Shipping and Airways

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Shipping Timetables

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

Brisbane - Sydney -

West Ng - Indonesia

The P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping Company operates a monthly cargo service between Indonesia, West New Guinea and Australia.

Next voyage; Antonio Regidor, dep.

Brisbane Jan. 15 (approx.), Sydney Jan. 21 (approx, i, Melbourne Jan. 29 (approx.l. thence West New Guinea and Indonesian ports subject to inducement.

Details from Mcllwraith McEacharn Ltd., Union House, 247 George Street, Sydney (27-1481).

Sydney - Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers.

Next Sydney sailings: Jan. 15, Feb. 8 approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 1-7 Bent St., Sydney (2-0515).

SYDNEY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Union Steam Ship Co. maintains monthly cargo services from Melbourne and Sydney (periodically from Adelaide) to Lautoka, Suva (including tranship ments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Next Sydney sailing; Feb. 4.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (2-0528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney - Fiji - Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners Ltd.. of Suva, normally operate a passenger-cargo ser vice three times yearly with the Lakemba along the above route.

Next sailing from Sydney: Jan. 27.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4147).

Sydney - Geic

Columbus Lines of New York, operate a regular passenger-cargo service from Sydney to Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. Next voyage: Santa Rita from Sydney, Tasmanian ports and Melbourne, dep. Adelaide Jan. 21 for Tarawa.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4149).

Sydney - New Caledonia -

New Hebrides - Fr. Polynesia

Passenger-cargo vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete (with occasional calls at Taiohae, Marquesas Group), Vila,

Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

Next inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles: Tahitien: Papeete Feb. 4-8, Vila Feb. 15-16, Noumea Feb. 17-21, Sydney Feb. 24.

Caledonien; Taiohae Mar. 11, Papeete Mar. 13-17, Vila Mar. 24-25, Noumea Mar. 26-30, Sydney Apr. 2.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: Oceanien: Dep. Sydney Jan. 21, New Hebrides Jan. 25-Feb. 2, Noumea Feb. 3, Papeete Feb. 9-12.

Tahitien: Dep. Sydney Feb. 27, New Hebrides Mar. 3-11, Noumea Mar. 12, Papeete Mar. 18-21, Taihae Mar. 24.

Polynesie maintains monthly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea. Vila Pt. Sandwich (occasionally), and Santo Next Sydney sailings: Jan. 14, Feb. 4.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 2 Young St., Sydney (BU 2654).

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - TAHITI -

Panama - Uk

Southern Cross and Northern Star passenger vessels each make four round the-world voyages per year, calling at Fiji and Papeete every trip.

Southern Cross: From Southampton (UK) via Panama, at Papeete Jan. 2-3, Fiji Jan. 8, Wellington Jan. 12-14, arr.

Sydney Jan. 17.

Northern Star: From Southampton (UK) via South Africa, at Sydney Mar. 3-5, Wellington Mar. 8-10, Rarotonga Mar. 13, Papeete Mar. 15-16, thence via Panama to Southampton, arr. Apr. 11.

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (28-1828).

Sydney - Nz - Tahiti -

Panama - Usa

Holland-America Line passenger vessel Ryndam leaves Sydney Mar. 17, Welling ton Mar. 21. Papeete Mar. 27, thence via Panama to USA.

Details from Europe-Canada Line. cnr.

Bridge and Pitt Sts., Sydney (27-6432).

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

New Caledonia

Jacques del Mar (owned by Soclete Maritime Caledonienne. Noumea), makes a regular three weekly passenger-cargo voyage from Sydney or Melbourne to Lord Howe Is., Norfolk Is., New Cale donia (Noumea).

Next sailings; Jacques del Mar from Sydney Jan. 14, Feb. 4.

Details from F H Stephens Pty Ltd 13-15 Bridge St.. Sydney (27-8311).

AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - CANADA - USA

* Oronsay calls at Lautoka on Jan. 14, 1966.

Chusan will leave Los Angeles on Dec. 26 for a cruise to Sydney via Suva (Jan. 12-13), Nukualofa (Jan. 14) and Auckland (Jan. 17), arriving Sydney Jan. 20.

Orsova will leave Los Angeles for Sydney on March 1, calling at San Francisco on March 2-3, Vancouver on March 5-6, Honolulu on March 11, Suva on March 18. . , Auckland on March 21, arriving Sydney on March 24.

