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

 

February 2026

Wednesday 4 February 12.00pm – 2.00pm
E26-01 Lunch Meeting -  “KI Before Colonisation”

Walkerville Uniting Church Hall

17 Smith Street, Walkerville

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Wednesday 25 February 10.30am – 12.30pm

SM-01 SameShips - 'Morley'

Pioneers SA, Leigh Street, Adelaide

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March 2026

Monday 2 March 12.00pm – 2.00pm

E26-02 Lunch Meeting - "Colonel Light's Survey Party at Rapid Bay"

Westbourne Park Uniting Church Hall

27 Sussex Terrace Hawthorn

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Wednesday 25 March 10.30am – 12.30pm

SM-02 SameShips - 'Isabella Watson'

Pioneers SA, Leigh Street, Adelaide

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April 2026

Wednesday 22 April 10.30am – 12.30pm

SM-03 SameShips - 'Caroline', 'Delhi', 'William Barras'

Pioneers SA, Leigh Street, Adelaide

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Monday 27 April 12.00pm – 3.00pm

E26-03 Pub Lunch - "Cracking Light’s Code: Celebrating Light’s Birthday

                                     with a Fresh Look at How Adelaide Was Planned Across the Torrens'

The Edinburgh Hotel

1-7 High Street, Mitcham

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May 2026

Thursday 7 May 7.00pm - 9.00pm

E26-04 - Pioneers SA History Festival Opening

Burnside Library, Portrush Road, Glenunga

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Guests are very welcome to join us at all Pioneers SA 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.

 

Associate Membership is open to the partner of any Pioneer member, and our Friends membership is open to anyone with an interest in, and commitment to, the objects of the Association. 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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