Shipping Schedules
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Australia - Fiji
KKL (Kangaroo Line) Pty. Ltd., oper ates a 4/5 weekly cargo service from Sydney and Melbourne to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from KKL (Kangaroo Line) Pty. Ltd., 4th Floor, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (235-0322), Dalgety Shipping, World Trade Centre, Melbourne (616- 6700), Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., Suva and Lautoka.
Sofrana-Unilines (Fiji Express Line) operates to Suva and Lautoka every two weeks from the main ports on the east coast of Australia and monthly to Lautoka from Melbourne and Sydney.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-9851), Trans- Austral Shipping Pty.Ltd., 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162); ACTA Pty. Ltd., Brisbane (221-3116); Elders- ANL Pty. Ltd., Port Adelaide (47-5688); Newcastle, Sofrana Sydney (27-9851); Clements and Marshall, Burnie, Tas mania (31-1833), Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thomson St., Suva, Fiji (312-244), Tlx 2199 FJ.
Australia - Samoas - Tonga
Warner Pacific Lines operates a re gular cargo service from Sydney and Melbourne to Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Apia and Vavau.
Details from Hetherington Wesfar mers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Australia - New Caledonia -
Fiji - Samoas - Tonga
Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised service (general, reefer and ro-ro) from Sydney to Noumea, Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago, Nukualofa, Sydney. Cargo centralised from Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane.
Details from: Union Bulkships, Syd ney, Brisbane and Melbourne: SATO, Noumea, Union Company, Lautoka, Suva and Nukualofa; Pacific Forum Line, Apia.
Australia - Lord Howe Is -
Norfolk Is
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledo niens operates four-weekly cargo ser vice Sydney - Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Details: Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street,
Sydney (27-1671).
Australia - Kiribati
KKL operates a 5/6 weekly service from Melbourne and Sydney to Kiribati (Tarawa).
Details: KKL (Kangaroo Line) Pty.
Ltd., 4th Floor, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (235-0322) and Dalgety Ship ping, World Trade Centre, Melbourne (616-6700).
Australia - Nauru - Marshall
Is. - Kiribati
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular cargo service from Melbourne to Nauru, Majuro and Tarawa. Passenger service to Nauru only.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709). Nedl loyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2- 0522).
Australia - New Caledonia
And/Or Vanuatu
Sofrana-Unilines ships serve Noumea every two weeks from the main ports along the east Australian coast.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19
Pitt Street, Sydney (27-9851), Trans- Austral Shipping Pty. Ltd., 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162), ACTA Pty. Ltd., Brisbane (221-3116), Elders- ANL Pty. Ltd., Port Adelaide (47-5688), Newcastle, Sofrana Sydney (27-9851); Clements & Marshall, Burnie, Tas mania (31-1833).
Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledo nians operates a three-weekly con tainerised cargo service from Sydney to Noumea.
Details Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671).
Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Noumea, Port Vila and Santo, for con tainerised and break bulk cargo.
Details Compagnie Generale Maritime, 12 Castlereagh Street, Syd ney (231-3700).
Australia New Zealand
The Australian National Line (ANL) and the Shipping Corporation of New Zealand operate a 21 day container service between Sydney and Mel bourne to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttel ton and Port Chalmers.
Details from ANL, 20 Bond Street, Sydney (232-0444) and Shipping Cor poration of New Zealand Ltd., PO Box 3420, Auckland, (797-210).
Australia - Nz - Fiji -
Hawaii - Us
P&O liners call at Auckland, Suva, Pago Pago and Honolulu on east bound and westbound voyages bet ween Sydney and the US.
Details from P&O Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty.Ltd., 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (237-0333).
AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - TONGA -
Vanuatu - New Caledonia -
Solomons - New Guinea
Sitmar Cruises operates a year round cruise program to include the above countries.
Details from Sitmar Cruises, 39 Martin Place, Sydney (239-9000); NSW, reservations & enquiries (008) 42-2277; Rest of Australia, reserva tions & enquiries (008) 22-2277.
