Welcome to Pioneers SA 

 

 

Together we celebrate our shared heritage and honour the achievements of

South Australian pioneers

 

 


Our real worth as an Association will not be evident in our lifetime

but will be recognised by scholars and researchers

who are not yet born.               

                                                                                                                          Geo C. Morphett


Upcoming Events

 

We are pleased to announce that Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, will join our Proclamation Day celebrations on 28 December. 

 

Guests are welcome and family tables can be arranged. 

 

Please see the booking & payment information by selecting the Events Calendar from the menu.

 

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Pioneers Association to be Exhibitor at Family History Conference 2024

 

The Pioneers Association will be an exhibitor at a family history conference organised by Unlock the Past and Gould Genealogy, to be held in Adelaide on Friday 6 December. We will have a desk in the conference hall to engage with conference delegates during breaks in the conference program.

 

The conference features British professional genealogists Chris Paton (a Scottish and Irish expert) and Mia Bennett (an English expert) who will present 5 sessions during the day. Full details on the conference can be found at https://www.gould.com.au/chris-paton-mia-bennett-down-under-adelaide/

 

The conference will be held at HiSense Stadium (West Adelaide Football Club) at 57 Milner Road, Richmond SA.  It runs from 10.30am to 5.00pm.  Some Council members have registered for the Conference and offered to staff our desk during the session breaks.

 


 

November 2024

Wednesday 27 November  10.30am – 12.30pm

SM-08 Same Ships: Asia

 

Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide

Maximum 15 people

Cost $2

 

 

December 2024

Wednesday 4 December 12.00pm – 2.00pm
E24-14 1844 Retrospective Lunch Meeting

 

Pilgrim Church Hall

12 Flinders Street, Adelaide

 

Our Retrospective meeting will review 1844 in South Australia. During this year the first Colonial Census was taken; wheat production in SA exceeded the colony's own requirements; and the Colonial Government took control of the Corporation of Adelaide. Some of our members will share short stories about events of that year.

 

Please bring your own lunch and join us at this popular event on the Pioneers’ calendar.

 

Maximum: 70 people

Cost: $5 members / $10 guests

 

 

 

Saturday 28 December 
E24-15 Proclamation Day Lunch

 

Glenelg Golf Club, 118 James Melrose Drive,

Novar Gardens

 

"The Peoples' Church in a Distant Land: Founding the first Church of England parish in South Australia 1836-1843".  Our guest speaker, Dr Brian Dickey, will discuss the establishment of Trinity Church on North Terrace and its first Minister, the Rev Charles Beaumont Howard, the first Colonial Chaplain, who came out on the "Buffalo" and died in 1843.  Cost includes a two course lunch, complimentary drink on arrival, with tea/coffee and chocolates to finish the afternoon.

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson will be attending this event.

 

Speaker: Dr. Brian Dickey

Maximum: 100 people

Cost: $75 Members / $80 Guests

(Please note that this venue is now completely smoke/vaping free)

 

Pioneers SA welcomes guests to our events

 

 

Frances Adamson SA Governor General Pioneers SA is proud to have the patronage of Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia.

 

Pioneers SA membership is open to any person with an ancestor who arrived in

South Australia up to and including 28 December 1846.

 

A member's partner is welcome to join as an Associate Member.

The Association currently has approximately 700 members. 

 

The Pioneers Association of South Australia Inc.

 

Suite 4, Level 2

Stafford House

25 Leigh Street, Adelaide

 

Phone: (08) 8231 5055                           Email: info@pioneerssa.org.au 

 

Opening Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm

 

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

 

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