Hipping Time-Tables

sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

1 sailings are approximate and may vary by as ranch as two weeks.

T Malekula sails from Sydney for lane, Townsville, Port Moresby, ul, Kavieng, Alexishafen, Madang, Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: Apr.

Next Sydney sailing: June 6 (approx.), r Malaita sails from Sydney, Bris- Cairns, Port Moresby, Samarai, ul, Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, irai, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney igs: May 31, July 8 (approx.). r Bulolo sails about every six weeks, sy, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port sby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul.

Sydney sailing: May 1. Next Sydney gs; June 13, July 26 (approx.).

Montoro sails from Melbourne for jy, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port sby, Samarai, Rabaul, Wewak, ng, Lae, Port Moresby. Next Sydney gs: June 9, Aug. 9 (approx.), ails from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., dge Street, Sydney (B 0547). insi; Leaves Melbourne about every weeks for Sydney, Brisbane, Port sby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, mg, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney.

Sydney sailings: May 25, July 7 ox.). ling: Leaves Sydney for Brisbane, Pt. >by, Samarai, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, ,k, thence Hongkong. Next Sydney g; June 7. ails from New Guinea Australia Line e and Yuill Ptv.. Ltd., agents). 6 e St., Sydney (BU 1712). ;abeth Boye; Leaves Sydney ap nately every five weeks for Port by, Lae, Madang, Rabaul. Next y sailings: May 25, June 26 (ap dk: Leaves Sydney monthly for Moresby, Lae and Rabaul (calling Howe Is. en route, occasionally).

Sydney sailing: June 7 (approx.), docking in Sydney, ails from Karlander (NG) Line (P. ephens Ptv.. Ltd agentst. 176 Day ydney. (BM 6601). s Malacca and Matupi (Austasia maintain a regular service between ilian ports (turn round at Adelaide), -New Guinea, and Borneo, acca; Dep. Sydney June 5 for Bris- June 7-10, Pt. Moresby June 15, il June 20, Lae June 24, Madang 26, thence Borneo and Sarawak arr. Labuan July 22 for turn-round ithwards voyage. upi: Dep. Labuan (Nth. Borneo) vards June 4, due Singapore for >cking June 12; thence direct to ilian ports for loading. Next north trip commences from Adelaide on !0; at Sydney July 30 to August 3. lils from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty.. .7-19 Bridge St., Sydney. (BU1271).

rdney - Papua-NG - BSI

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Samarai, Honiara, I, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, T - Next Sydney sailing: June 23; on charter to British Phosphate ission for voyage to Ocean Is. and Soochow; Leaves Melbourne for r < Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai a, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Port

Moresby, Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: May 6. Next Sydney sailings: June 28, July 28 (approx.).

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney. (BU1712).

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Australia-West Pacific Line’s motorvessels maintain services between Australian ports and Japan. Southbound vessels call at: Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports, Manila and Hongkong; and occasionally at Islands ports. 22 D 2 e 3 l0 vn« r °M ! ,v Ne H^ ebrld Q (Sant T ° Ma 7 22-23, Vila May 24), due Sydney June 1.

Thence southern Australian coastal ports

until dep. Sydney June 23 for Brisbane June 25-28, Lae July 2-3, Madang (opt.), Rabaul July 4-5, Manila, Hongkong and Japan. Dep. Kobe (Japan), southwards, Au &- 3 direct to Sydney, due Aug. 15.

Aros; Dep. Hongkong May 30, Nth.

Borneo ports June 2-7, Tarakan (for bun kering), Rabaul June 14-15, Lae June 16-18, Brisbane June 22-24. Sydney June ™’ rts thenCe Australian southern coastal p Milos: Loading at southern Australian coastal ports in second half May/early June; dep. Sydney June 15 for Japan, via Brisbane (omitting Islands ports), Dep. Moji (Japan) July 7 for Hongkong, Sandakan, Rabaul July 25-26 and Lae July 27 - then Brisbane, and Sydney, arr. Aug 6 (approx.).

Detalls from Wllh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty.. Ltd., 13 Bridge St.. Sydney fBU 6301), and Islands Agents. *

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

USA-Tahiti-Cook Is.-NZ-Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii

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Four weeks service by Dutch motor vessels carrying passengers and cargo from East Australian ports to Holla.ndia Biak and Sorong NNG (with call at Manokwari alternate trips), thence Borneo, Ba-gkct. Singapore thence Australia direct. Next Sydney sailings. Schouten June 20, Tjitarum July 17, Roggeveen , . _.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney. (8U6771). , , , ...

