. 8.

MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris ane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, ,ae, Samarai, Sydney. Next Sydney sail tigs July 14, Aug. 5.

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about very six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port foresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom rum, Rabaul. Next Sydney sailings July . Aug. 12, Sept. 23.

Details from Burns, Philp and Cos., Ltd., Bridge Street, Sydney.

MV Pak Hoi: Leaves Sydney for Brls ane, Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae. Next ydney sailings July 7 (Moresby shuttle ;rvice). Aug. 14.

MV Soochow: Leaves Sydney for Bris ane, Port Moresby. Samarai. Next Sydney ailings June 26, July 29.

MV Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney June 16 for risbane, Honiara (BSIP), Lae, Madang, iavieng, Rabaul, Hongkong, then on lecial charter to British Phosphate Com tissioners for recruiting trip to Gilbert nd Ellice Is., Nauru and Ocean Is.

MV Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for ydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, ae, Madang. Kavieng, Rabaul. Next sail igs July 10, Aug. 26 (approx.).

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

Sydney Netherlands N.G.

Three weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin >eng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas ;ngers and cargo from East Australian >rts to Hollandia and Sorong. NNG (with iak and/or Manokwari if inducement), icnce Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence iistralia direct. Next Sydney sailings, lindoeng June 26. Sibigo July 17, Sigh ig. 6, Sinabang Aug. 29 (approx.).

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

Far East-S.W. Pacific-Fiji-

Noumea

falling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) Chefoo: Dep. Sydney June 24 for pan, sailing again from Japan July 20, ence Hongkong, Sandakan, Tarakan, ;w Guinea ports, Honiara. Santo, Suva, .utoka, Noumea, thence return to Japan mitting Australian ports).

Chunking: Dep. Japan June 30, Hong ng, thence Sandakan, Tarakan, New iinea ports, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea.

Chekiang: Dep. Japan Aug. 24. thence mgkong, P-NG ports, BSI, Santo, Fiji, mmea and return direct to Japan.

Chengtu: Left Japan late May. thence mgkong, Sandakan, New Guinea ports, nto, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, arrive

July - He nceforth, will be on Australia-Japan direct route. anH ol r-v?f£ Cing ly ’ Ch ungking, Chefoo S' Chekiang will not call at Australian ports on their south-bound trip, but will PoSfi r ° Und in New Caledonia after the Pacific voyage and return direct to Japan ( “i ro v ?,? w <? uinea Australia Line S? and J™ 11 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, Sandakan Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with quarterly calls at Glzo (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro, in BSIP; end at Santo and Vila, New Hebrides.

Aros: Madang July 7, Lae July 9. Rabaul July 12, Honiara July 15, Vanikoro July 19,

Santo July 21, Vila July 23, Brisbane Julv 26. Sydney July 30.

Delos: Lae July 7-9, Brisbane July 13.

Sydney July 17.

Milos: Lae Aug. 2, Rabaul Aug. 5, Honiara Aug. 8, Vanikoro Aug. 11, Santo Aug. 13. Vila Aug. 14, Brisbane Aug. 17.

Sydney Aug. 20.

Citos: Lae Aug. 16-18, Brisbane Aug. 22 Sydney Aug. 27.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands agents (R. Tebb. Lae; Town Transport, Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Trad ing Corp., Honiara: D. J. Gubbay and Cos..

Santo; Wm. Breckwoldt and Cos., Vila).

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Aug. 11 rafter undergoing survey in July).

MV Matua maintains a service from

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

From Los Angeles thence Panama, Colon, Trinidad. Madeira Le Havr P innrtnn From affanSTS Japa T n ’ Hongkong, Manila, arr. Sydney Sept. 21

:kland to Lautoka. Suva, Apia, Nuku 'a, Lyttleton, Wellington, and return Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland e 30, July 28, Aug. 27. etails from all offices of Union Steam p Cos. of NZ.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

V Tulagi, 10 passengers, makes a round Norfolk Is., Vila. Santo, Honiara ESI ports, Bougainville ports, leaving aey about once every six weeks. Sailed i Sydney June 11; next Sydney sailing 27 (tentatively*. ;tails from Burns, Philp and Cos., 7 !ge Street, Sydney.

ydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

■ssels of Messageries Maritimes Line, ing from Marseilles, via West Indies Panama, call about every six weeks 'apeete, Vila (New Hebrides). Noumea Sydney, and return by same route, present on this run are the motor 5, Tahitien and Caledonien and a tered vessel, Melanesien. Next Sydney igs: Tahitien July 2, Melanesian Aug Caledonien Sept. 27. 1 Polynesia (Messageries Maritimes) itains about monthly passenger sail between Sydney and Noumea and New Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings: 10, 31, Aug. 28. tails from Sydney agents: Messageries times. 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

'dney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

iw Savill’s one-class all-passenger Southern Cross makes four round forld voyages per year, two west 1, then two east-bound, calling at and Papeete every trip. Present :e left Southampton late May. via l Africa, for Sydney, arriving July 3, Sydney July 5. bound Liverpool, via (July 14), Papeete (July 18-19) and na. ails from agents; Shaw Savill and i Cos., Ltd.. 8a Castlereagh Street, y; Burns Philp (SS) Cos., Ltd., Suva, Etablissements Donald Tahiti, te. Tahiti.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

passenger vessel Maui Pomare ains a regular service between ind and the Cook Islands.