AUSTRALIA - NZ - FIJI - TONGA -
Vanuatu - New Caledonia -
Solomons - Samoas - Tahiti
P&O liners call at Auckland, Bay of Islands, Honiara, Lautoka, Noumea, Nukualofa, Pago Pago, Papeete, Port Moresby, Santo, Savusavu, Suva, Vavau and Vila on cruises from Australia.
Details from P&O Booking Centre, World Travel Headquarters Pty. Ltd., 33 Bligh Street, Sydney (237-0333).
Australia - Nz - Solomons -
Png
Pacific Forum Line operates con tainerised and general cargo service from Lyttelton, Napier and Auckland to Honiara, Lae, Port Moresby, Brisbane.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Au ckland; Steamships Shipping, Port Moresby: Sullivans Ltd., Honiara; Un ion Bulkships, Brisbane.
Australia - Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates a regu lar container service from Melbourne to Ponape, Truk, Guam and Saipan.
Details: Nauru Pacific Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne, (653-5709), Nedl loyd Swire, 8 Spring Street, Sydney (2- 0522).
Australia - Tuvalu
KKL operates a three monthly ser vice from Sydney and Melbourne to Tuvalu (Funafuti).
Details from KKL (Kangaroo Line)
Pty. Ltd., 4th Floor, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (235-0322).
Australia - Png
KKL New Guinea Line’s cargo ves sels call at Melbourne, Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kimbe, Rabaul, Popondetta.
Details from KKL (Kangaroo Line) Pty. Ltd., 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney (232-1011), Dalgety Shipping, World Trade Centre, Melbourne (616-6700).
Sofrana-Unilines (PNG Line) oper ates a monthly service to Port Moresby and Lae, from main ports on the east coast of Australia.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines, 19 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-9851); Trans- Austral Shipping Pty. Ltd., 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne (67-9162); ACTA Pty. Ltd., Brisbane (221-3116); Elders ANL Pty. Ltd., Port Adelaide (47-5688).
Australia - Png - Solomons -
Vanuatu
A consortium of NGAL/PNGL and CONPAC/NEL have four vessels operating a joint service from east coast Australian ports to Port Moresby, Lae, Alotau, Madang, Wewak, Rabaul, Kavieng-Kimbe, Kieta, Honiara, Vila, Santo.
Details from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney, (2-0547); In terocean Swire, 8 Spring Street, Syd ney (2-0522); New Guinea Express Lines, 37 Pitt Street, Sydney, (241- 3991); Vila Agents, PO Box 971, Port- Vila (2490) Tlx. NH1044.
New Guinea Express Lines operates a weekly container service from Mel bourne, Sydney, Brisbane to Port Moresby, Lae, Alotau, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta, Honiara, Kavieng, Madang, Wewak, Santo, Vila.
Details from New Guinea Express Lines, PO Box R 73, Royal Exchange, Sydney (241-3991); New Guinea Ex press Lines, 127 Creek Street, Bris bane (221-9333); New Guinea Express Lines, 327 Collins Street, Melbourne (61-3053); Niugini Express Lines, Port Moresby (21-4572); Lae (42-1536); Rabtrad Niugini Pty. Ltd., Rabaul (92- 2911) and Kieta (95-6185); Alotau Stevedoring & Transport, Alotau (61- 1318); Ngatia Wholesalers Pty. Ltd., Kimbe (93-5102); and Trading Com pany, Mendana Avenue, Honiara (588); Nila Agents Ltd., PO Box 971, Vila, Vanuatu (2490); John Lum & Associates, PO Box 65, Santo, Vanuatu.
Australia - Tahiti
Compagnie Generate Maritime oper ates a monthly service from Sydney to Papeete for containerised and break bulk cargo.
Details Compagnie Generale Maritime, 12 Castlereagh Street, Syd ney (231-3700).
Australia - Tahiti - Us
KKL operates a 4/5 weekly cargo service from Melbourne and Sydney to Papeete, and a fortnightly service to US west coast.