Netherlands NG—Papua-NG

r The Dutch KPM Line operates MV Arf ak (70 tons) from Hollandia NNU or 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), Dill (Portuguese Timor), and Singapore. hi/ n ha nn

UK-rapUa-NG-bbl

r Bank Line (Andrew Weir & Co. Ltd.) operates a direct service from Europe to Papua-New Guinea and British Solomon Is., vessels going on to Australia for cargoloading and returning to UK via Suez.

Loading brokers in London are Bethell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd. Burns Philp (NG) Ltd., act as agents in P-NG, and BSI Trading Corporation in the Solomons.

Ashbank: From Continent and UK, due Pt. Moresby June 14, Samarai June 15, Lae June 16, Madang June 19, Rabaul June 21, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara June 24 Dartbank: From Continent, dep. London June 2, due Pt. Moresby July 7 Samarai July 8, Lae July 10, Madang July 12 Rabaul July 15, Kavieng (opt ), Honiara

July i 9 ’’ a

Detalis from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (BU 20411 ’ * y r T M

Europe-1 anm-NOUmea-Bbl-

P-NG - Netherlands NG

w Itmcnaimj IW A regular service from the Continent a , j v * a Panama . to Tahiti, New Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and Netherlands NG

is operated jointly by Nederlands Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Karachi (NL): Prom Continent and United Kingdom> due p ap eete June 16, Noumea June 24, Honiara June 28, Pt.

Moresby July 1, Rabaul July 4, Lae July „ M i j ulv n Hollandia lulv 14 r„i v 2*5• thpnrp Fnmnp via Far TTncf- Schie ’ Lloyd (RL) . prom Continent dep .

London June 20, due Papeete July 15, Noumea July 2 3, Honiara July 27, Pt.

Moresby July 30, Rabaul Aug. 2, Lae Aug. 5, Madang Aug. 9, Hollandia Aug. 12> Biak Au &- 17 > Manokwari Aug. 20, Sorong Aug. 23: thence Europe via Far East.

Details from RoyaJ Interocean Lines> 2 55 George St., Sydney. (BU 6771). n ,

Nzrr3Pu3“N. Guimcd

* Cargo vessels of Crusader Shipping Co. (UK), running between New Zealand and Japan, now call on a trial basis at Pt. Moresby (Papua) and Rabaul (New Guinea) on their northbound run.

Next vessel: MV Turakina dep. Auckland j un e 17 and, subject to inducement, will call at Pt. Moresby June 23 (approx.) and Rabaul June 26 (approx.), Details from Shaw, Savill Line, agents, ioi Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310). r r_ * C t L IA/oct Si Tontral lal CaSTOlil, VVcST. Of V.erllTal

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China Navigation Co Ltd. vessels Chefoo, Chekiang and Chengtu maintain a ® to 6 ™ eeks ’ servi ° e fr ° m Japan 1° kon s lienee southwards through P-NG po , ta ’ ® SI, Hel ? ndes - and Ne w Ca l? donia: usually return to Japan direct.

Chengtu; Dep. Japan June 6 for Hong k°n|, J " ne , 14 ’ Ma^ an J June , 2 ?’ La ™ JU £ 6 25, Ral3aid June 28. Samarai June 30, Pt.

Moresby July 3, Honiara July 5. Santo July 8, Levuka July 11, Noumea July 16, thence direct to Japan, arr. Aug. 9.

Chefoo: After voyage through Pacific early May> due Ja P an June 9 Then goes on j apan . A ustralia shuttle service for one voyage, omitting Islands ports.

Next trip through Pacific: Dep. Japan Aug. 31 for Hongkong Sept. 8, Madang

Sept. 16, Lae Sept. 19, Rabaul Sept. 22 Samarai Sept. 24, Pt. Moresby Oct. 1 Honiara Oct. 3, Santo Oct. 6, Suva Lautoka Oct. 9, Noumea Oct. 16, then© direct to Japan, arr. Nov. 11.

Chungking (replacing Chefoo for on voyage): Dep. Japan June 30 for Hong kong July 8, Madang July 16, Lae Jul; 19, Kavieng July 22, Rabaul July 24, Pt Moresby Aug. 3, Honiara Aug. 5, Sant Aug. 8, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 11, Noume: Aug. 18, thence direct to Japan, an Sept. 9.

Chekiang: Dep. Japan July 31 for Hong kong Aug. 8, Wewak Aug. 16, Madan Aug. 19, Lae Aug. 22, Rabaul Aug. 21 Pt. Moresby Sept. 4, Honiara Sept. ( Santo Sept. 9, Suva/Lautoka Sept. 15 Noumea Sept. 19, thence Japan direct, an Oct. 9.