Details from P. and 0.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty. Ltd., 55 Hunter St., Sydney (2-0317)

USA - EASTERN PACIFIC - NZ - SYDNEY - CENTRAL PACIFIC - HAWAII

Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young Street, Sydney (8U4272)

PIM's shipping and airways schedules are up to the minute. They are revised each month just before publication from information supplied by the shipping and airways com panies.

Oronsay Canberra Oriana Canberra

AnScTAwn de ? J art *I an - 8 Feb - 13 Mar. 6 Apr. 4 £i?Sf LAND arr/dep Jan. 11* Feb. 16 Mar. 9 Apr. 7 arr/dep Jan. 15 Mar. 12 - PAGO PAGO arr/dep arr/dep Jan. 20-21 Feb. 23 Mar. 16 Apr. 14 arr/dep Jan. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 20-21 Apr. 19 SAN FRANCISCO arr/dep Jan. 28-29 Mar. 2-3 Mar. 23-24 Apr. 21-22 LOS ANGELES arrive Jan. 30 Mar. 4 Mar. 25 Apr. 23

Monterey

Mariposa

Monterey

Mariposa

San Francisco

depart Jan. 16 Feb. 6 Mar. 3

Los Angeles

arr/dep Jan. 17 Feb. 7 Mar. 4

Bora Bora

arr/dep Jan. 25 Feb. 15 Mar. 12

Papeete

arr/dep Jan. 1-4 Jan. 26-28 Feb. 16-18 Mar. 13-15

Rarotunga

arr/dep Jan. 5 Jan. 29 Feb. 19 Mar. 16

Au Cell An U

arr/dep Jan. 10-11 Feb. 3-4 Feb. 24 Mar. 21-22

Sydney

arr/dep Jan. 14-17 Feb. 7-10 Feb. 28-Mar. 3 Mar. 25-28

Noumea

arr/dep Jan. 20 Feb. 13 Mar. 6 Mar. 31

Suva

arr/dep Jan. 22 Feb. 15 Mar. 8 Apr. 2

Niuafoou

arr/dep Jan. 23 Feb. 16 Mar. 9 Apr. 3

Pago Pago

arr/dep Jan. 23 Feb. 16 Mar. 9 Apr. 3

Honolulu

arr/dep Jan. 28-29 Feb. 21-22 Mar. 14-15 Apr. 8-9

San Franc T Sco

arrive Feb. 3 Feb. 27 Mar. 20 Apr. 14

Sydney - Norfolk Is. - New

Hebrides - Bsi - Bougainville

MV Tulagi (passenger-cargo) leaves Sydney about every six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI ports.

Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 1.

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

Burns Philp passenger/cargo vessels make regular voyages to New Guinea ports.

Next vessels: Bulolo sails from Sydney for Bris bane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Pt. Moresby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing; Jan. 5.

Malekula sails from Sydney for Bris bane, Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul, Bougainville ports and return to Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Jan. 18.

Moresby (cargo only) from Melbourne for Sydney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Lombrum, Lorengau, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 8, Montoro (cargo) from Melbourne for Sydney, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 20.

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).

Soochow and Shansi provide a regular fortnightly passenger-cargo service from Sydney to Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai and Sydney, sailing from Syd ney every second Monday.

Next Sydney sailings: Soochow Jan. 3; Shansi Jan. 17.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).

Karlander New Guinea Line cargo vessels leave Sydney at regular intervals for New Guinea ports. Next vessels: Sletfjord: Dep. Sydney Jan. 12, Brisbane Jan. 17, arr. Pt. Moresby Jan. 22, Lae Jan. 28, Madang Feb. 2, Wewak Feb. 5, Brisbane Feb. 17, Sydney Feb. 20.

Sletta: Dep. Sydney Jan. 14, Brisbane Jan. 18, arr. Rabaul Jan. 24, Wewak Jan. 28, Madang Feb. 2, Lae Feb. 5, Brisbane Feb. 14, Sydney Feb. 19.

Details from Karlander NG Line (F.

H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge Street. Sydney (27-8311).

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessel Makati runs between Australian ports (turn round at Melbourne) and Papua- New Guinea.

Next voyage: From Melbourne, departs Sydney Feb. 9, Brisbane Feb. 12, due Rabaul Feb. 18, Madang Feb. 22, Lae Feb. 24.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty.

Ltd., 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-1271).

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

Austasia Line’s passenger/cargo vessels Austasia and Malaysia run between Aus tralian ports (turn round at Melbourne) and Singapore, via Pt. Moresby.

Next voyage: Austasia, dep. Melbourne Jan. 8, Sydney Jan. 15, Brisbane Jan. 18, due Pt. Moresby Jan. 22, thence to Singapore and Malaysian ports.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 32-34 Bridge St., Sydney (27-1271).

