Ping Time-Tables
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iey-Papua-N. Guinea
ngs are approximate and may by as much as two weeks. ntoro sails from Melbourne for risbane, Port Moresby. Samarai, Cavieng, Wewak, Madang, Lae, »sby. Next Sydney sailing: Aug. docking in Melbourne). ilekula sails from Sydney for Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, ley. Next Sydney sailings; July r. aita sails from Sydney for Bris rt Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: (calling NI, New Hebrides, BSI ilnville ports). Next Sydney sail -12 (normal trip), 1010, modern liner, sails about weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom jaul. Next Sydney sailings: June (approx.). from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., Itreet, Sydney. hoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris t Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Port Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: Next Sydney sailings: June 10 (through P-NG to Hong n withdraws from this service), ochow; Leaves Melbourne for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Port Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: uly 29 (approx.).) isi; Leaves Melbourne for Sydney, Port Moresby. Samarai, Lae.
Wewak, Rabaul, Sydney. Last iling: June 10. Next Sydney sail -29. kiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris liara )BSIP), Rabaul, Kavieng. }&E). Rabaul, Lae, Sydney. Next ilings: July 29 (after NG will go Pacific under charter to British Commission), late Oct. from New Guinea Australia Line id Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 .. Sydney. izabeth Boye; Leaves Sydney [or Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul. ey sailing: June 8. Next Sydney ily 22 (approx.), from Karlander (NG) Line (F. ns Pty., Ltd., agents), 176 Day y [alacca and Matupi maintain a srvice between Australian ports, iv Guinea, and Borneo.
Dep. Adelaide June 22, Mel ne 24-28, Sydney June 30-July 4, July 6-8, Port Moresby July 13, ily 18, Lae July 22, Madang July ikan Aug. 4, Jesselton Aug. 6, Mani Aug. 9, Labuan Aug. 15. » Sydney (via Wallace Bay and irr. Sept. 11. : Dep. Adelaide Aug. 8, Mel .ug. 10-15, Sydney Aug. 17-20, Aug. 22-24, Port Moresby Aug. 29, :pt. 2, Lae Sept. 6, Madang Sept. :an Sept. 14, Jesselton Sept. 16, Mani Sept. 20, Labuan Sept. 27.
Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., Ltd. (agents), 17-19 Bridge St.. Sydney.
Sydney-Netherlands NG
Three weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silln doeng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas sengers and cargo from East Australian ports to Hollandia, Biak and Sorong, NNG (with call at Manokwari alternate trips), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct. Last Sydney sailing; Sinabang June 10. Next Sydney sailings; Silindoeng June 28, Sibigo July 22, Sigli Sept. 13 (approx.).
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.
Netherlands NG—Papua-NG
The Dutch KPM Line operates MV Arfak (70 tons) from Hollandia, NNG, on
the sth of each month (approx.) to Wewak, Madang and Lae, in P-NG; and MV Karossa (2,000 tons) from Merauke (south coast of NNG) about every six weeks to Port Moresby (P-NG), Sorong (NNG), Dili (Portuguese Timor), and Singapore, with passengers and cargo.
United Kingdom-Aostralia-
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. Next vessels: Donegal: Port Moresby, arr. July 30.
Middlesex: Port Moresby, arr. Sept. 19.
Sydney agents: Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., 4 Bridge St. Port Moresby agents; Burns Philp (New Guinea), Ltd.
Far East-Sth. West. & Central
Pacific
The China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Chefoo and Chekiang maintain a six weekly service from Japan to Hongkong thence southwards through Papua-New Guinea ports, BSI. New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Fiji with an extension to Tonga if cargo is available: return to Japan direct.
Chefoo - Dep. Japan June 22, via Hong kong, Rabaul July 9. Madang July 13, Lae July 16 Port Moresby July 22, Townsville July 23, Santo July 30, Noumea Aug. 1, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 4, then Hongkong Aug. 23 and return Japan, arr. Sept. 1.
Chekiang: Dep. Japan July 31, via Hong kong Wewak Aug. 16, Madang Aug. 18, Lae Aug. 20, Kavieng Aug. 22, Rabaul Aug. 26, Port Moresby Sept. 3, Honiara Sept. 6, Santo Sept. 10, Noumea Sept. 12, Suva/
Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA
Lautoka Sept. 23, thence Japan direct, u Oct. 14.
Details from China Navigation Co., Lt (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), Bridge St., Sydney.
The Australia-West Pacific Line mol vessels Arcs, Citos, Delos and Milos mal tain regular services between Australl ports and Japan. Northbound vessels c at Manila. Hongkong and Japan; soul bound vessels call at any or all of I following: Hongkong, Manila. Sandaki Madang. Lae, Rabaul. Brisbane, Sydn Melbourne and Adelaide, with quart* calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Va koro. in BSIP; and at Santo and VI New Hebrides.