Details from China Navigation Co., Ltt (Swire and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents), Bridge St., Sydney. (BU 1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi makes a round trip Norfol Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI port Bougainville ports, leaving Sydney aboi once every six weeks. Last Sydney sail ing: May 11. Next Sydney sailings: Jun 22, Aug. 10 (approx.).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co., Bridge Street, Sydney. (B 0547).

Sydney-New Caledonia-

New Hebrldes-Tahlti

Vessels of Messagerles Marltimes Lim from Marseilles, via West Indies an Panama, call about every six weeks a Papeete, Vila, Noumea and Sydney, an return by same route.

Next inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles- Caledonien: Papeete July 7-11, Vila Jul 18-19, Noumea July 20-24, Sydney July 2' Tahitien; Papeete Aug. 17-21, Vila Au§ 28-29, Noumea Aug. 30-Sept. 3, Sydne Sept. 6.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney- Melanesien: Dep. Sydney June 25 Noumea June 26-30, Vila July 1-J Papeete July 16-21. Caledonien: Dei Sydney Aug. 1, Noumea Aug. 4-7, Vil Aug. 8-16, Papeete Aug. 22-27.

Polynesie (Messageries Maritimes maintains about monthly passenger sail ings between Sydney, Noumea and Nei Hebrides (Vila and Santo). Next Sydne sailings: June 9, June 30, July 21.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 3 Grosvenor St., Sydney. (8U2654).

Europe-Sydney-Noumea

Past cargo vessels of Messageries Marl times Line maintain a regular monthl service between Dunkirk (France) an Noumea (New Caledonia), via French Eas Africa, Ceylon and Australian ports. Eac has accommodation for 6 to 12 passenger: From Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane an Noumea: then return to France via Aus tralian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney for Noumea Vanoise June 2, Kouang-Sl July 2.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 3 Grosvenor St., Sydney. (8U2654).

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from Auck land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return t Auckland. Next Auckland sailings: Jun 20, July 18.

Matua maintains a service fron

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Oriana

Orsova

Canberra

Oronsay

Sydney

depart June 14 June 26 July 1 From

Auckland

arr/dep June 17 on July 4 UK, via

Suva

arr/dep June 20 tourist — Panama

Honolulu

arr/dep June 24 cruise July 10-11 Canal

Vancouver

arr/dep June 28-29 to July 15-16 Sept. 3t

San Francisco

arr/dep July 1-2 Port July 18-20 Sept. 4-5

Los Angeles

arr/dep July 3 Moresby July 21-22 Sept. 7-8tt

Honolulu

arr/dep thence and July 26 Sept. 13

Suva

arr/dep UK New — Sept. 20

Auckland

arr/dep via Caledonia Aug. 3* Sept. 23

Sydney

arrive Panama July 8 Aug. 6 Sept. 26 * Wellington instead of Auckland. t Los Angeles. ft Vancouver.

Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust.

Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney. (B 0540)

Mariposa

Monterey

Mariposa

Monterey

San Francisco

depart May 21 June 18 July 5 Aug. 2

Los Angeles

arr/dep May 22 June 19 July 6 Aug. 3

Papeete

arr/dep May 30/June 1 June 27-29 July 14-16 Aug. 11-13

Rarotonga

arr/dep June 3 July 1 July 18 Aug. 15

Auckland

arr/dep June 7-8 July 5-6 July 22 Aug. 19

Sydney

arr/dep June 11-14 July 9-12 July 25-28 Aug. 22-25

Auckland

arr/dep June 17 July 15 July 31-Aug. 1 Aug. 28-29

Suva

arr/dep June 20 July 18 Aug. 4 Sept. 1

Pago Pago

arr/dep June 21 July 19 Aug. 5 Sept. 2

Honolulu

arr/dep June 26-27 July 24-25 Aug. 10-11 Sept. 7-8

San Francisco

arrive July 2 July 30 Aug. 16 Sept. 13 Details from Matson Lines, , Berger House, 82 Elizabeth St..

Sydney. (BU 4272).

ckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, a, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington and re a to Auckland. Next Auckland sailings: e 8, July 8. •etails from Union Steam Ship Co.

NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck i. (Tel. 49-430).

