Sydney-Tahiti-Europe
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Shipping Time-Tables
Sydney-Papua-New Guinea
All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.
Malekula sails from Sydney for Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: July 7, Sept. 1 (approx.).
Malaita sails from Sydney, Bris bane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Brisbane, Sydney.
Next Sydney sailing: Aug. 8 (approx.).
Bulolo sails about every six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai Pt. Moresby. Next Sydney sail ings: July 14, Aug. 21 (approx.).
Montoro sails from Melbourne for Sydney, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt.
Moresby, Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby. Next Sydney sailings: July 23, Sept. 27 (approx.).
Details from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (B 0547).
Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: July 11, Aug. 17 (from Rabaul goes to Nauru).
Shansi: Leaves Melbourne about every six weeks for Sydney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: July 13 (Pt. Moresby and Samarai only), Aug. 3 (approx.).
Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1712).
China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Anking and Anshun call at Pt. Moresby, Papua on their way north from Sydney to Hongkong.
Anking: Dep. Sydnev Aug. 17 Pt Moresby Aug. 25-27, thence Manila and Hongkong.
Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents, 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 1712).
Elizabeth Boye: Leaves Sydney ap proximately every five weeks for Port Moresby, Rabaul, Wewak, Madang Lae Next Sydney sailings: July 20, Aug. 20 (approx.).
Slevik: Leaves Sydney monthly for Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang (if inducement) and Rabaul (calling Lord Howe Is en route occasionally). Next Sydney sailings: July 3, Aug. 7 (approx.).
Details from Karlander NG Line (F H. Stephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU8311).
Austasia Line vessels run between Australian ports (turn round at Adelaide) and Papua-New Guinea, with every third voyage extending to Borneo.
Malacca; From Sydney, at Rabaul July Rri^^ Ce t( L NG Sports and direct to norS i t s? nce southern Australian from Q° v r J ! ding; scheduled to sail again from Sydney on Aug. 4 (approx.).
Jn?J at " pi: T , F J om l Sydney, due Pt. Moresby Ju!y 5, Rabaul July io, Lae July 14 Nth an |orn U in 16, f Wewak Jul y 18, thence Aug. u° ° P ° (arr - Tan j° n g Mani r , f o r 0“ ,® lue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., td., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).
Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA
USA-Eastern Pacific-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii
Sydney-NG-Far East.
Australia-West Pacific Line’s motor vessels maintain services between Aus tralia and Japan via Islands ports.
Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports. Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports.
Samos: Dep. Japan (Moji) July 1 for Hongkong July 5-6, Manila July 8, Nth.
Borneo ports July 10-13, Tarakan (opt.), Rabaul July 19-20, Lae July 21-22, Bris bane July 26-28, Sydney July 30. Dep.
Sydney July 31 for loading in southern Australian ports until mid-August; dep.
Sydney Aug. 24 for NG ports and Japan.
Milos: Due Sydney from Japan (Kobe) July 15; after loading in southern Aus tralian ports, dep. Sydney again Aug. 3, direct to Japan. On her next southbound voyage she will call at NG ports, Honiara and Vanikoro.
Aros: Dep. Sydney July 10, Brisbane July 13, thence direct to Japan (arr.
Yokkaichi July 24). Due dep. Japan (Moji) July 3, for Hongkong Aug. 3; dep.
Hongkong, after dry-docking, Aug. 15, Manila Aug. 17, Nth. Borneo ports Aug. 19-22, Tarakan (opt.), Rabaul Aug. 28-29, Lae Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Brisbane Sept. 5, Sydney Sept. 7.
Tenos: Dep. Sydney July 18, Brisbane July 20-21, Townsville July 23-25, ‘ Lae July 28-30, Madang July 31-Aug. 1, Rabaul Aug. 2-4, Kilinwater (opt.), Manila Aug. 10-11, Hongkong Aug. 13-14, arr. Japan (Moji) Aug. 18. Dep. Japan (Kobe) Sept. 3, direct to Sydney.
Delos: Loading in Japanese ports dur ing July; due dep, Japan (Kobe) Aug. 3 direct to Sydney, arr. Aug. 15. Due dep.
Sydney Sept. 11 after working southern Australian ports.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).
Sydney - BSI - P NG
Soochow (NG Australia Line) leaves Melbourne about every five weeks for Sydney, Brisbane, Honiara (BSI), Rabaul,
Madang, Lae, Samarai, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Present voyage: Due Hongkong from Townsville (omitting Islands ports) July 1; will be one month dry-docking there; and will resume service at the end of August.