Details: KKL (Kangaroo Line) Pty.
Ltd., 4th Floor, 19-31 Pitt Street, Syd ney (235-0322) and Dalgety Shipping, World Trade Centre, Melbourne (616- 6700).
Australia - Nz - West Coast
South America
South Pacific Seaboard Service of fers a regular cargo service from Bris bane, Sydney, Adelaide and Mel bourne to New Zealand ports Lyttelton and Tauranga and to the west coast of South America, calling at Beu’ventura, Guayaquil, Cailao and other ports on inducement.
Details from South Pacific Seaboard Service agents, Meridian Shipping &
Transport Agencies, 50 Clarence Street, Sydney (290-1633), Tlx 25970; Melbourne (67-5907); Brisbane (267- 6355); Adelaide (47-6600); Ocean bridge Shipping Ltd., 22 Emily Place, Auckland (33-279). Tlx 60523; lan Tay lor Y Cia Ltda, Prat 827 Of. 301, Valparaiso, Chile (59096), Tlx. 30331.
SINGAPORE - HONG KONG - FIJI -
Islands Ports
Kyowa Shipping Co. Ltd. operates a monthly service from Singapore, Hong Kong to Lautoka, Suva and then to island ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson Street, Suva, (312- 244), Tlx FJ2199.
Far East - Fiji - New
Zealand
New Zealand Unit Express (NZUE) operates a monthly palletised cargo service from Manila, Keelung, Ka oshiung and Hongkong to Lautoka, Suva and thence to NZ.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson Street, Suva (312-244), Tlx Fj2199, Burns Philp, Suva (311- 777) P&O S.N. Co. Wellington (736- 477) or Nedlloyd Swire Pty. Ltd., Syd ney (20-522).
Nedlloyd operates bi-weekly cargo service with four ships from Sourabaya, Jakarta, Bangkok, Port Kelang and Singapore to Suva, Lauto ka and NZ ports.
Details from Nedlloyd (Aust.) Pty.
Ltd., 8 Spring St., Sydney (27-3801), Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., Suva and Lautoka.
Far East - Mid-S. Pacific
China Navigation's New Guinea Pacific Line operates a regular contain er service from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manila, Port Kelang and Singapore to Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul and Honia ra monthly and to Wewak, Madang and Kieta every three months. Cargo from the same Far Eastern ports to the South Pacific ports of Noumea, Santo, Vila, Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia, Rarotonga and Tarawa will be shipped via Japan on the monthly Bali Hai service.
Details from Steamships Trading Co.
Ltd., P.O. Box 1, Port Moresby (22- 0222).
Kyowa Shipping Ltd., operates monthly services from Japan to Guam, Saipan, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western and American Samoa, Tahiti, Cook Is. Tonga and Vanuatu.
Details: Hetherington Wesfarmers Shipping Agency, 37-49 Pitt Street, Sydney (27-1671); Carpenters Ship ping, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
Guam - Northern Marianas
Saipan Shipping Co. Inc. operate a weekly service via barge carrying con tainers and conventional cargo bet ween Guam and Saipan and Tinian.
Details from Saipan Shipping Co.
Inc., P.O. Box 8, Saipan, CM 96950 (Tel: 9707) Tlx 783619; Guam agents Maritime Agencies of the Pacific Ltd.
Japan - Fiji - Island Ports
Kyowa Shipping Co. Ltd., operates a monthly service from main ports of Japan to Suva and Lautoka and thence to island ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson St., Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
Japan - Fiji - Island Ports
Bali Hai service operates a monthly service from main ports of Japan to Suva and Lautoka and thence to island ports.
Details from Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson St., Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199 and Burns Philp, Suva (311-777).
Japan - Micronesia
The NYK Shipping Line operates a monthly cargo service from Japan to Micronesia, calling at Yoko, Nagoya, Kobe, Guam, Saipan, Truk, Ponape and Majuro, returning via Yoko, Nagoya and Kobe.
Details from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (2-0547).
