Shipping, Airways

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Shipping, Airways Information

Brisbane - Sydney -

West Irian - Indonesia

he P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping ipany operates a monthly cargo service a Indonesia to Sukarnapura, Brisbane, ney and Melbourne with the Pilar Ldor. etails from John Manners and Co. st.) Pty. Ltd., general agents, 4 Bridge Sydney (27-9164).

Sydney - Fiji

he CSR Company operates a ienger/cargo service, usually with the Rona, departing Sydney every three :our weeks for Suva and Lautoka. etails from Colonial Sugar Refining Co. . 1 O’Connell St., Sydney (2-0515). )NEY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA nion Steam Ship Co. maintains six-weekly cargo service with the mate from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva hiding transhipments for Vavau and 5), Nukualofa and Apia with return Sydney via Auckland. The return trip tonally takes in Malua (Fiji) and ranga (NZ) for timber, etails from Union Steam Ship Co. of 247 George St., Sydney (2-0528).

Sydney - Fiji - Uk

landris Line vessel Australis main s a two-monthly passenger service i Sydney via New Zealand and Fiji Southampton, and return via Suez to icy. etails from Chandris Line, 135 King et, Sydney (28-2451).

Sydney - Fiji - Vancouver

icific Shipowners Ltd., of Suva, nally operate a passenger-cargo ser three times yearly with the Lakemba ng at Sydney, Melbourne, Suva, toka, Honolulu, Vancouver, le Lakemba will occasionally call at aide on the southbound run if it ies timber or paper, etails from American Trading and iping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, ley (27-4147).

Sydney - Geic - Honolulu

elumbus Lines of New York, operate roximately monthly passenger-cargo ngs from West Coast, USA (with .sional calls at Papeete or Pago Pago) Australia and New Zealand, returning Tarawa, GEIC (with transhipments to uro in the Marshall Islands) and olulu to Los Angeles or Vancouver, etails from American Trading and >ping Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, aey (27-4149).

Sydney - Lord Howe - Norfolk

Is. - New Caledonia

Jacques del Mar II (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).

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 5 Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney - New Caledonia •

New Hebrides - Fr. Polynesia

Messageries Maritimes Line passenger cargo vessels, Tahitien and Caledonien from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call regularly at Papeete, Taiohae (Marquesas Group), Vila Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

Polynesie maintains three - weekly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.

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

SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada • Usa

P. and O. Lines passenger vessels call approximately monthly at Auckland, Suva and Honolulu on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, occasional calls are made at Pago Pago and Nukualofa.

Details from P. and O. Lines of Aust.

Pty. Ltd., 55 Hunter St., Sydney (2-0317).

SYDNEY - NZ ■ FIJI - TAHITI -

Panama - Uk

Southern Cross and Northern Star passenger vessels each make four round the-world voyages per year, from Southampton, UK, alternatively via South Africa and Panama, calling at Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Rarotonga, Suva, and Papeete.

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

Sydney - Nz - Tahiti -

Panama - Usa

Holland-America Line passenger vessel Maasdam leaves Sydney twice a year for Panama and USA, calling at Wellington and Papeete.

Details from Holland-America Line, cnr.

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

Sydney - Norfolk Is. - New

Hebrides - Bsi

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

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

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

Australia-West Pacific Line operates a regular cargo/passenger service from Mel bourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Rabaul, Madang and Lae.

Details from Wllh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-6301).

Burns Philp passenger/cargo vessels maintain regular services from the Aus tralian East coast to New Guinea ports.

Bulolo maintains a six-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang and Rabaul.

Braeside sails every eight weeks from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Port Moresby, Sydney.

Malekula maintains a seven-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt. Moresby, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Rabaul and Bougainville ports.

Moresby maintains a seven-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Pt.

Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul.

Montoro sails every eight weeks from Melbourne and Sydney to Pt. Moresby, Samarai. Rabaul. Kavieng, Wewak.

