Shipping Time-Tables

ydney-Papua-N. Guinea

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

Malekula sails from Sydney for me, Townsville, Port Moresby, il, Kavieng, Alexishafen. Madang, Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: June lext Sydney sailings: Aug. 5, Sept, prox.).

Malaita sails from Sydney, Bris- Cairns, Port Moresby, Samarai, 1, Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, ai, Brisbane. Sydney. Next Sydney fs: July 12, Aug. 29 (approx.).

Bulolo sails about every six weeks; y, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port 3y, Samarai. Lae, Madang, Rabaul. lydney sailing: June 16. Next Sydney :s: Aug. 1, Sept. 12 (approx.).

Montoro sails from Melbourne for /, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port jy, Samarai. Rabaul, Wewak, ig, Lae, Port Moresby. Last Sydney : June 9. Next Sydney sailing: L 4 (approx.). ils irom Burns. Philp and Co., Ltd., Ige Street, Sydney (B 0547). isi: Leaves Melbourne about every eeks for Sydney, Brisbane, Port >y, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, ig, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney.

Sydney sailings: July 7, Aug. 18 x. ng: Leaves Sydney for Brisbane, Pt.

Y, Samarai, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, :, thence Hongkong. Last Sydney : June 10. Next Sydney sailing: 8. ils from New Guinea Australia Line and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents). 6 St., Sydney (BU1712). beth Boye: Leaves Sydney ap ately every five weeks for Port y, Lae, Madang, Rabaul. Next sailing: July 13 (approx.). k: Leaves Sydney monthly for oresby, Lae and Rabaul (calling Howe Is. en route, occasionally).

Sydney sailing: July 17 (approx.), ils from Karlander (NG) Line (F. phens Ptv.. Ltd., agents). 176 Day iney. (BM 6601).

Malacca and Matupi (Austasia naintain a regular service between ian ports (turn round at Adelaide), New Guinea, and Borneo, cca: From Sydney, due Port y June 20, Rabaul June 25, Lae 9, Madang July 1, thence Borneo .rawak ports, arr. Labuan July 23. andakan July 27 for Sydney (via , due Aug. 13 (approx.), pi: After docking at Singapore, ;• Pirie (Sth. Australia) July 1, e July 7, Melbourne, July 14, July 19, Brisbane July 24, Pt.

V July 29, Rabaul Aug. 3, Lae - Madang Aug. 9, thence Borneo rawak ports, arr. Labuan Sept. 1. andakan Sept. 4 for Sydney, due 11 (approx.).

Is from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., -19 Bridge St., Sydney. (BU 1271)!

dney - Papua-NG - BSI

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris ?ort Moresby, Samarai, Honiara Madang. Lae, Port Moresby, Next Sydney sailing: June 20; n charter to British Phosphate

Commission for voyage to Ocean Is. and Nauru, returning to P-NG service late Nov.

MV Soochow: Leaves Melbourne for Sydney. Brisbane. Pt Moresby Samarai Honiara. Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: June 28, July 28, Sept. 1 (approx.).

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

Sydney-Papua-NG-Far East

Australia-West Pacific Line’s motor vessels maintain services between Aus tralian ports and Japan. Southbound ves sels 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 Hong kong: and occasionally at Islands ports.

Delos; Dep. Sydney June 20, Brisbane June 22-23, Lae June 27-28, Madang June 29, Rabaul June 30-July 1, Manila, Hongkong and Japan. After docking at Tokyo, dep. Kobe Aug. 3, direct to Sydney, arr. Aug. 15, thence loading at southern Australian coastal ports.

Arcs: From Japan, via Rabaul and Lae, due Sydney June 29; dep. same day for southern Australian coastal ports. Re turns Sydney July 15: dep. Sydney July 18 for Brisbane July 20-21, Townsville July 23, Lae July 27, Madang July 29.

Rabaul July 30, Manila, Hongkong and Japan. Due sail Kobe Aug. 20 (approx.) on next southwards voyage.

Milos: Due Japan (Yokkaichi) June 30 from Sydney and Brisbane (Islands ports omitted). Next southwards voyage: Dep. Moji (Japan) July 7, for Hongkong, Sandakan, Tarakan (for bunkers).

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

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

Rabaul July 24-25, Lae July 26-27, Bris bane July 31-Aug. 1, Sydney Aug. 3-5, thence southern Australian ports.

Details from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agencv Pty., Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301), and Islands Agents.

Sydney-Netherlands NG

Four weeks service by Dutch motor vessels carrying passengers and cargo from East Australian ports to Hollandia, Biak and Sorong (every two months), NNG; thence Manila, Hongkong and China; return to Australia direct. Next Sydney sailings: Schouten June 26, Tjitarum July 18, Roggeveen Aug, 7.

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

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), Dill (Portuguese Timor), and Singapore.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI

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 cargo loading 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.

Dartbank: From Continent and UK due Pt. Moresby July 7. Samarai July 8 JJ 1 * 10 - Madang July 12, Rabaui July 15, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara July 19.