Japan - Micronesia
Saipan Shipping Co. Inc. operate a monthly service from Japan to Saipan, Guam, Truk, Ponape, Majuro (Kosrae and Ebeye on inducement).
Details from Saipan Shipping Co.
Inc., P.O. Box 8, Saipan, CM 96950 (Tel: 9707) Tlx 783619; Japan agents Kyowa Shipping Company Ltd; Guam Agents Maritime Agencies of the Pacif ic Ltd.
Japan - Png
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines operates a monthly service from main ports Japan and Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kieta and Kimbe.
Details from Robert Laurie (PNG) Pty. Ltd., PO Box 922, Port Moresby (21-2466/21-1898).
New Caledonia - Fiji - West
Coast North America
PAD Line operates an approx. 3weekly ro-ro service from Noumea and Suva to Honolulu and West Coast USA and Canadian ports.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 1602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx NMO4B; Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson St., Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199.
Png - Inter - Mainport
Papua New Guinea Line offers scheduled 10-20 day coastal liner ser
vices linking all PNG major ports with containerisation, reefer, heavy lift and transhipment facilities.
Details from PNG Line, Box 543, Port Moresby, PNG (21-1174), Tlx 22269.
Png - Uk/Continent
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint service from Port Moresby, Oro Bay, Kieta, Rabaul, Kimbe, Madang and Lae to Hull, Ham burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Havre.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041); Tlx AA 24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466) Tlx NE 44171; or lines’ local agents.
Solomons - Uk/Continent
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Honiara to Hull, Hamburg, Rotter dam, Antwerp and Le Havre.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041); Tlx AA 24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466) Tlx NE 44171; or the lines' local agents.
New Zealand - Vanuatu -
Solomon Islands - Papua New
Guinea - Australia
Pacific Forum Line operates a 28 day cycle container shipping service from New Zealand direct to Vila, then on to Honiara, Lae, Port Moresby, Brisbane, back to Lyttelton, Napier and Auckland.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, PO Box 796, Auckland (790-050) Tlx 60480; PO Box 971, Vila, Vanuatu (2490) Tlx 1044.
NZ - COOK IS - NIUE - TAHITI Shipping Corporation of NZ Ltd. operates cargo services based on pallets and similar units from Auckland to Niue, Cook Islands and Tahiti.
Details from the Shipping Corp. of NZ Ltd., PO Box 3420, Auckland (797- 210). Waterfront Commission, PO Box 61, Rarotonga; Cook Islands; Niue Govt. Offices, Niue Island Compagnie Maritime Polynesienne, BP 368, Papeete, Tahiti. ,_ AI
New Zealand - Tahiti
Pacifique Polynesie Line operates a monthly service carrying general and freezer cargoes to Papeete and outly ing islands in the group.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd., PO Box 1372, Auckland, (30229), Tlx 2554 NZ.
Nz - Fiji
Reef operates a regular 18-day service from Auckland to Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Reef Shipping Agen cies, PO Box 3382, Auckland, NZ (77- 1221-3); M.V. Fijian Shipping Agencies Ltd., Private Bag, Suva, Fiji (31-1056).
Pacific Line with one ship operates fortnightly ro-ro cargo service New Zealand, Lautoka, Suva.
Details: Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279) PO Box 3614, Telex: NZ2313; Carpenters Shipping, 100 Thompson Street, Suva (312-244), Tlx FJ2199. a NZ - FIJI - NORTH AMERICA (WC) Blue Star Line Ltd. Pacific Coast container services. Only direct service to and from New Zealand. Blue Star vessels call at Suva and Honolulu on NZ-US-West Coast voyages.
Details from Blueport ACT (NZ) Ltd PO Box 192, Wellington (739-029)’
Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., GPO Box 355, Suva, Fiji (311-777), Tlx. FJ2168 Burship.
NZ - FIJI - SAMOAS - TONGA Pacific Forum Line operates a fully containerised three-weekly service (Gen/Reefer) from Auckland to Lauto ka, Suva, Apia, Pago Pago and Nukualofa.