Arcs: Prom Japan. Hongkong. Mar and Nth. Borneo ports, due Lae June Brisbane July 4, Sydney July 8. B Sydney Aug. 1 for Japan direct, arriv Aug. 24.
Milos: Dep. Japan June 27, via Ho kong, Nth. Borneo ports, Madang July Rabaul July 14, Honiara July 17, Vanik July 20. Santo July 23. Vila July 25, B bane July 28, Sydney July 31. Dep. Syd Aug. 17 for Japan direct, arr. Sept. 4.
Citos: Dep. Japan July 6, via Hongto Nth. Borneo ports, Rabaul July 29, Aug. 1, Brisbane Aug. 7, Sydney Aug.
Dep. Sydney Aug. 31 for Japan direct.
Delos: Dep. Japan Aug. 7. via Hongk and Nth. Borneo ports, Rabaul Aug.
Lae Aug. 30, Brisbane Sept. 5, Syd Sept. 8. Dep. Sydney Sept. 28 for Ja direct.
Details from Wilh. Wllhelmsen Ag( Pty., Ltd., 30 Pitt St.. Sydney, or Isli agents (Buntings, Lae; Town Transf Rabaul: Strachan and Strachan. Madi BSIP Trading Corp., Honiara; D.
Gubbay and Co., Santo; Wm. Breck|l and Co.. Vila).
Sydney-New Hebrides-BS
Bougainville, Etc.
MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, makes a r< trip Norfolk Is., Vila. Santo. Hor and BSI ports, Bougainville ports, lea Sydney about once every six weeks* Sydney sailings; July 21, Sept. 8 iappr Details from Burns, Philp and C( Bridge Street. Sydney.
Sydney-New Caledonia-
New Hebrides-Tahifi j
Vessels of Messageries MaritimesS coming from Marseilles, via West I and Panama, call about every six I at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides > Noi and Sydney, and return by same I At present on this run are the m
Sailings of Orient and P. & O. Line Passenger Ships
Orcades
Arcadia
Himalaya
Orsova
Sydney
depart June 25 July 4 Aug. 2 From
Auckland
arr/dep thence Japan July 7 thence Japan Japan an
Suva
arr/dep and Far East July 10 and Far East Far East
Honolulu
arr/dep July 19 July 15 Aug. 26 Sept. 21
Vancouver
arr/dep July 24-25 July 20-21 Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Oct. 2-3
San Francisco
arr/dep July 27-28 July 23-24 Sept. 3-4 Oct. 5-1
Los Angeles
arr/dep July 29 July 25 Sept. 5 Oct. 7
Honolulu
arr/dep Aug. 3 July 30 Sept. 10 Oct. 12
Suva
arr/dep Aug. 10 thence Japan Sept. 17 Oct. 19
Auckland
arr/dep Aug. 13 and Far East Sept. 20 Oct. 22
Sydney
arrive Aug. 16 Aug. 25 Sept. 23 Oct. 25 Details from Orient and Pacific Lines, 2-6 Spring St., Sydney.
'ahltlen and Caledonlen and a I vessel, Melanesien. Next Sydney Caledonien June 29, Tahitien Aug. lesien Sept. 24. olynesle (Messagerles Marltlmes) s about monthly passenger sail ween Sydney and Noumea and Hebrides (Vila and Santo). Next aillngs: June 24. July 15, Aug. 12. from Sydney agents; Messagerles s, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.
aland-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa
ofua maintains a service from 1 to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, go Pago. Apia, Suva and return and. Last Auckland sailing: June Auckland sailings: July 12, Aug. 6. :atua maintains a service from to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, va, Lyttelton, Wellington and re- Uickland. Next Auckland sailings; (after survey in Auckland), Aug. from all offices of Union Steam of NZ.
ydney-Pacific Ports-
Panama-UK
Savill’s one-class all-passenger athern Cross makes four round -1 voyages per year, two west ;hen two east-bound, calling at Tahiti every trip. Present voyage: ney from Southampton, via Cape ly 1-3, thence Wellington July 6-8, !y 12, Papeete July 16-17, thence ma Canal to Liverpool, arr. Aug. 10. rage: Dep. Southampton Sept. 8, town, Sydney Oct. 14-16, Welling -19-21, Suva Oct. 25, Papeete Oct. lence via Panama Canal to pton, arr. Nov. 23.
4. Zealand-Cook Is.
passenger vessel Maui Pomare s a monthly (approx.) service be .uckland, NZ, and Cook Group on application to NZ Qovern spartment of Island Territories, m, or to any office of the Union f NZ. Ltd.