Alexishafen, Madang, Lae and Pt.

Moresby.

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

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessel Papuan Chief leaves Sydney every two and a half weeks for Brisbane and Port Moresby. On alternate trips she makes a call at Samarai.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 2 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).

Karlander New Guinea Line cargo vessels Sletfjord, Saidor, Sarang and Sletholm leave Sydney approx, weekly for P-NG ports, calling at Brisbane, Pt.

Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kieta, Fulleborn and occasionally Gizo, Honiara, Buka and Vanimo.

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd.. 5 Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney - P-Ng - Far East

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

Moresby and Djakarta.

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

Australia-West Pacific Line vessels maintain a regular passenger-cargo service from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane to Lae then Taiwan, returning to Australia via Lae.

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

• PIM's shipping and airways schedules are revised each month just before publication from infor mation supplied by the shipping and airways companies. Detailed information on ships' sailing dates should be obtained from shipping agents.

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

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

Moresby when northbound between Aus tralia, Manila, Keelung and Hong Kong.

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

Dominion Far East Line vessels Francis Drake and George Anson maintain monthly passenger-cargo services between Sydney and Japan (via Manila, Hong Kong and Formosa), return via Guam and Rabaul.

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

Sydney - Tahiti - Uk

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

Details from Chandris Line, 135 King Street, Sydney (28-2451).

Europe - New Guinea - West

Irian - Bsip - Geic

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a service every six weeks from the Continent and London via Suez to Port Moresby, Honiara or Tarawa (alternating each voyage), Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, Wewak, Sukarnapura, Biak, Manokwari and Sorong.

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

Europe - Tahiti - New

Caledonia - Australia

Messageries Maritimes vessels Marquisien, Malais, Mauricien and Maori, run monthly between France and New Zealand, via Panama Canal, calling at Papeete and Noumea.

Messageries Maritimes passenger-cargo vessels Vivarais, Vanoise, Velay, Ventoux and Vosges run monthly between France and Noumea via Suez Canal and Aus tralia. From Sydney, vessels go to Noumea: return to France via Brisbane and southern Australian coastal ports.

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

EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -

Tonga - Fiji - N. Caledonia

A regular passenger-cargo service every three weeks from the Continent and UK. via Panama, to Tahiti, Fiji and New Caledonia, calling at Western Samoa and Tonga every second voyage, is operated jointly by Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

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

Far East - Fiji

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Kwangsi, Norman, Nanchang and Kwangtung operate a monthly passenger cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong southwards to Fiji direct, returning to Japan via New Zealand and Far Eastern ports.

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

FAR EAST - FIJI - NZ ■ SYDNEY Royal Interocean Lines operate a monthly passenger-cargo service with the Tjimanuk, Tjitarum and Tjiliwong from Hong Kong and Singapore to Fiji and NZ, calling at Suva and Lautoka, and returning via the Philippines.

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

Far East - P-Ng

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels Kweilin and Ninghai maintain a regular monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan direct to Lae and Pt. Moresby, thence Tasmania, Melbourne and Fremantle.

FAR EAST - P-NG - BSI - NEW

Hebrides - New Caledonia

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Chefoo, Chengtu and Chekiang maintain a monthly cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong southwards to Rabaul Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Pt.

Moresby, with regular calls at Wewak, Honiara, Santo and Noumea returning to Japan direct.

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

JAPAN - SAMOA - FIJI - N.

Caledonia - N. Hebrides - Bsi

The Daiwa Navigation Co. Ltd. runs a monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan via Guam to Apia, Pago Pago, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, Santo and Honiara.

Details from Banno Oceania Ltd., Suva.

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 (71-846) or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA Union Steam Ship Co. passenger/cargo vessels Tofua and Matua depart from Auckland alternately every two weeks for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

Tofua maintains a service every four weeks from Auckland to Suva, Pago Pago, Apia, Niue, Vavau, Nukualofa, Suva, and return to New Zealand (usually Auck land).