Slagen (Karlander Line) leaves Mel bourne about every five weeks for Sydney, Pt. Moresby, Honiara (BSD, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: July 19, Aug. 31 (approx.).
Sydney-Netherlands NG
Pour 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 thence West Africa and return to Australia. Next Sydney sailings: Van Noort July 24, Van Neck Sept. 8.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).
Sydney-Tahiti-Europe
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mall’s Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt and Oranje sail regularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Suva (irregularly), Papeete and Panama Canal; occasionally calls are made at Papeete on southbound trips.
Next outward voyage: JVO dep. Syd ney Aug. 14 (at Papeete Aug. 20-21).
Next inwards voyage: Oranje due Syd ney Oct. 1 (at Papeete Sept. 21-22).
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).
New Zealand Tahiti
New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.
Next southbound voyage: Ruahine, ex- London, due Papeete July 17 (approx.).
Next northbound voyage: Rangitane, ex- Wellington, July 28, due Papeete Aug. 3.
Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.
Sydney
Auckland
depart arr/dep
Arcadia Orsova
July 8 Prom thence UK, via
Himalaya
From UK, via
Iberia
Sept. 9 thence Far East Oct. 2 1 Oct. 7-8** Oct. 11-12 Oct. 13 , Oct. 18 thence Par East Nov. 14
Suva
Honolulu
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Honolulu
arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep Far East July 31 Aug. 5-6 Aug. 8-9 Aug. 10 Aug. 15 Panama Canal Sept. 4* Sept. 5-6 Sept. 8-9t Sept. 14 Panama Canal Sept. 26* Sept. 27-28 Sept. 30-Oct.
Oct. 6 It
Suva
Auckland
Sydney
arr/dep arr/dep arrive thence Par East Sept. 10 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 * Long Beach, t Vancouver. ** Seattle Oct. 9.
Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney i B 0532)
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bora Bora
Papeete
Rarotonga
Auckland
Sydney
Noumea
Suva
Niuafoou
Pago Pago
Honolulu
San Francisco
Mariposa
Monterey
Mariposa
Monterey
depart arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/den arr/dep arr/dep arr dep arr dep arr/dep arr/dep arrive July 8 July 9 July 17 July 18-20 July 21 July 26-27 Jly. 30-Aug. 2 Aug. 5 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 8 Aug. 13-14 Aug. 19 Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept. 2 3 11 12-14 15 20-21 24-27 30 1 2 2 7-8 13 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Sept. 4 Sept. 5-7 Sept. 8 Sept. 13-14 Sept. 17-20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Oct. 1-2 Oct. 7 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 25 Sept. 26-28 Sept. 29 Oct. 4-5 Oct. 8-11 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 17 Oct. 22-23 Oct. 28 Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney. <BU 4272).
New Zealand-Tahiti
ilar two-monthly calls at Papeete ccasionally at Suva are made by a Pacific Service (a West German shipping company) with its vessels irientes and Cap Domingo, running ti NZ ports (including Napier) ie west coast of USA.
etherlands NG - P NG
Karossa (Dutch KPM Line) operates lingapore about every three months rtuguese Timor, Netherlands New ports (Sorong, Manokwari, Biak, Sarmi, Hollandia, Fak-Fak, la, Kokonao, Merauke), and Port y in P-NG; return by same route.
Kaloekoe and Kasimbar, three y service on route as above—but g call at Port Moresby.
Sungei Bila operates from Manok to Geelvink Bay ports; and nally from Hollandia to Wewak, Z, Lae and Rabaul, in P-NG.
UK-Papua-NG-BSi
; Line operates a direct service from to P-NG and BSI, vessels going Australia for cargo-loading and ng to UK via Suez. Next vessels: bank: From Continent, dep. . July 11 for Pt. Moresby Aug. 15, ti Aug. 17, Lae Aug. 18, Madang 10, Wewak Aug. 21, Rabaul Aug. vieng (opt.), Honiara Aug. 26. tbank: From Continent, dep.