Details from Pacific Forum Line, Auckland; Union Co. Auckland, Lauto ka, Suva and Nuku’alofa; Pacific Forum Line, Apia, NZ - N. CALEDONIA - VANUATU -
Png * Solomons
Sofrana Unilines with three ships operates to Vila and Santo, to Honiara and Papua New Guinea and to Norfolk Island and Noumea (No passengers).
Details from Sofrana Unilines, 18 Customs Street, Auckland (773-279) rq Box 3614, Tlx. NZ2313.
Nz Tahiti
Compagnie Tahitienne Maritime SA (as CTM-Tahiti Line) operates one ship, MV Bounty 111, monthly Papeete New Zealand. (No passengers).
Details from Sofrana Unilines, PO Box 3614, 18 Customs St., Auckland Tlx NZ2313; Agence Maritime Cowan, PO Box 9012, Papeete (39042) Tlx Tahitlin 322 FP Tahiti).
Nz- Tonga - Samoas
Warner Pacific Line services Auck land, Nuku’alofa, Vavau, Apia, Pago Pago fortnightly carrying general and freezer cargoes, Details from McKay Shipping Ltd., Downtown House, 21 Queen St., Auck-
DEATHS of Islands People
land, PO Box 1372 (30-299). Cables MACSHIP, Telex NZ2554, Warner Pacific Line, Box 93, Nukualofa, Ton ga; Mealelei (Western Samoa) Ltd.
Box 4171, Apia, Western Samoa, Kneubuhl Maritime Services, Box 39, Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799.
Nz - New Caledonia
CP Line operates a monthly cargo service from Auckland, Lyttelton, Napier and Mt. Maunganui to Noumea.
Details from McKay Shipping Ltd., PO Box 1372, Auckland (9-30229); Tlx 2554 NZ.
Europe - Tahiti -
New Caledonia
Compagnie Generale Maritime oper ates services from Europe and Mediterranean ports to Papeete and Noumea using three ro-ro and multi purpose vessels thus ensuring a bi monthly sailing to and from.
Details Compagnie Generale Maritime, 12 Castlereagh Street, Syd ney (231-3700).
Europe - Tahiti - New
Caledonia - New Zealand -
Solomons - Png - Europe
Polish Ocean Lines offers regular monthly sailings for containerised and breakbulk cargo and reefer space, con ventional and in reefer containers, from Hamburg, Antwerp, Dunkirk and Rouen to Papeete, Noumea, New Zea land, Honiara, Lae, Manila and Singa pore, returning to Europe via Suez.
Other ports in the South Pacific can be served with inducement.
Details from Sotama, BP 9170, Papeete (27805), Tlx. 296; SATO, BP C 2, Noumea (272094), Tlx. 163 NM SATO: Union Steamship Co of NZ, PO Box 50, Apia, Tlx. 25; Williams and Gosling, PO Box 79, Suva (312633).
EUROPE - TAHITI - W. SAMOA -
Fiji - N. Caledonia
Nedlloyd offers regular cargo ser vices from Northern Europe and U.K. to Papeete, Apia, Fiji and New Caledonia.
Details Nedlloyd (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 8 Spring Street, Sydney (27-3801); Car penters Shipping, 100 Thomson St., Suva (312-244), Tlx. 2199 FJ and Vetari Street, Lautoka (63988), Tlx. 5215FJ.
UK - N. CONTINENT - W. SAMOA -
Tonga - Fiji
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Apia, Nukualofa, Suva and Lautoka.
Details from The Bank Line (A'asia) Pty. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041); Tlx AA 24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466) Tlx NE 44171; or lines’ local agents.
UK - N. CONTINENT - PNG -
Solomons
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Kimbe, Rabaul, Kieta and Honiara and on inducement to Yandina.
Details from The Bank Line (A’sia) Pty. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041); Tlx AA 24063; Columbus Line, Lae (423466) Tlx NE 44171; or lines’ local agents.
