Events Calendar 2018
Thursday 1 February Pioneer Group Presentation Speaker: Helen Stagg |
| Thursday 1 March Pioneer Group Lunch Venue: Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Road, Payneham (Car parking available. Enter from Payneham Road.) Speaker: Howard Speed Topic: “Early Photography and Photographers in Colonial SA”
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| Wednesday 14 March Writers' Workshop Venue: Mothers Union Meeting Room Time: 10am – 12:30pm |
Monday 16 April Junior Pioneer Event Visit to the Adelaide Planetarium Venue: UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus |
Wednesday 18 April Pub Lunch Venue: Victoria Room, Edinburgh Hotel, 7 High Street, Mitcham Speaker: Professor Philip Payton Topic: “Where are the Golden Streets? The rise and fall of Premier John Verran and the first majority Labor government in SA (and the world).”
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Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 May History Festival Event: Exhibition of Pioneer Ancestor Poster stories Venue: Mothers Union Meeting Room, Stafford House, 23-25 Leigh Street Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm each open day Cost: No charge |
Wednesday 16 May Writers' Workshop Venue: Mothers Union Meeting Room Time: 10am – 12:30pm |
Wednesday 6 June Pioneer Group Presentation, Lunch and Museum Visit Venue: Keswick Barracks, Anzac Highway, Keswick. (Car parking. Enter through gate 4.) Speaker: Cheryl Williss Topic: “Miss Mabel Marryat MBE; Welfare and War Worker” Time: 11.00am – 3.00pm Cost: $25 (Includes lunch and museum entry) |
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Events Calendar 2017
FEBRUARY Pioneer Group Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Heidi Ing Topic: What Became of the Early Colonists and Their Descendants. |
MARCH Meeting rescheduled to Thursday May 4th - refer below. |
| APRIL Pub Lunch Meeting Speaker: Darryl Thompson Venue: Edinburgh Hotel, Mitcham |
APRIL |
APRIL JUNIOR PIONEER EVENT Guided visits to both the Adelaide Town Hall & the Old Treasury Building including its underground tunnels. Time: Meet at the Town Hall 9:45am. Concludes at approx 12:30pm. |
MAY Pioneer Group Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Margrette Kleinig Topic: Early Colonists Sponsoring Their Families and Friends to SA. |
MAY History Month Event: Exhibition of Pioneer Ancestor Poster Stories |
JUNE Pioneer Group Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Lyall Kupke Topic: “The early waves of German Emigration to SA” |
JUNE Wednesday 28th Civic Reception - to commemorate the life of King William IV and the 180th anniversary of his death The Reception, which will be hosted by the Lord Mayor, the Right Honourable Martin Haese. Venue: Adelaide Town Hall, Queen Adelaide Room |
AUGUST Pioneer Group Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Mary Snarskis Topic: “The Playfords of Drysdale” Venue: Lyceum Club |
AUGUST Friday 11th Annual Dinner Speaker: Rob Linn Topic: "The history of the Adelaide Club“ Venue: Adelaide Club, North terrace. |
SEPTEMBER Monday 18th AGM Speaker: The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Adelaide Martin Haese Topic: "The development of Local Government in Adelaide" Venue: Christ Church, 62–72 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide |
OCTOBER Thursday 5th Visit & Lunch Meeting Speaker: Jason Shute Venue: Prince Alfred College. Kent Town (Pirie Street, off The Parade West)
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OCTOBER Thursday 19th Pioneer Group Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Jim Longmire Topic: The Voyage of the the˜Baboo and the Lacemakers of Calais".
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OCTOBER Sunday 22nd JUNIOR PIONEER EVENT Visit to Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum Venue: Tea Tree Heritage Museum, 3 Perseverance Road, Tea Tree Gully |
OCTOBER Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th WEEKEND TRIP TO THE COPPER TRIANGLE Visit to the Moonta and Wallaroo Mines heritage sites |
DECEMBER Thursday 7th LUNCH Meeting “1837: a retrospective 180 years on.” |
| DECEMBER Thursday 28th Proclamation Day Lunch Speaker: Michael Burdett, Surveyor-General of SA Venue: Glenelg Golf Club |
