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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 Feb. 5 (approx.), Sydney Feb. 12 (approx.), Melbourne Feb. 19 (approx.), 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: Feb. 8, Mar. 6.

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: Waimate, Feb. 8.

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: Early May.

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.

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: Caledonien: Taiohae Mar. 10, Papeete Mar. 12-16, Vila Mar. 24-25, Noumea Mar. 26-30, Sydney Apr. 2.

Oceanien: Taiohae Apr. 27, Papeete Apr. 29-May 3, Vila May 11-12, Noumea May 13-17, Sydney May 20.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: Tahitien: Dep. Sydney Feb. 28, New Hebrides Mar. 4-12, Noumea Mar. 13, Papeete Mar. 19-22, Taiohae Mar. 25.

Caledonien: Dep. Sydney Apr. 5, New Hebrides Apr. 9-17, Noumea Apr. 18, Papeete Apr. 24-27, Taiohae Apr. 30.

Polynesie maintains monthly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila, Pt. Sandwich (occasionally), and Santo.

Next Sydney sailings; Feb. 4, 25, Mar. 18.

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.

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.

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

Sydney Apr. 17.

Details from Shaw Savlll 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 Societe 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 Feb. 11, Mar. 4.

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

AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - CANADA - USA

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

Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young Street. Sydney (BU 4272)

• PlM'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.

Canberra Oriana Canberra Oriana

SYDNEY depart Feb. 13 Mar. 6 Apr. 4 June 9 AUCKLAND arr/dep Feb. 16 Mar. 9 Apr. 7 June 11-12 SUVA arr/dep Mar. 12 June 14 HONOLULU arr/dep Feb. 23 Mar. 16 Apr. 14 June 18 VANCOUVER arr/dep Feb. 28 Mar. 20-21 Apr. 19 June 22-23 SAN FRANCISCO arr/dep Mar. 2-3 Mar. 23-24 Apr. 21-22 June 25-26 LOS ANGELES arrive Mar. 4 Mar. 25 Apr. 23 June 27 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 O.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty. Ltd., 55 Hunter St., Sydney (2-0317)

Monterey

Mariposa

Monterey

Mariposa

San Francisco

depart Feb. 6 Mar. 3 Mar. 24 Apr. 17

Los Angeles

arr/dep Feb. 7 Mar. 4 Mar. 25 Apr. 18

Bora Bora

arr/dep Feb. 15 Mar. 12 Apr. 2 Apr. 26

Papeete

arr/dep Feb. 16-18 Mar. 13-15 Apr. 3-5 Apr. 27-29

Rarotonga

arr/dep Feb. 19 Mar. 16 Apr. 6 Apr. 30

Auckland

arr/dep Feb. 24 Mar. 21-22 Apr. 11-12 May 5-6

Sydney

arr/dep Feb. 28-Mar. 3 Mar. 25-28 Apr. 15-18 May 9-12

Noumea

arr/dep Mar. 6 Mar. 31 Apr. 21 May 15

Suva

arr/dep Mar. 8 Apr. 2 Apr. 23 May 17

Niuafoou

arr/dep Mar. 9 Apr. 3 Apr. 24 May 18

Pago Pago

arr/dep Mar. 9 Apr. 3 Apr. 24 May 18

Honolulu

arr/dep Mar. 14-15 Apr. 14 Apr. 29-30 May 23-24

San Francisco

arrive Mar. 20 Apr. 8-9 May 5 May 29

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 sailings: Feb. 2, Mar. 10.

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: Montoro sails from Sydney for Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lorengau, Lombrum, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 7.

Bulolo sails from Sydney for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang!

Rabaul, Samarai, Pt. Moresby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing; Feb. 18.

Moresby sails from Sydney for Bris bane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Kavieng, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 23.

Malekula sails from Sydney for Bris bane, Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak.

Lombrum, Lorengau, Rabaul, Soraken, Teopasino, Numa Numa, Arigua, Kieta, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing; Mar. 11.

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 Feb. 28, Mar. 28; Shansi Feb. 14, Mar. 14.

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: Sletta: Dep. Sydney Feb. 23, Brisbane Feb. 28, arr. Rabaul Mar. 6, Lombrum Mar. 10, Wewak Mar. 13, Madang Mar. 17, Lae Mar. 20, Brisbane Mar. 30, Sydney Apr. 2.

Sletfjord; Dep. Sydney Feb. 26, Bris bane Mar. 2, arr. Pt. Moresby Mar. 7, Lae Mar. 13, Madang Mar. 16, Wewak Mar. 19, Brisbane Mar. 31, Sydney Apr. 2.