Aug. 15, for Pt. Moresby Sept, imarai Sept. 20, Lae Sept. 22, Z Sept. 24, Wewak Sept. 25, Rabaul 27, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara Sept. ils from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty. 69 George St., Sydney (BU2041).
rope-Papeete-Noumea
l-P-NG-Netherlands NG
gular service from the Continent K, via Panama, to Tahiti, New lia, BSI, P-NG and NNG is d jointly by Nederland Line Royal Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. s-Lloyd (RL); From Continent and Kingdom, due at Papeete July 24, i Aug. 1, Honiara Aug. 5, Pt. y Aug. 9, Rabaul Aug. 13, Lae .5, Madang Aug. 17, Alexishafen B, Wewak Aug. 19, Hollandia Aug. ak Aug. 28, Manokwari Sept. 1, Sept. 7. at (NL): From Continent, dep.
July 28, due Papeete Aug. 26, i Sept. 4, Honiara Sept. 9, Pt. y Sept. 12, Rabaul Sept. 16, Lae 18, Madang Sept. 20, Hollandia 51, Biak Sept. 29, Manokwari Oct. mg Oct. 8. ils from Royal Interocean Lines, Jorge St., Sydney (2-0573).
Z-West Pacific-Far East
o vessels of Crusader Shipping Co. running between New Zealand ie Far East, call at Noumea (New lia), and Pt. Moresby (Papua) casionally Lae and Rabaul (NG) ;ir northbound run; and at Vila Hebrides) on the southbound trip :o is offering. Current voyage; cen from Auckland due Noumea ), Rabaul July 12, Pt. Moresby 15, thence Pt. Swettenham, ire, Manila and Hongkong (due 31). If inducement will call ta and Vila, southbound, ils from Shaw, Savill Line, agents, leen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310).
Far East-Sth. West. & Central
PdClflC
, China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels maintain monthly service from Japan southwards through P-NG, BSI, New Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia; usually return to Japan direct.
Chengtu: From Hongkong, due Rabaui July 9, Madang July 12, Lae July 15, Samarai July 18, Pt. Moresby July 25, Santo July 29, Vila July 31, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 3, Noumea and Townsville (opt.), due arr. Japan Aug. 20.
Chungking: Dep. Japan July 19 for Hongkong July 23-27, Madang Aug. 4, Lae Aug. 7, Kavieng Aug. 10, Rabaui Aug. 12, Pt. Moresby Aug. 19, Honiara Aug. 22, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 26, Apia and Noumea (opt.), due arr. Japan Sept. 28.
Chekiang: Dep. Japan Aug. 9 for
Madang Aug. 28, Lae Aug. 31, Rabaui Sept. 3, Pt. Moresby Sept. 11, Honiara Sept. 14, Suva/Lautoka Sept. 18, Noumea Sept. 27, due arr. Japan Oct. 15 (where she will enter dry dock) .
Details from China Navigation Co.. Ltd. (Swire and Yuill Pty Ltd agen ts), 6 Bridge St Sydney (BU 1712) *’ pj ti nL*J nri
SydneV-NeW HebndeS-BS|-
BoUfldinVlllP EtC
' MV Tulagi makes a round trip Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI ports, Bougainville ports, leaving Sydney about once every six weeks. Next Sydney sail ings: Aug. 9, Sept. 20, Nov. 1 (approx.).
Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (B 0547). (Over)
Sydney-New Caledonia-
New Hebrides-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila, Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.
Next inwards voyage, ex-Marseilles: Melanesien: Papeete July 8-12, Vila July 21-22, Noumea July 23-27, Sydney July 30.
Next outwards voyage, ex-Sydney: Melanesien; Dep. Sydney August 1 Noumea Aug. 4-8, Vila Aug. 9-17 Papeete Aug. 24-29.
Polynesie maintains monthly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo. Next Sydney sailings; July 20, Aug. 17.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).
Sydney-Norfolk Is.-Noumea-
New Hebrides
Colorado del Mar (owned by Societe Maritime Caledonienne, Noumea), carry ing cargo only, makes a regular monthly voyage from Sydney to Norfolk Is., New Caledonia (Noumea) and New Hebrides (Vila, Santo and outports as required) Next voyage from Sydney: Aug. 2. , Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6311).
Europe-Sydney-Noumea
Cargo vessels of Messageries Marl times run monthly between France and Noumea via Fr. East Africa and Aus tralian ports Prom Sydney, vessels go to ® r . isb “® and Noumea; return to France via Australian coastal ports, juf-* samngs from Sydney: Vanoise 5, Q ?® (at Noumea Aug. 2); Velay Aug. 22 (at Noumea Aug. 29). B and the sv£ vessels run between France Pacific 3 nnrfj’ Z 1& * Panama Canal and 7, Aug. i? Next calls at Papeete: July GrosSnor f Qt m o M jr ssageries Maritimes. 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).
NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa
l maintains a service from Auck- Paao ® Uva i N *nalo(a, Vavau, Niue, Pago, Apia, Suva and return to 10, C ASg d, 7. NeXt Auckland flings: July Aucfklami ai T ntai f n « a service from Affia tv Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa,
£’aS./ r rBtUrn t 0 Auckland.
n!f f k l Md sailings: July 24, Aug. 21 Detafis from union Steam Ship Co. °ana ' (Tekf Sto - Auck -
Tonga-Fiji-Samoa
Agency operates a
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«%a c ?£ SjS ni “ d . Pa S° Pa &o (Am. Samoa), anrt 4 d ? uva is usually two days, ?Fiji) Ltd. gen ® are W - R - Car Penter
Sydney-Pacific Ports-
Panama-UK
™o S £ Ut *i ern Cross and Northern Star each make four round-the-world voyages per
year, two west-bound, then two east bound, calling at Fiji and Tahiti every trip.
Southern Cross: From Sydney, at Suva July 11, Papeete July 15-16, thence via Panama Canal to UK, arr. Southampton Aug. 10.
Northern Star: Dep. Southampton July 10, via South Africa, at Sydney Aug. 15- 17, Wellington Aug. 20-21, Auckland Aug. 23-24, Suva Aug. 27, Papeete Aug. 31-Sept. 1, thence by Panama Canal to UK, arr.
Southampton Sept. 25.
Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (BW 1828).
New Zealand-Cook Is.
NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes approximately monthly voyages from Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with calls at Niue and some other Cook Islands when cargo warrants.
Details from NZ Department of Island Territories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.
N. America-Tahiti-Central
Pacific-NG
Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain approxi mately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.
Thorsisle: Dep. San Francisco July 23, Los Angeles July 24-26, Papeete Aug. 8-10, Pago Pago Aug. 14-16, Apia Aug, 17-18, Suva Aug. 21-22, Lautoka Aug. 22-23 Noumea Aug. 25-28, Apia (open), Pago Pago Sept. 2-4, Los Angeles Sept. 18-20 San Francisco Sept. 21-22, Thor I: Dep. San Francisco Aug. 21 Los Angeles Aug. 22-24, Papeete Sept. 3-5, Pago Pago Sept. 9-11, Apia Sept. 12-13, Suva Sept. 16-17, Noumea Sept. 19-21, Townsville (open), Rabaul Sept. 25-27, Apia (open), Pago Pago Oct. 4-6, Los Angeles Oct. 19-22, San Francisco Oct. 23.
Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, 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 Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane, etc.
Next trans-Pacific sailings: From Bris bane, Sonoma July 16, Sierra July 31 (approx.).
Details from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney (8U4272).
American Pioneer Line has seven ships (Pioneer Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Surf, Star Tide) on US Atlantic Coast-Panama- Sydney service with periodical calls at Tahiti on southbound voyage. Next Papeete calls; Pioneer Surf July 12 Pioneer Reef Sept. 17.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).
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 with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu. Next Sydney sailing: Sept. 30 (approx.).
Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney (8U4147).
Sydney-Fiji
MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydnev approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers (accommodation for eight). Next Syckiev sailings: July 20, Aug. 15 (approx.).
Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).
Sydney-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa
Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd maintains regular monthly services from Melbourne and Sydney, and periodically from Adelaide, to Lautoka, Suva (in eluding transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.
Next sailing; Waiana July 31 (approx.).
Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (B 0528); or other branches and agents.
Sydney-(or NZ)-Norfh
America
Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waitomo operated by the Union Steam Ship Co! of NZ, Ltd., maintain a two-monthly service across the Pacific, from Melbourne and Sydney to Vancouver and USA ports.
Occasionally calls are made at Fanning Island, en route.
Next sailing: Waitomo Aug. 29 (approx.).
Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes three or four trips yearly to Vancouver (via Rarotonga and Papeete).
Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney (B 0528); and other branches and agents.
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.
Far East-Fiji-NZ-Sydney
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 Neck Aug. 7-9, Van Cloon Aug. 31-Sept. 3.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573).