Events Calendar 2018
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) |
Wednesday 1 August Pioneer Group Event Venue: Rigoni's Restaurant, 27 Leigh Street, Adelaide Speaker: Pam Rajkowski OAM Topic: “Elder’s Innovation: Camels and Afghans, from Bikaner to Beltana” Time: 11.00 am – 12.15 pm Cost: Gold coin donation Please note that you cannot bring food and beverages to this event. |
| Friday 17th August Annual Dinner Venue: Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens, South Terrace, Adelaide Speaker: Geoff Lock Topic: “Pewter drinking vessels used in colonial times” Time: 6.30 for 7.00pm Cost: $80 (3 course dinner and drink on arrival) Bookings essential by 9 August
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| Monday 17 September Annual General Meeting Venue: Christ Church Parish Hall, Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide Time: 7.00pm for registration; AGM commences at 7.15pm (Optional tour of the historic church from 6.30pm – 7.00pm.) Cost: No charge Supper provided |
Past Events Calendar 2018
Thursday 1 February Pioneer Group Presentation Speaker: Helen Stagg | |||
| Wednesday 1 March Writers' Workshop Venue: Payneham Community Centre Speaker: Howard Speed Topic: "Early photography and photographers in colonial SA" | |||
| 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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Past 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". |
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 |
