Shipping, AirWays
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Shipping Timetables
• PlM'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.
Brisbane - Sydney -
West Irian - Indonesia
P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping ny operates a monthly cargo service ndonesia to Sukarnapura, Brisbane, ' and Melbourne with three 12,000eighters. ils from John Manners and Co.
Pty. Ltd., general agents, 4 Bridge dney (27-9164).
Sydney - Fiji
operates a passenger/cargo run the MV Rona, departing Sydney three to four weeks for Suva and a and return. ils from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.
O'Connell St., Sydney (2-0515).
EY - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA n Steam Ship Co. maintains -weekly cargo service with the te from Sydney to Lautoka, Suva ing transhipments for Vavau and Nukualofa and Apia with return ney via Auckland. The return trip nally takes in Malua (Fiji) and iga (NZ) for timber, ils from Union Steam Ship Co. of 7 George St., Sydney (2-0528).
Ydney - Fiji/Tahiti - Uk
idris liners Australis and Ellinls in a two-monthly passenger service Sydney via NZ, Suva (Australis Papeete (Ellinis only) to Southamp turning via Suez. ils from Chandris Line, 135 King dney (28-2451).
Fdney - Geic - Honolulu
nbus Lines of New York, operate imately monthly passenger-cargo s from West Coast, USA (with nal calls at Papeete or Pago Pago) tralia and New Zealand, returning rawa, GEIC (with transhipments to in the Marshall Islands) and lu to Los Angeles or Vancouver, ils from American Trading and ig Co. Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street. (27-4149).
Ey - Lord Howe - Norfolk
Is. - New Caledonia
aes del Mar n (owned by Societe ne Caledonienne, Noumea), makes liar three weekly passenger-cargo from Sydney or Melbourne to [owe, Norfolk and Noumea.
Us from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., luarie 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, with occasional calls at Pago Pago and Tonga.
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 vessel Papuan Chief leaves Sydney every two and a half weeks for Brisbane and Port Moresby. Alternate trips include 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 (Aust.) 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 Port Moresby, Madang, Rabaul and Lae then Taiwan, returning to Aus tralia via Rabaul, Madang and Lae.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St.. Sydney (27-6301).
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.
Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 York Street, Sydney (2-0253).
Europe - New Guinea - West
Irian - Bsip - Geic
Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd operate a service every six weeks from Europe and London via Suez to Port Moresby, Honiara or Tarawa (alt. voyage), Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, Wewak, Sukarna pura, 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 NZ and the Far East.
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 vessels Kweilin and Ninghai maintain a regular monthly passenger/cargo service from Japan to Lae and Pt. Moresby, thence Tasmania, Melbourne and Fremantle.
Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-4701).
FAR EAST - P NG - BSI - NEW
Hebrides - New Caledonia
China Navigation vessels Chefoo, Chengtu and Chekiang maintain a monthly cargo service from Japan and Hong Kong 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
Daiwa Navigation 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 monthly trips from Auckland to Rarotonga, with calls at Niue and 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 USS of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auckland (40-430).
Nz - New Caledonia ■
Norfolk Island
Holm and Co. Ltd., vessel Holmburn provides a two-monthly service from NZ to Noumea and Norfolk Island and return.
Details from Holm Shipping Co., Cus toms Street East, Auckland (49930).
New Zealand - Tahiti - Uk
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-cargo vessel Magga Dan maintains a two monthly service from Auckland, NZ, to Papeete and Rarotonga, with calls at Lautoka, Suva, Apia and Nukualofa when cargoes warrant.
Details from Holm and Co. Ltd- Customs Street East, Auckland (49930).
Nth America - Tahiti -
Am. Samoa
Polynesia Line vessel Graziella maintains a regular seven-week route (with limited passenger space) Los Angeles, San Francisco, Coos (British Columbia), Papeete and Pago and return the same way.
Details from Interocean Steal Corp., Box 1631, GPO, Sydney (27-J
Tonga • Fiji - Australia
The Tonga Copra Board 1 Niuvakai operates a seven-T* passenger-cargo service from Melb and Sydney to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago and Nukualofa.
Details from Burns Philp and Co. 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).
Tonga - Fiji - Samoa
Tonga Shipping Agency operati cargo-passenger run from Nukualofa Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rot with MV Aoniu. Calls are also mai required at Apia and Pago Pago.
Details from Burns Philp (SS), S UK - PANAMA - SAMOA - FI The Fiji Direct Service is maint by Conference vessels, sailing at re monthly intervals out of London, Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lau Bethell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd., act as ] ing Brokers in London.
Details from Burns Philp (SS), UK ■ PAPUA - NG ■ BSI Bank Line operates a monthly i service from Europe to Pt. Moi Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kai Rabaul and Honiara, occasionally ex ing to Tarawa, GEIC, or Vila and S New Hebrides.
Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (27-204 UK - TAHITI ■ NZ - AUSTRAL!
Cogedar Line vessel Flavia, opera oassenger service regularly Southampton, via Panama, Papeete Auckland, to Sydney.
Details from agents: H. C. Sleigh York St., Sydney. (2-0253).
Usa - American Samoa - F!
Australia
Matson-Oceanic Line operates monthly passenger-cargo service fron Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra Ventura. Regular calls include Sy Brisbane, Melbourne, Pago Pago Honolulu.
Details from Matson Lines, 50 7 St.. Sydney (27-4272).
Usa - Australia
Pacific Australia Direct Line’s vi maintain a monthly service West Coast Nth. American to Sydney, Melbourne and Ade! occasionally calling at Honolulu, and Lautoka.
Details from Birt and Co. Pty. 2 Castlereagh St.. Sydney (2-0313).
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5A • PACIFIC PORTS - NZ •
Australia - Usa
z Line Ltd., operates regular s from US Gulf ports to Australia Z. Frequency of sailings offering htly availability for calls at Suva lutoka on demand, ils from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty. 169 George St., Sydney (27-2041). ion Line liners Mariposa and ■ey maintain a regular passenger/ every three weeks from San 3co and Los Angeles to Bora Bora, e, Rarotonga, Auckland, Sydney, ‘turn via Noumea, Suva, Niuafoou, ’ago and Honolulu to San Francisco. ils from Matson Lines, 50 Young Sydney (27-4272).
Sa - Tahiti - Australia
ell Lines passenger-cargo ships on lantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service three-weekly calls at Tahiti on ound voyages. ils from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, dge St., Sydney (27-6301). i - TAHITI - SAMOA ■ FIJI •
New Caledonia
fic Islands Transport Line’s vessels aard and Thor I maintain approxl monthly services from West Coast \merican ports to Papeete, Pago Apia, Suva, Noumea, occasionally a, Vila and return, ails from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty. !75 George St., Sydney (29-2551).