Australia-West Pacific Line’s Motor vessels maintain passenger-cargo services from Australia to Hong Kong and Islands ports.

Milos; From Melbourne, dep. Sydney Jan. 14, at Brisbane Jan. 16-18, Pt.

Moresby Jan. 21-23, Lae Jan. 25-27, Madang Jan. 28-29, Rabaul Jan. 30-Feb.

I, Sydney Feb. 6.

Tenos: From Adelaide, at Melbourne Jan. 9-14, Pt. Kembla Jan. 16-18, Sydney Jan. 19-24, Brisbane Jan. 26-28, Rabaul Feb. 1-3, Lae Feb. 4-6, Madang Feb. 7-8.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301).

China Navigation Co. Ltd. cargo vessels Nanchang, Wenchow and Wanliu call monthly at Rabaul on their way north from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Hong Kong.

Next vessel: Nanchang, dep. Sydney Jan. 15, Brisbane Jan. 19, arr. Rabaul Jan. 24, thence Manila.

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Changsha and Taiyuan provide a monthly passenger-cargo service calling at Pt.

Moresby when northbound between Aus tralia, Manila and Hong Kong. Next vessel: Changsha: Dep. Melbourne Jan. 11, Sydney Jan. 15, Brisbane Jan. 18, arr.

Pt. Moresby Jan. 22, thence Hong Kong, Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents, 8 Spring St., Sydney (BU4701).

Dominion Navigation Co. Ltd. (UK) vessels maintain monthly passenger-cargo services between Sydney and Japan (via Manila, Hong Kong and Formosa), return via Guam and Rabaul.

Francis Drake; Dep. Sydney Jan. 19, Brisbane Jan. 22, Cairns Jan. 25, thence to Far East, returning Guam Feb. 26, Rabaul Mar, 3, Sydney Mar. 9.

George Anson: Dep. Sydney Feb. 16, Brisbane Feb. 19, Cairns Feb. 22, thence to Far East, returning Guam Mar. 25-26, Rabaul Mar. 30-31, Sydney Apr. 6.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd.. 115 York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney - Tahiti - Uk

Chandris Line vessel Ellinis maintains a regular passenger service from Sydney via Papeete to Southampton, and return via Suez to Sydney.

Ellinis: Leaves Sydney Mar. 13, arr.

Wellington Mar. 16, Papeete Mar. 21, Southampton Apr. 13.

Details from Chandris Line, 10 Marti”

Place, Sydney. Tel. 28-2451.

Europe - Tahiti - New Caledonia

Bsip - Png - West Ng

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

Schelde Lloyd: From Continent and London, at Papeete Jan. 8-12, Noumea Jan. 19-22, Tarawa Jan. 25-26, Honiara Jan. 29-30, Pt. Moresby Feb. 2-3, Rabaul Feb. 5, Lae Feb. 6, Madang Feb. 7, Alexishafen Feb. 8, Wewak Feb. 9 Sukarnapura Feb. 10, thence Biak!

Manokwari, Sorong.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

EUROPE - TAHITI - NEW HEBRIDES •

New Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo vessels run monthly between France and Noumea via East Africa and Australia.

Prom Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane and Noumea; return to France via Australian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney: Vanoise Jan. 13 (Noumea Jan. 20); Velay Feb 2 (Noumea Feb. 17).

Other MM vessels run between France and New Zealand, via Panama Canal and Pacific ports.

Next vessel: Mauricien, due Papeete Jan. 22-26 (approx), Noumea Feb. 2 (approx.), arriving New Zealand Feb. 11.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 2 Young St., Sydney (27-2654).

Far East - Fiji - Bsi

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels provide a monthly passenger-cargo ser vice from Japan and Hong Kong south wards to Fiji direct and BSI returning to Japan direct.

Slnkiang; From Japan and Hong Kong, due Suva/Lautoka Feb. 8-14, Honiara Feb. 18-20, returning to Japan Mar. 3.

Szechuen: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Suva/Lautoka Mar. 5-12, Honiara Mar. 16-18, returning to Japan Mar. 29.

FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ - SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate a passenger-cargo service from Singapore to Fiji, NZ and Australia, calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.

Van Noort at Suva/Lautoka Jan. 17-18; TJiliwong at Suva/Lautoka Mar. 8-10; Tjimanuk at Suva/Lautoka Mar. 29-31.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

FAR EAST ■ P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels maintain a monthly cargo service from Japan southwards through P-NG, BSI, New Hebrides and New Caledonia, usually return to Japan direct.