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. 12, Brisbane Feb. 15, due Rabaul Feb. 20, Madang Feb. 23, Lae Feb. 25.

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 Australasia and Malaysia run between Australian ports (turn round at Mel bourne) and Singapore, via Pt. Moresby.

Next voyage: Malaysia, dep. Melbourne Feb. 12, Sydney Feb. 19, Brisbane Feb. 22, due Pt. Moresby Feb. 26, 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; Prom Melbourne, dep. Sydney Feb. 14, at Brisbane Feb. 16-18, Pt.

Moresby Feb. 21-23, Lae Feb. 25-27,

Madang Feb. 28-Mar. 1, Rabaul Mar. 2-4, Sydney Mar. 9.

Samos: From Adelaide and Melbourne, dep. Sydney Mar. 4, Brisbane Mar. 8, Rabaul Mar. 14, Lae Mar. 17, Madang Mar. 19.

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: Wanliu, dep. Sydney Feb. 23, Brisbane Feb. 26, arr. Rabaul Mar. 2, thence Hong Kong.

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: Taiyuan: Dep. Sydney Feb. 16, Brisbane Feb. 19, arr. Pt. Moresby Feb. 23, 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 Mar. 23, Brisbane Mar. 26, Cairns Mar. 29, thence to Far East, returning Guam Apr. 29, Rabaul May 4, Sydney May 11.

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. 12, arr.

Wellington Mar. 15, Papeete Mar. 20-21, Southampton Apr. 12.

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, Seine Lloyd: From Continent and London, at Papeete Feb. 16-18, Nukualofa Feb. 23, Noumea Feb. 26-Mar. 3, Honiara Mar. 6-7, Pt. Moresby Mar. 10-11, Rabaul Mar. 13-14, Lae Mar. 15, Madang Mar. 16, Alexishafen Mar. 17, Wewak Mar. 18, Sukarnapura Mar. 19, 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 Feb. 16 (Noumea Feb. 19); Velay Feb. 23 (Noumea Feb. 26).

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

Next vessel: Maori, due Papeete Feb. 18, Noumea Mar. 2, arriving New Zealand Mar. 8.

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.

Szechuen; From Japan and Hong Kong, due Suva/Lautoka Mar. 13, Honiara Mar. 23, returning to Japan Apr. 5.

Sinkiang: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Suva/Lautoka Apr. 13, Honiara Apr. 23, returning to Japan May 6.

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.

Tjiliwong at Suva/Lautoka Feb. 24-26; Tjimanuk at Suva/Lautoka Mar. 22-24; Tjitarum at Suva/Lautoka Apr. 26-28.

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.

Yunnan: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Wewak Mar. 11, Rabaul Mar. 13, Madang Mar. 16, Lae Mar. 20, dep. Pt.

Moresby Mar. 29, arr. Noumea Apr. 3, thence to Japan, arr. Apr. 11.

Yochow: From Japan and Hong Kong, due Rabaul Apr. 6, Kavieng Apr. 10, Madang Apr. 12, Lae Apr. 15, Samara!

Apr. 19, leaves Pt. Moresby Apr. 24, arr.

Noumea Apr. 29, thence to Japan, arr.

May 9.

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: Fiji Maru, dep. Japan Jan. 30, Guam Feb. 5, Apia Feb. 16, Pago Pago Feb. 18, Nukualofa* Feb. 21, Suva Feb. 24, Lautoka Feb. 26, Noumea Feb. 28, Vila Mar. 2, Santo Mar. 4, Honiara* Mar. 6. • 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 Feb. 8.

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

Apia, Suva, and return to Auckland.

Next Auckland sailing; Feb. 22.

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: Ruahine from London, due Papeete Feb. 28.

Next northbound voyage: Rangitane, dep. Wellington Mar. 19, due Papeete Mar. 25.

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 sailing: Early Mar.

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

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.

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 Mar. 19.

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

Honiara Mar. 11.

Cedarbank: From Continent and London, due Pt. Moresby Mar. 26, Samarai Mar. 30, Lae Mar. 31, Madang Apr. 4, Wewak Apr. 7, Kavieng Apr. 9, Rabaul Apr. 10, Honiara Apr. 14.

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

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

Australia - Am. Samoa - Usa

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 Sydney, Brisbane, Pago Pago, etc.

Next trans-Pacific sailings: From Brisbane, Sonoma Mar. 1; Ventura Mar. 27.

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.

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.

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