Westbank: From Continent, dep. London June 29, due Pt. Moresby Aug. 4, Samarai Aug. 5, Lae Aug. 7, Madang Aug. 9 Rabaul Aug, 12, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara Aug. 16.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Ptv.

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney. (BU 2041).

Europe-Tahiti-Noumea-BSI-

P-NG - Netherlands NG

A regular service from the Continent and UK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and Netherlands NG is operated jointly by Nederlands Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

Schie Lloyd (RL): From Continent and UK, due Papeete July 17, Noumea July 25, Honiara July 29, Pt. Moresby Aug. 1, Rabaul Aug. 4, Lae Aug. 7, Madang Aug. 11, Hollandia Aug. 14, Biak Aug. 17, Manokwari Aug. 22, Sorong Aug. 25, thence Europe via Far East.

Bali (NL): Prom Continent, dep. London July 20, due Papeete Aug. 19, Noumea Aug. 27, Honiara Aug. 31, Pt. Moresby Sept. 4, Rabaul Sept. 7, Lae Sept. 10, Madang Sept. 13, Hollandia Sept. 16, Biak Sept. 21, Manokwari Sept. 24, Sorong Sept. 27.

Details from Roval Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney. (BU 6771).

NZ-Papua-N. Guinea

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 from Auckland will call at Pt. Moresby June 22 (approx.) and Rabaul June 24 (approx.).

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, agents, 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310).

Far East-Sth. West. & Central

Pacific

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Chekiang, Chengtu and Chungking main tain a monthly (approx.) service from Japan to Hongkong, thence southwards through P-NG ports, BSI, New Hebrides, Fiji and New Caledonia; usually return to Japan direct.

Chengtu: From Japan and Hongkong, due Madang June 29, Lae July 2, Rabaul July 5, Samarai July 8, Pt. Moresby July 12, Noumea July 16, Suva/Lautoka July 20,

Santo July 27, Honiara July 30, thencea direct to Japan, arr. Aug. 13 (approx.). ; Chungking: Dep. Japan June 30 fort Hongkong July 8, Madang July 16, Lae 19, Kavieng July 22, Rabaul July 24, Pt.: Moresby Aug. 3, Honiara Aug. 5, Santo 3 Aug. 8, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 11, Noumeae Aug. 18, thence direct to Japan, arr.- Sept. 9.

Chekiang: Dep. Japan July 31 for Hong kong Aug. 8, Wewak Aug. 16, Madang Aug. 19, Lae Aug. 22, Rabaul Aug. 25,i Pt. Moresby Sept. 4, Honiara Sept.

Santo Sept. 9, Suva/Lautoka Sept. 12f Noumea Sept. 19, thence Japan direct, am Oct. 9.

Details from China Navigation Co.. Ltdi 'Swire and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents), j( Bridge St., Sydney. (BU1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi makes a round trip Norfolil Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI ports Bougainville ports, leaving Sydney about once every six weeks. Next Sydney sail! ings: June 22, Aug. 10 (approx.), Sep# 25 (approx.).

Details from Burns, Phllp and Co.. I Bridge Street, Sydney. (80547).

Sydney-New Caledonia-

New Hebrides-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Lln»i from Marseilles, via West Indies am Panama, call about every six weeks aa Papeete, Vila, Noumea and Sydney, am return by same route.

Next inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles— Caledonien; Papeete July 7-11, Vila Julf 18-19, Noumea July 20-24, Sydney July 2 r l Tahitien: Papeete Aug. 17-21, Vila Aug. 28-29, Noumea Aug. 30-Sept. 3, Sydnea Sept. 6.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney T Melanesien: Dep. Sydney June 2;s Noumea June 26-30, Vila July 1-1- Papeete July 16-21. Caledonien: Dep Sydney Aug. 1, Noumea Aug. 4-7, Vili Aug. 8-16, Papeete Aug. 22-27.

Polynesie (Messageries Maritimess maintains about monthly passenger sail, ings between Sydney, Noumea and Nes Hebrides (Vila and Santo). Next Sydne sailings: June 30, July 21, Aug. 18.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 2 Grosvenor St., Sydney. (8U2654).

Europe-Sydney-Noumea

Past cargo vessels of Messageries Man times Line maintain a regular monthe service between Dunkirk (France) an, Noumea (New Caledonia), via French Eas Africa, Ceylon and Australian ports. EatJ has accommodation for 6 to 12 passengei: Prom Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane au Noumea; then return to France via Auu tralian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney for Noumea Kouang-Si July 19 (approx.), Ventov< July 28 (approx.).

Details from Messageries Maritimes, !

Grosvenor St., Sydney. (8U2654).

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from Aucb land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau. Nim Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return Auckland. Next Auckland sailings: Jttf 18, Aug. 15.

Matua maintains a service froa Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualotc Apia. Suva. Lyttelton, Wellington and rr turn to Auckland. Next Auckland sailing); July 6. Aug. 3.