Sydney-Pacific Ports-

Panama-UK

aaw Savill’s one-class all-passenger r Southern Cross makes four round world voyages per year, two west ad. then two east-bound, calling at and Tahiti every trip, esent voyage: From United Kingdom, South Africa at Sydney June 30-July Wellington July 5-6, Auckland July 8, i July 11, Papeete July 15-16 thence Panama to Liverpool, arr. Aug. 9. :xt voyage: From UK, at Sydney 13- Suva Oct. 24, Papeete Oct. 9. etails from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Jereagh St., Sydney. (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

SGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes •oximately monthly voyages from eland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook ids), with calls at Niue and some r Cook Islands when cargo warrants, itails from NZ Department of Island itories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

1. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

eifle Islands Transport Line’s vessels sisle and Thor I maintain a regular ce from Pacific Coast North American 5 to Central and Western Pacific ids, with sailings every alternate ;h. or 1: Southbound through Pacific, at May 28-30, Lautoka May 31-June lumea June 3-6, Vila June 7-8, Santo 9-10, Honiara June 11-12, Rabaul 14- Lae June 19-21, Apia (open), Pago June 28-July 1, Los Angeles 13-15, San Francisco July 16-17. orsisle: Dep. Vancouver June 7, San cisco June 19-22, Los Angeles June 5, Papeete July 7-10, Pago Pago July I Apia July 18-20, Suva July 23-24, Dka July 25-26, Noumea July 28-31, (open), Pago Pago Aug. 7-10, Los les Aug. 24-26, San Francisco Aug. -alls from General Steamships Cor don Ltd., 432 California St., San cisco, USA, and Islands Agents.

)S-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

tson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco tes a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the na. Sierra and Ventura. Terminal in Australia, vary with cargoes ng. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Suva, Sydney and Brisbane, ct trans-Pacific sailings, from Bris- Ventura June 14 (approx.), Sonoma 24 (approx.). ails from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth Sydney. (8U4272). erican Pioneer Line has seven ships eer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Surf, Star on US Atlantic Coast-Panama ;y service with periodical calls at i on southbound voyage. Next Papeete Pioneer Tide May 29, Pioneer Star

Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).

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 Last Sydney sailing: May 5. Next Sydney sailing; Aug. 31 (approx.).

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney. (8U4147).

Sydney-Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva

and Lautoka with cargo and passengers (accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailing: June 3 (after docking).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney. (B 0151).

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 sailings for USA, via Islands ports: Waihemo May 23 (approx.), Waitomo June 30.

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes

3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via Raro tonga and Papeete).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney.

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji

The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka.

Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Load ing Brokers in London, and Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd., are agents in Fiji.

Cargo for transhipment at Suva for Tonga is handled onwards by Union SS Co.

Sailing dates from London for 1961 (subject to alteration without notice) are as follows; June 8, July 20, Aug. 31.

Far Easf-Fiji-NZ

Royal Interocean Lines operate a service from Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and Aus tralia, with three vessels (Van Cloon, Van Noort and Van Neck) calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.

Next call at Fiji: Van Cloon Lautoka June 26. Suva June 28.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George Street, Sydney. (BU 6771).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail’s MV Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and MV Oranje sail irregularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Fiji, Tahiti and Panama Canal, giving Sydney-Papeete connection; occasionally calls are made at Papeete on southbound trips.

Next outwards voyage: Johan van Oldenbarnevelt at Suva May 27, Papeete May 31-June 1. Following voyage: Dep.

Sydney Aug. 25 (Suva Sept. 4, Papeete Sept. 8-9).

Next inwards call at Papeete; Oranje June 6-7.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney. (8U6771).

The Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) vessels sail from Sydney for Europe, via NZ and Panama at irregular intervals, with eastbound calls two or three times yearly at Tahiti.

Next outwards Sydney sailing; Fairsky Dec. 27 (Papeete Jan. 5-6).

Details from Navcot Aust. Pty.. Ltd. 58 Margaret St., Sydney. (8U3464).

NZ-Tahiti-UK

New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a two-monthly call at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next northbound voyages: Rangitane, ex-Wellington, due Papeete May 31 (ap prox.). Ruahine den. Wellington July 28, due Papeete Aug. 3.

Next southbound voyages: Ruahine, ex- London, due Papeete June 1 (approx.), Rangitoto dep. London June 30, due Papeete July 26 (approx.).

Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

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 Fiji (Suva and Lautoka) with MV Aonlu, 500 tons gross. Calls are made, as required at Haapai, Vavau, Niuatoputapu and Niuafoou; also occasionally at Apia Western Samoa. Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter (Fiji) Ltd Next scheduled voyages from Nukualofa are: June 17 (Suva June 19-20, Lautoka June 21); June 23 (Apia June 29)