Uk/N. Continent - Tahiti -
N. Caledonia - Vanuatu
The Bank Line & Columbus Line operate a regular joint cargo service from Hull, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Le Havre to Papeete, Noumea, Port-Vila and Santo.
Details from The Bank Line (A’asia) Pty. Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041); Tlx AA 24063; Columbus Line, Lae (42-3466) Tlx NE 44171; Ets AM.
Fare DTE, Papeete; Ets. Ballande, Noumea and other local agents.
US - FIJI - TAHITI - NZ -
Australia
The Bank Savill Line Ltd. operates regular cargo services from U.S. Gulf ports to Australia and N.Z. Calls at Suva, Lautoka and Papeete on demand.
Details from The Bank and Savill Line Ltd., 51 Pitt Street, Sydney (27- 2041) or Orient Shipping Services, 32 Bridge Street, Sydney (241-2753).
US - HAWAII - MICRONESIA - E.
Malaysia - Brunei
PM & O Lines operates two fully self sustained container vessels monthly from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Honolulu (via transshipment at Majuro) to Ebeye, Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, Saipan, Yap, Koror, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan and Brunei. Note: service to Majuro from Hawaii is not offered.
Details: PM & O Lines, 181 Fremont Street, San Francisco, California 94- 105, USA. (415) 543-7430, Tlx
278016, Cable Pmonav. Pm & O
Owner’s Rep. P.O. Box 803, Saipan,
N.M.I. 96950, Cable Commontime
Saipan. Tlx 783605.
Us - Hawaii - Nauru -
Micronesia
Nauru Pacific Line operates regular conventional container and passenger service from San Francisco and Hon olulu to Majuro, Ponape, Truk and Saipan. Cargo is accepted for Nauru and Kosrae with transhipment at Maj uro and Ponape.
Details from Nauru Pacific Line (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Nauru House, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne (653-5709); Nauru Air and Shipping Agency, Suite 2803, 185 Berry Street, San Francisco, California 94107 (415-543-1737); Nauru Air and Shipping Agency, Suite 506, 841 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI 96813 (808-523-0441).
Hawaii - Tahiti - Samoas
Marshall Islands Maritime Co oper ates a service every 32 days between Honolulu, Papeete, Pago Pago and Apia.
Details from the Maritime Co. of the Pacific, 567 South King Street, Suite 310, Honolulu, Hawaii, Morris Hed strom, Box 189, Apia, Western Samoa and the Marshall Islands Maritime Co., Box 679, Majuro, Marshall Islands.
Us - Noumea - Fiji
PAD Line operates an approx. 3weekly ro-ro service from West coast USA and Canada to Noumea, Suva and Lautoka.
Details from Sofrana-Unilines SA, BP 1602, Noumea (27-51-91), Tlx.
NMO4B; Carpenters Shipping, Harbour Centre, Thompson Street, Suva (31- 2244), Tlx. FJ2199; Trans-Austral Shipping Pty. Ltd., PO Box R 232, Roy al Exchange, 2000 (231-8411), Tlx.
AA21204.
Us - Tahiti - Samoa
Pacific Islands Transport operates a five weekly cargo service from North America west coast ports to Papeete, Pago Pago, Apia.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser vices Inc. PO Box 1478, Pago Pago 96799.
Polynesia Line operates container and general cargo service from US west coast ports to Papeete and Pago Pago.
Details from Polynesia Shipping Ser vices Inc., PO Box 1478, Pago Pago 96799.
Adi Losalini Raravuya Dovi In Suva on September 21, aged 53.
Adi Losalini was the first Fi jian woman to be elected to Parliament and to hold ministe rial office.
She was the wife of the late Dr Ratu Jone Dovi, youngest brother of the late Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna.
Adi Losalini first entered the old Legislative Council as a nominee of the Great Council of Chiefs in 1966 and was elected to the House of Representatives
during Fiji’s first post-
Independence elections in 1972.
She went to the Methodist Mission School in Suva and joined the Fijian Affairs Board after final examinations.