(\merica-Tahiti-Central
Pacific-NG
Islands Transport Line’s vessels and Thor I maintain a regular rom Pacific Coast North American th sailings over 35-40 days. Some pend on cargoes offering. ;le: Dep. Vancouver July 14, New ster July 15-18, Tacoma July 19land July 21-23, San Francisco 8, Los Angeles July 29-30, Papeete 12, Pago Pago Aug. 16-17, Apia 18, Suva Aug. 21-22, Noumea Aug.
Townsville (open), Rabaul/Lae Pago Pago Aug. 30-31, Los Angeles 16, San Francisco Sept. 17-18.
I: Dep. Tacoma Aug. 20, New ster Aug. 21-24, San Francisco •Sept. 1, Los Angeles Sept. 2-6, Sept. 16-18, Pago Pago Sept. 22- , Sept. 23-25, Suva Sept. 28-29, Oct. 1-3, Townsville (open), j&e (open), Pago Pago Oct. 7-8, ;eles Oct. 20-22, San Francisco i from General Steamships Cor- Ltd., 432 California St., San a, USA, and Islands Agents.
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. Sierra and Sonoma. (Alameda is on charter to an associate company for an indefinite period.) Southern terminal ports vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane and other Australian ports de pending on cargoes.
Next Brisbane sailings for USA: Sonoma June 24 (approx.), Ventura early Aug.
American Pioneer Line has eight ships (Pioneer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, Star, Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panama -US Atlantic Coast service with calls at Papeete on southbound voyage. Sailings approx, every 3 weeks.
Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver
Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary of W. R. Carpenter and Co.) operate 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 Sydney sailing; July 14 (approx.).
Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.
Sydney-Fiji
MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka, with cargo and passengers (first class accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailing; July 8 (after dry docking).
Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.
Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney.
Sydney-(or NZ)-North
America
Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waitomo, and others, operated by the Union Steam Ship Company 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. Next Sydney sailing: Waihemo July 8 The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via Raro tonga and Papeete).
UK-Panama-Fiji
The Fiji Direct Service, with various vessels, maintains sailings at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Suva. Fiji, and occasionally to Lautoka. Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Loading Brokers in London, and Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd., are agents in Fiji. Cargo for transhipment at Suva to Samoa and Tonga is handled on wards by the Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd.
Sailing dates from London for 1960 (sub ject to alteration without notice) are as follows: June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15.
North America-Tahiti-N.Z.-
Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii
Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey make round passenger trips from US
Pacific Coast ports to New Zealand and Australia, via Pacific Islands ports.
Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco June 29.
Los Angeles June 30, Papeete July 8-10.
Auckland July 16, Sydney July 19-22, Auck land July 25-26, Suva July 29, Pago Pago July 30, Honolulu Aug. 4-5, San Francisco Aug. 10.
Monterey: Dep. San Francisco July 17, Los Angeles July 18, Papeete July 26-28, Auckland Aug. 3-4, Melbourne Aug. 8, Sydney Aug. 10-12, Auckland Aug. 15, Suva Aug. 18, Pago Pago Aug. 19, Honolulu Aug. 24-25, San Francisco Aug. 30.
Details from Matson Lines, Berger House. 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.
Far East-Fiji-NZ
Royal Interocean Lines, operate a service from the Far East (Singapore) to Fiji, NZ, and Australia, with three vessels calL ing periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.
They are Van Cloon, Van Nort, and Van Neck. Next call at Fiji: Van Cloon, Lautoka June 22, Suva June 23; Van Nort, Lautoka Aug. 17, Suva Aug. 18.
Sydney-Tahiti-Europe
The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mall’s MV Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (quarterly) and MV Oranje (irregularly) sail from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Tahiti and Panama Canal, giving Sydney-Papeete con nection in eastbound direction only. Next Sydney sailings: Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Aug. 12 (Papeete Aug. 22), Oranje Oct. 11 (Papeete Oct. 18).
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.
The Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) MV’s Fairsea and Castel Felice sail from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Panama at irregular intervals, with east bound calls at Tahiti. Next Sydney sailing: Fairsea Jan. 12, 1961.
Details from Navcot Aust. Pty., Ltd., 58 Margaret St., Sydney.
Tonga-Fiji Shipping Service
The Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents for the Tonga Copra Board, operates a regular monthly cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Suva with MV Aoniu, 500 tons gross. Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji).
Ltd.
Next scheduled departure dates from Nukualofa will be July 2; no August trip— she goes direct to Auckland, NZ, for sur vey: Sept. 17; Oct. 8; Nov. 5; Dec. 3 (leaving Suva about four days later in each case).