Shipping
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& Airways Information
Australia • Fiji - North America
Pacific-Australia Direct Line operates once every three weeks, leaving east coast Australian ports for Nth. America, via Lautoka and Suva and Honolulu.
Details from Trans-Austrai Shipping Pty. Ltd., 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2441).
Sydney - West Irian - Indonesia
P.N. Djakarta Lloyd Shipping Company operates a six to seven weeks' cargo service from Indonesia to Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle; there are inducement calls at Djayapura and Brisbane.
Details from John Manners and Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-9164).
Sydney - Fiji
CSR operates a passenger/cargo run with the MV Rona, departing Sydney every three to four weeks for Suva and Lautoka and return.
Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.
Ltd., 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney (2-0515).
SYDNEY • NZ - FIJI/TAHITI - UK Chandris, Australis and Ellinis maintain a two-monthly passenger service from Sydney via NZ, Suva (Australis), Papeete (Ellinis) to Britain.
Details from Chandris Line, 135 King Street, Sydney (28-2451).
Sitmar Line, with two liners, operates a six-weekly passenger service from Sydney, Mel bourne or Brisbane to Southampton, UK via Balboa, Panama, via NZ or Papeete.
Details from Sitmar Line, 22 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4521).
Sydney - Lord Howe
A Karlander vessel calls every month at Lord Howe from Sydney.
Details from Karlander Aust. Ltd., 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
Sydney - Norfolk Island -
New Caledonia
Jacques del Mar (owned by Societe Maritime Caledonienne, Noumea) operates a three-weekly passenger-cargo voyage from Sydney to Norfolk and Noumea.
Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 5 Macquarie Place, Sydney (27-8311).
Charqeurs Caledoniens, with the Ville de Noumea operates three-weekly Sydney-Noumea.
Details; Hetherington Kingsbury Pty. Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Sydney - Geic - Honolulu
Columbus Lines operate monthly passenger cargo sailings from West Coast, US to Aus tralasia, returning via Tarawa, GEIC and Hono lulu to Nth. America.
Details from Shiptraco Sea Transport Services Pty. Ltd., 19 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-4149).
Sydney - New Caledonia - New
Hebrides • French Polynesia
Messageries Maritimes Line passenger-cargo vessels, Tahitian and Caledonien from Mar seilles, via West Indies and Panama, call regularly at Papeete, Taiohae (Marquesas Group), Vila, Noumea and Sydney, and return to France via S. Africa or Panama.
Polynesia maintains three-weekly passenger sailings—Sydney, Noumea, Vila and Santo.
Details from France Australia, 261 George Street, Sydney (27-2654).
SYDNEY - NOUMEA - LAUTOKA - SUVA China Navigation Line's MV Taiyuan offers a regular three-weekly service from Sydney and Brisbane to Noumea, Lautoka and Suva.
Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701), Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva and Lautoka.
SYDNEY • NZ - FIJI - HAWAII
Canada ■ Uk
P, and 0. liners call regularly at Auckland, Suva and Honolulu on eastbound and westbound voyages between Sydney and the US; occasional calls at Pago Pago and Tonga.
Details from P. and 0. Lines of Aust. Pty.
Ltd., 55 Hunter Street, Sydney (2-0317).
SYDNEY - NZ - FIJI - AM. SAMOA -
Hawaii - Cooks - Tahiti
Shaw Savill's Northern Star, Southern Cross and Ocean Monarch make seven round-the-world voyages each year, and also cruise in Pacific.
They sail from Southampton, alternatively via South Africa and Panama, calling at Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Suva, Pago Pago, Hono lulu, Rarotonga and Papeete.
Melbourne • Fiji • Nauru
Nauru Pacific Shipping Line operates regu larly from Melbourne to Suva, Lautoka and Nauru.
Details from Nauru Pacific Shipping Lines, Wales Corner, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Australia . P-Ng
The Compac Service formed by Burns Philp and Co. Ltd. and the Australia-West Pacific Line operates a three-weekly cargo passenger service from Sydney and Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae and Madang with MV Delos and MV Nimos and MV Samos calls at Port Moresby only, MV Marsina sails every three weeks from Sydney to Rabaul and Kavieng and return. On alternate trips she calls at Honiara instead of Kavieng.
Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).
New Guinea Australia Line's vessel Coral Chief operates every 15-17 days from Sydney to Brisbane, Port Moresby and Samarai (alt. voyages); Island Chief operates every 21 days from Sydney to Brisbane, Lae, Madang and Rabaul; Papuan Chief operates every 21 days from Sydney and Brisbane to Rabaul, and alt. voyages to Honiara and Kavieng.
Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).
Karlander New Guinea Line's six cargo vessels call at Brisbane, Lord Howe, Port
Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kieta, Honiara, Manus, Vila, Santo, Norfolk Island. Three carry passengers.
Details from Karlander Aust. Ltd., 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-6301).
Amplex NG, with Jette Bue, operates monthly Sydney-Rabaul-Lae, Fulleborn, Wilelo and Bakada.
Details: Hetherington Kingsbury, 4 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Nauru Pacific Shipping Line operates regu larly from Melbourne to Rabaul, Lae and Moresby.
Details from Nauru Pacific Shipping Lines, Wales Cnr., 227 Collins Street, Melbourne.
AUSTRALIA - P NG - FAR EAST Austasia, with Malaysia, runs two-monthly Aust. ports Moresby - Djakarta - Singapore.
Details: Macquarie Travel, 183 Macquarie Street, Sydney (221-3799).
FAR EAST - FIJI - NEW ZEALAND China Navigation operates a monthly cargo service from Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva, NZ ports, Manila, Kaohsuing, Keelung, Hong Kong Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).
EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA - TONGA •
Fiji - N. Caledonia • Nz
Nedlloyd Lines operates from Europe three weekly via Panama to Tahiti, Apia, Fiji and New Caledonia; every alternate month from the Continent to Tahiti, New Caledonia and NZ.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573),
Germany - London - Panama -
New Caledonia
Columbus Line operates monthly from Europe through Panama to Noumea.
Details from Breckwoldt & Co. Pty. Ltd., 276 Pitt Street, Sydney (26-6893).
Far East - New Guinea -
South Pacific
China Navigation Co. Ltd. operates monthly from Japan to NG and South Pacific ports.
Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).
Europe - Tahiti - New Caledonia
Messageries Maritimes operate monthly services from Europe to Papeete and Noumea.
Service from North Europe returns via Japan.
Service from Mediterranean ports returns via New Zealand.
Details from Messageries Maritimes, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney (61-6664).
Far East • Fiji - Nz
Royal Interocean Lines operates three weekly with four ships from Manila, Pt. Swettenham, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Hong to Suva, Lautoka and NZ.
Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).
FAR EAST ■ P NG - BSI China Navigation operates monthly from Japan and Hong Kong to Wewak, Madang, Lae, Rabaul, Kieta, Honiara, Port Moresby, Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573); Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., Suva and Lautoka.
Geic - Hebrides - Sydney
The GEIC Wholesale Society operates a 12-weekly cargo service between Tarawa and Sydney, using Moanaraoi, with occasional south ward calls at Santo or Vila.
Details from Kerr Bros., 65 York Street, Sydney (29-5703).
JAPAN • SAMOA - FIJI • N. CALEDONIA •
N. Hebrides • West Irian
Daiwa Line runs a monthly passenger/cargo
service from Japan via Guam to Apia, Pago Pago, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, Santo, Djayapura, Biak and Sarong.
Details from Burns Philp (SS), Suva.
Japan - New Guinea
Mitsui and China Nav. vessels provide fortnightly services from major Japanese cities to major NG ports, and return.
Details from Swire and Gilchrist, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-4701).
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 - Cook Is. - Tahiti
Holm Shipping Co. Ltd. operate a 24-day service from NZ to Rarotonga and Papeete.
Details from Holm Shipping Co. Ltd., John Bates Building, 10 Customs St. E„ Auckland (33-946), NZ - FIJI - TONGA - SAMOAS Union Steam Ship passenger-cargo vessels Tofua, Waimate and Taveuni (cargo only) leave Auckland alternately every two weeks. Tofua calls at Suva, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Vavau, Nukualofa, Suva and Auckland. Taveuni calls at Lautoka, Suva, Pago Pago, Apia, Nukua lofa, Suva and Auckland. Waimate leaves Tauranga for Auckland, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Nukualofa.
Details from USS, Quay and Commerce Streets, Auckland (379450).
NZ - N. CALEDONIA - NG - NORFOLK NZ Export Line operates a 14-day service from Auckland to Noumea, Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Norfolk Island, and return.
Details from Maritimes Services Ltd., 22 (27-4*49) Street, Auckland, or Shiptraco, Sydney Holm and Co.'s vessel Holmburn operates fortnightly between Auckland and Noumea.
Details from Holm and Co. Ltd., Customs Street East, Auckland (49930).
NZ - NORFOLK IS. - NEW CALEDONIA -
New Hebrides • Fiji
Sofrana, with three ships, operates regularly out of Auckland to Tauranga (NZ), Noumea, Vila, Santo, Suva, Futuna, Lautoka, Wallis, and return.
Details from Holm Shipping Co. Ltd., 10 Customs Street East, Auckland (33-946).
Tonga - Fiji - Australia
Tonga Copra Board vessel Niuvakai operates a five-week cargo service from Nukualofa, Apia, Suva and Sydney.
Details from Burns Philp and Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (2-0547).
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.
Details from Burns Philp (SS), Suva.
UK - PAPUA - NG - BSI Bank Line operates a monthly direct service from Europe via South Africa to Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul Honiara, occasionally extending to Tarawa,
GEIC, Vila and Santo, New Hebrides, Noumea Kieta, Djayapura and Yandina.
DetaMs from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty. Ltd., 269 George Street, Sydney (27-2041).
Us/Japan - Micronesia
MI LI, with several inter-island passenger cargo ships, operates regular services out of the US west coast and Japan, via Honolulu and Guam, to all major Micronesian ports, including Saipan, Yap, Koror, Ponape, Truk, Kusaie, Kwajelein, and Majuro.
Details from American Trading, Box 168, 6PO, Sydney (25-5421).
Us - Hawaii/Samoa - Australia
Matson operates monthly service from Los Angeles with the Sonoma, and Ventura to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Pago Pago and Los Angeles.
Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young Street Sydney (27-4272).
Us - Fiji/Tahiti - Australia
Bank Line Ltd., operates regular services from US Gulf ports to Australia and NZ.
Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand.
Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty. Ltd 269 George Street, Sydney (27-2041).
Matson liners Mariposa and Monterey operate three-weekly from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bora Bora, Papeete, Auckland, Sydney, and return via Suva, Niuafoou, Pago Pago and Honolulu to San Francisco.
Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young Street Sydney (27-4272).
USA - TAHITI - SAMOA - FIJI - NEW
Caledonia
Pacific Islands Transport's Thorsgaard, Thorsisle and Thor I operate three-weekly from West Coast Nth. American ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Noumea, and occasionally Santo, Vila.
Details from Trans-Austral Shipping Pty.
Ltd., 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-2441).