Canberra

Oronsay

Orcades

Arcadia

Sydney

Auckland

Suva

Honolulu

depart arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep July 1 July 4 July 10-11 From UK, via Panama Canal Aug. 8 to Far East Aug. 31 Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 5

Vancouver

arr/dep July 15-16 Sept. Si- Sept. 5- 6 Oct. 10-11**

San Francisco

arr/dep July 18-20 Sept. 4-5 Sept. 8- 9 Oct. 14-15

Los Angeles

arr/dep July 21-22 Sept. 7-8tt Sept. 10 Oct. 16

Honolulu

arr/dep July 26 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Oct. 21

Suva

arr/dep — Sept. 20 to Far Oct. 28

Auckland

arr/dep Aug. 3* Sept. 23 East Oct. 31

Sydney

arrive Aug. 6 Sept. 26 Oct. 11 Nov. 3 ♦ Wellington. t Los Angeles tt Vancouver. ** At Seattle Oct. 12.

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 July 5 Aug. 2 Aug. 19 Sept. 16

Los Angeles

arr/dep July 6 Aug. 3 Aug. 20 Sept. 17*

Papeete

arr/dep July 14-16 Aug. 11-13 Aug. 28-30 Sept. 28-30

Rarotonga

arr/dep July 18 Aug. 15 Sept. 1 Oct. 2

Auckland

arr/dep July 22 Aug. 19 Sept. 5-6 Oct. 6-7

Sydney

arr/dep July 25-28 Aug. 22-25 Sept. 9-12 Oct. 10-13

Auckland

arr/dep July 31-Aug. 1 Aug. 28-29 Sept. 15 Oct. 16

Suva

arr/dep Aug. 4 Sept. 1 Sept. 18 Oct. 19

Pago Pago

arr/dep Aug. 5 Sept. 2 Sept. 19 Oct. 20

Honolulu

arr/dep Aug. 10-11 Sept. 7-8 Sept. 24-25 Oct. 25-26

San Francisco

arrive Aug. 16 Sept. 13 Sept. 30 " Oct. 31 • At Honolulu Sept. 22.

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney. (BU 4272).

etails from Union Steam Ship Co.

NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck 1. (Tel. 49-430).

Sydney-Pacific Ports-

Panama-UK

iaw Savill’s one-class all-passenger • Southern Cross makes four round world voyages per year, two west id, then two east-bound, calling at and Tahiti every trip. esent voyage: From United Kingdom.

South Africa, dep. Sydney July Wellington July 5-6, Auckland July 8, July 11, Papeete July 15-16 thence Panama to Liverpool, arr. Aug. 9. xt voyage: From UK, at Sydney 13-15, Suva Oct. 24, Papeete Oct. tails from Shaw Savill Line, 8a lereagh St., Sydney. (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

GS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes axlmately monthly voyages from land (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook ds». with calls at Niue and some • Cook Islands when cargo warrants, tails from NZ Department of Island tories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or affice of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

I. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

iiflc Islands Transport Line’s vessels sisle and Thor I maintain a regular ;e from Pacific Coast North American to Central and Western Pacific is, with sailings every alternate ti. •rsisle: Southbound through Pacific, apeete July 7-10, Pago Pago July Apia July 18-20, Suva July 23-24, ka July 25-26, Noumea July 28-31, (open), Pago Pago Aug. 7-10, Los es Aug. 24-26, San Francisco Aug. r 1: Dep. San Francisco Aug. 3, Los es Aug. 4-8, Papeete Aug. 18-21, Pago Aug. 24-26, Apia Aug. 27-29, Sept. 1-2, Noumea Sept. 4-6, Rabaul 11-14, Apia (open), Pago Pago Sept.

Los Angeles Oct. 5-7, San Francisco 8-9. ails from General Steamships Cor on Ltd., 432 California St., San isco, USA. and Islands Agents.

S-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

son-Oceanic Line of San Francisco es a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the ia, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal in Australia, vary with cargoes ig. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Suva, Sydney and Brisbane. ■ trans-Paciflc sailing, from Bris- Sonoma July 17 (approx.). ils from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth pdney. (8U4272). rican Pioneer Line has seven ships er Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Surf, Star on US Atlantic Coast-Panama -7 service with periodical calls at on southbound voyage. Next Papeete Pioneer Star July 1, Pioneer Isle ils from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Ltd.. 13 Bridge St., Sydney

Sydney-Flji-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: Sept. 5 (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 28.

Details from "oionial Sugar Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney. (B 0151).

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waltomo, 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 Panning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation.

Next Sydnev sailings for USA, via Islands ports: Waitomo June 27 (approx.); late July (name to be announced).

The W° 1 emata. 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. (2-0528). (Over)

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) Cc., 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: July 20, Aug. 31, Oct. 12.

Far East-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 calls at Fiji: Van Cloon Lautoka July 6, Suva July 7; Van Noort Lautoka July 27 (approx.), Suva July 29 (approx.).

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

Next inwards call at Papeete: Oranje Dec. 8-9.

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. (BU 3464).

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 voyage: Ruahine dep.

Wellington July 28, due Papeete Aug. 3 (approx.).

Next southbound voyages: Rangitoto dep.

London June 30, due Papeete July 26 (approx.). Rangitane dep. London July 28, due Papeete Aug. 23 (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 Aoniu, 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 voyage from Nukualofa; June 23 (at Apia June 29, Vavau July 3).