Ninghai: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Wewak Jan. 12, Rabaul Jan. 14, Madang Jan. 17, Lae Jan. 21, leaves Pt.

Moresby Feb. 3, arr. Vila Feb. 6, Noumea Feb. 10, thence to Japan, arr. Feb. 20.

Yunnan: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Wewak Feb. 23, Rabaul Feb. 25, Madang Mar. 2, Lae Mar. 6, Samarai Mar. 10, dep. Pt. Moresby Mar. 15, arr.

Santo Mar. 18, Noumea Mar. 24, thence to Japan, arr. Apr. 3.

Details from China Navigation Co. Ltd. (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

JAPAN - SAMOA - TONGA - FIJI • N. CAL. - N. HEB. - BSI The Daiwa Navigation Co. Ltd. runs a regular passenger/cargo service from Japan to Pacific ports.

Current voyage: Tahiti Maru, dep.

Japan Jan. 3, Guam Jan. 9, Pago Pago Jan. 23, Apia Jan. 25, Nukualofa* Jan. 28, Suva Jan. 31, Lautoka Feb. 2, Noumea Feb. 6, Vila Feb. 9, Santo Feb. 11, Honiara* Feb. 15. • Subject to inducement.

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.

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Tofua maintains a service from Auck land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next Auckland sailing Jan. 11.

Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa.

Apia, Suva, and return to Auckland.

Next Auckland sailing: Jan. 25.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck land. (Tel.: 49-430).

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; Rangitane from London, due Papeete Feb. 1.

Next northbound voyage: Rangitoto, dep. Wellington Feb. 2, due Papeete Feb. 8.

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

Tonga - Fiji - Australia

The Tonga Copra Board vessel Niuvakai operates a four to five-weekly passenger-cargo service between Aus tralia and Tonga via Fiji. Next Sydney sailings: Jan. 20, Mar. 4.

Details from Burns Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Tonga - Fiji - Samoa

Tonga Shipping Agency operates a cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made as required at Apia (W.

Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the agents there are Morris Hedstrom, Ltd.

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.

Next sailing: Ex-London, Early Jan.

Uk-Panama-Tahiti-Australia

Cogedar Line operates a passenger ser vice regularly from Southampton, via Panama and Papeete to Sydney. Next vessel; Flavia: Dep. Tilbury Feb. 16.

Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh, 115 York St.. Sydney. Tel. B 0253.

UK - PAPUA - NG - BSI Bank Line operates a direct service from Europe to P-NG and BSI, vessels going on to Australia for cargo-loading and returning to UK via Suez. Next vessels: Streambank: Prom Continent and London, due Pt, Moresby Jan. 28, Samaral Jan. 31, Lae Feb. 1, Madang Feb. 4, Wewak Feb. 7, Kavieng Feb. 9, Rabaul Feb. 10, Honiara Feb. 14.

Inverbank: From Continent and London, due Pt. Moresby Feb. 23, Samarai Feb. 26, Lae Feb. 28, Madang Mar. 1, Wewak Mar. 4, Kavieng Mar. 6, Rabaul Mar. 7, Honiara Mar, 11.

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

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041).

USA - TAHITI - AM. SAMOA - FIJI -

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line operates a 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 Pago Pago, Sydney, Brisbane, etc., with occasional calls at Papeete and Suva.

Next trans-Pacific sailings: From Brisbane, Sierra Jan. 20; Sonoma Feb. 20.

Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young St., Sydney (8U4272). • PlM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publication.

Usa - Tahiti - Australia

Farrell Lines passenger-cargo ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on south bound voyages.

Next sailings: Australian Surf, at Papeete Jan. 25; Australian Gulf, at Papeete Mar. 23.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).

USA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -

New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Transport Line's vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thorsisle; Prom San Francisco and Los Angeles, arr. Papeete Jan. 9-12, Pago Pago Jan. 16-19, Apia Jan. 20-21, Suva Jan. 24-25, Noumea Jan. 28-30, Pago Pago Feb. 3-5, Los Angeles Feb. 20.

Thor I: Dep. San Francisco Feb. 4, arr.

Los Angeles Feb. 5-8, Papeete Feb. 18-21, Pago Pago Feb. 25-28, Apia Mar. 1-2, Suva Mar. 5-6, Lautoka Mar. 7-8, Noumea Mar. 10-12, Pago Pago Mar. 16-19, Los Angeles Mar. 31-Apr. 1.

Details from General Steamship Cor poration Ltd., 1 Bush St., San Francisco, USA and Islands Agents.