As a clerk-in-training with the board, she became the first Fijian woman to attain a speed of 150 words a minute in shorthand.
This was to serve her well during the 10 years she worked as pri vate secretary to Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna.
Adi Losalini also served as private secretary to Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve at the sugar indus try inquiry. On his return as Lord Silsoe to conduct an inquiry into the coconut industry, Adi Losa lini was again appointed as his secretary.
In 1966, Adi Losalini was approached by the Great Council of Chiefs to stand as a candidate for the Legislative Council and was nominated with the former Governor-General, Ratu Sir
George Cakobau.
She was elected in 1972 as Fijian Member for the South- Eastern National Constituency and was appointed Government Whip. She was appointed Assis tant Minister for Urban Develop ment and Social Welfare in 1975.
Adi Losalini failed to get the Alliance Party nomination in the 1977 general elections.
She served in various wo
men’s organisations, including a
stint as president of the Fiji Na tional Council of Women.
May Graham
In Christchurch, New Zealand, in May, aged 93.
Miss Graham first went to Fiji in 1910 as a school teacher, appointed to work at the Dilkus ha centre for Indian women and
girls. She continued to work in Fiji until about five years ago, though she retired many times.
Each time she thought of leav ing the country she was called back by the claims of her “fami ly” which was in effect the whole Christian Indian community. For she not only taught girls in school, but took an active inter est in their families and their lives at home and in the com munity. As the years passed, and the girls she had once taught grew up and married, they called on “Nannie” Graham to come to them in moments of crisis. She moved into their homes in times of sickness and need, caring for and supporting them.
Her influence in the Indian community was widespread, and her passing is mourned by many people. George G. Carter.
Daniel Sioni At Kwato, Papua New Guinea, on August 12.
With the death of Daniel Sioni, a direct link with Papua’s pre-colonial past is broken. His father, Sioni Saisebo of Logea (“Johnny Logea”), a convert of the earliest Loyalty Islands mis sionaries who arrived in China Strait near Milne Bay in 1877, was among the first three Milne Bay students educated at the
London Missionary Society’s
station in Port Moresby in the 1880 s by Dr W. G. Lawes, Papua’s first European resident.
In 1912, by his own reckon ing, Daniel followed his father to Kwato island off Logea, where he became head printer of the Kwato mission under Charles W.
Abel.
Daniel Sioni was a fine evangelist and pastor and was, incidentally, one of the best cricketers in the mission. His wife Ainauia, whom he married in 1926 and who predeceased him, was an assistant teacher at Duabo station in Milne Bay.
His funeral took place at Kwato. D. W.
Roy Quintal
In Sydney, Australia, on Sep tember 25, aged 69.
Bom on Norfolk Island, Roy Quintal during World War II became known as “Norfolk’s one-man army” because he was the very first resident to enlist in the Australian army. He saw service in New Guinea.
After the war he served as a special constable with the Nor folk administration.
Describing him as a “quiet refined Norfolker with a lovely singing voice“, The Norfolk Is lander reports that his hobby was carving in pine and tortoiseshell.
Thierry Kouathe
On the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, in September, aged 23.
Thierry Kouathe had his left leg almost severed in a shark attack while underwater fishing for lobster near the islet of Moro, southwest of the Isle of Pines.
His fellow divers Emmanuel Kouatche and Maurice Leme got him to the dispensary at Vao as quickly as possible, but he bled to death before a helicopter sum moned from the mainland could reach him.
The young men supplied lobs
ter to the Melanesian-style tourist resort, Chez Christine.
Roland Selwyn Buffett On Norfolk Island on September 21, aged 72.
“Dear Sellie” as he was known was bom and educated on Nor folk, and saw service in World War II with Australian forces in the Middle East and New Guinea.
He lived in Sydney for about 20 years after the war, but return ed to Norfolk to work with the road gang of the Norfolk ad ministration, and in the
lighterage.
He took a very active interest in the Returned Servicemen’s League, and was its Norfolk branch secretary for a time.