Details on application to NZ Govern ment Department of Island Territories.

Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Cos. of NZ. Ltd.

N. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain a regular service from Pacific Coast North American ports, with sailings over 35-40 days. Some ports depend on cargoes offering.

Thorshall. Dep. New Westminster June 19, San Francisco June 25-29, Los Angeles June 30-July 3. Papeete July 14-15, Pago Pago July 19-21. Apia July 22-23, Suva July 26-28. Noumea July 30-31, Lae Aug. 5-6 Pago Pago Aug. 14-15, Los Angeles Aug'. 28-31, San Francisco Sept. 1.

Thorslsle: Dep. New Westminster Aug 6. San Francisco Aug. 10-13, Los Angeles Aug. 14-15, Papeete Aug. 26-27, Pago Pago Aug. 31-Sept, l, Apia Sept. 2-3, Suva Sept. 6-7, Noumea 9-10, Pago Pago Sept. 15-16, Los Angeles Sept. 29-30. San Francisco Oct. 1-2.

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

Sailings of Orient and P. & o.

Line

Passenger Ships 1959

Orcades

Oronsay

Himalaya

Orsova

Orsova

T>Ney

Rckland

VA

>Nolulu

Ncouver

N Francisco

S Angeles

►Nolulu

VA

Ckland

Dney

Prnm T.nc Anool depart arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arrive June 9 June 12 June 15 June 20 June .‘'5-26 June 28-29 June 30 Thence Panama.

Trinidad.

UK+ June 23 June 26 June 29 July 4 July 9-10 July 12-13 July 14 July 19 July 26 July 29 Aug. 1 Aug. 7 Aug. 10 Aug. 13 Aug. 18 Aug. 23-24 Aug. 26-27 Aug. 28 Sept. 2 Then Nth.

Pacific* Sept. 27 From UK via Panama!

Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct.

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Nov. 4 7 10 15 20-21 23-24 25 30 6 9 12

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco operates a regular five-weeks passenger cargo service from Los Angeles with the Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma.

Southern terminal ports vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes. I Next Sydney sailings (approx.): Ventura I July 15, Sierra Aug. 20.

American Pioneer Line has eight ships 1 (Pioneer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, Star, : Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panama -US Atlantic Coast service with calls at ' Papeete on southbound voyage. Sailings I approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub-1 sidlary of W. R. Carpenter and Cos.) operate a service three times yearly with j 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 Sept. 301 i approx. 1.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Cos. Pty„ Ltd.. 19 Bridge St.,l Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessels Waihemo, Waiana and!

Waitomo, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Cos. of NZ, Ltd., main tain 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 Fanning Island. They have limited ( passenger accommodation. Last Sydney! sailing: Waiana June 10. Next Sydney! sailings: Waitomo, early July; Waihemo,! mid-August.

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

North America-Tahiti-N.Z.-

Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii

Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey] ’ make round passenger trips from Pacific ; North Coast American ports to New; ' Zealand and Australia, via Pacific Islands; : ports.

Mariposa; Dep. San Francisco June] ( 21, Los Angeles June 22, Papeete!; June 30-July 2, Auckland July 8-9, Sydneyr July 12-15, Auckland July 18, Suva Julyr 21, Pago Pago July 22, Honolulu July 27-|- 28, San Francisco Aug. 2. K Monterey: Dep. San Francisco July 12J, Los Angeles July 13, Papeete July 21-23,1.

Auckland July 29-30, Sydney Aug. 2-5, , Auckland Aug. 8, Suva Aug. 11, Pago Pago t Aug. 12, Honolulu Aug. 17-18, San, r Francisco Aug. 23.

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

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

The Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag)J( motor-vessel Fairsea, a passenger liner of(i 14,500 tons, fully air-conditioned, wilHI. sail from Sydney for Europe, via Auck land, Papeete and Panama on Dec. 23. The Sitmar Line recently commenced an irregu#-

r service along this route, providing a :w moderately priced sea connection the eastbound direction only with lhiti - t - A . 1 . 50 on the run is the Line’s l May PeIlC6, whlch sailed from Sydney Details from Navcot Aust. Pty Ltd Margaret St., Sydney.

United Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

Fhe Federal Steam Navigation Cos.. Ltd., s extended its regular quarterly UKservice to Port Moresby rhe vessels sail from Liverpool via Suez Sydney, Brisbane. Townsville, Cairns rt Moresby.

Surrey: Due Port Moresby Aug 29 jprox.). 6 Sydney agents: Birt and Cos. Pty.. Ltd Bridge St. Port Moresby agents; Burns Up (New Guinea), Ltd.

fonga-Fiji Shipping Service

’he Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents the Tonga Copra Board, operates a ular monthly cargo and passenger vice between Nukualofa and Suva with Aoniu, 500 tons gross. Turn-round in ’a is usually two days, and the Agents re are W. R. Carpenter and Cos. (FIJI).