Matua maintains a service every four weeks from Auckland to Lautoka, Apia, Nukualofa, Suva, and return to New Zealand (usually Auckland).

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

Nz - New Caledonia -

Norfolk Island

Holm and Co. Ltd., vessel Holmburn provides a two-monthly service from NZ to Noumea and Norfolk Island and reurn.

Details from Holm Shipping Co., Cus toms Street East, Auckland (49930).

New Zealand - Tahiti

New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels Ruahine, Rangitoto and Rangitane, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

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

Nz - Tahiti - Cook Islands

Holm and Company’s passenger-ca vessel Magga Dan maintains a U monthly service from Auckland, NZ, Papeete and Rarotonga, with calls Lautoka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa wl cargoes warrant.

Details from Holm and Co. L 1 Customs Street East, Auckland (49930)

Nth America - Tahiti -

Am. Samoa

Polynesia Line vessel Graziella Z maintains a regular seven-week ca: route (with limited passenger space) fr Los Angeles, San Francisco, Coos I (British Columbia), Papeete and Pi Pago and return the same way.

Details from Interocean Steams!

Corp., Box 1631, GPO, Sydney (27-850

Tonga - Fiji ■ Australia

The Tonga Copra Board ves Niuvakai operates a seven-weel passenger-cargo service from Melboui and Sydney to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pf Pago and Nukualofa.

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

Tonga - Fiji - Samoa

Tonga Shipping Agency operates cargo and passenger service betwe Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoi Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Ca are also made as required at Apia r Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samot Details from Burns Philp (SS), Suvs UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FIJI The Fiji Direct Service is maintain' by Conference vessels, sailing at regul monthly intervals out of London, v Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautok Bethell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd., act as Loa ing Brokers in London.

Details from Burns Philp (SS), Su\ UK - TAHITI - NZ - AUSTRALIA Cogedar Line vessel Flavia, operates passenger service regularly fro Southampton, via Panama, Papeete ai Auckland, to Sydney.

Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh, i: York St., Sydney. (2-0253).

UK - PAPUA - NG - BSI Bank Line operates a monthly direi service from Europe to Pt. Moresb Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak. Kavien Rabaul and Honiara, occasionally extern ing to Tarawa, GEIC, or Vila and Sant New Hebrides.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pt Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041).'

Usa - American Samoa - Fiji

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line operates monthly passenger-cargo service from Lc Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra an Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australli vary with cargoes offering. Vessels ca. at Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Pag Pago and Honolulu.

Details from Matson Lines. 50 Youn St., Sydney (27-4272).

Usa - Australia

Pacific Australia Direct Line’s vessel maintain a monthly service fror West Coast Nth. American port

Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, sionally calling at Honolulu, Suva Lautoka. stalls from Birt and Co. Pty. Ltd., istlereagh St., Sydney (2-0313).

USA - PACIFIC PORTS - NZ -

Australia - Usa

ink Line Ltd., operates regular ices from US Gulf ports to Australia NZ. Frequency of sailings offering lightly availability for calls at Suva Lautoka on demand, stalls from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty. 269 George St., Sydney (27-2041). atson Line liners Mariposa and terey maintain a regular passenger/ 0 every three weeks from San icisco and Los Angeles to Bora Bora, >ete, Rarotonga, Auckland, Sydney, return via Noumea, Suva, Niuafoou, 1 Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco. ‘tails from Matson Lines, 50 Young it. Sydney (27-4272).

Usa - Tahiti - Australia

.rrell Lines passenger-cargo ships on Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service e three-weekly calls at Tahiti on abound voyages. tails from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, (ridge St., Sydney (27-6301).

ISA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI -

New Caledonia

.cific Islands Transport Line’s vessels rsgaard and Thor I maintain approxi ;ly monthly services from West Coast American ports to Papeete, Pago >, Apia, Suva, Noumea, occasionally :oka, Vila and return. )etails from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty. , 275 George St., Sydney (29-2551).