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| i. Pay by EFT, click HERE for the BSB and account details. ii. Phone Pioneers SA (08 8231 5055) during our opening hours and pay by credit card over the phone. iii. Personally bring the cash into Pioneers SA during open hours, click HERE for the address details. | |
February 2023
| Wednesday 15 February 10.30 am E23-01 – SameShips – Lysander 1839 & 1840 Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation |
March 2023
| Monday 6 March 10.30 am E23-02 – SameShips – Rapid Jetty Bar Hotel, 28 Jetty Rd, Glenelg. Maximum: 50 people. Cost: $15 per person; includes morning tea | Monday 20 March E23–03 10 am or E23–04 1.30 pm Marion Village Museum Township Rd, Marion (behind Wesleyan Church). Maximum: 20 people per session. Cost: $10 per person; includes morning or afternoon tea |
April 2023
| Wednesday 12 April 10.30 am E23–05 – SameShips – Sir Charles Forbes Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation | Monday 17 April 12.30 pm E23–06 – Lunch meeting – Scottish Immigrants to SA Caledonian Hotel, 215 O'Connell St, North Adelaide. Speaker: Lennox Pawson. Maximum: 50 people.
Mr Lennox Pawson OAM is a former chief of the Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and is active in the local Scottish community. He will discuss the role, influence and contribution of Scots emigrants in SA. Lunch is included in the cost.
Cost: Members $50; Guests $55; includes lunch |
| Wednesday 19 April 9.45 am E23–07 – Junior Pioneers explore Glenelg.
Participants will meet in Moseley Square in front of the Glenelg Town Hall for a walking tour of the Holdfast Bay precinct and a visit to the Bay Discovery Centre. Morning tea will be provided.
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May 2023
| Monday 15 – Friday 26 May 10 am – 3 pm E23–08 – History Festival – Pioneer Posters Exhibition Pioneers SA, Level 2, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide
A brand new series of Pioneer Posters and a display of historical memorabilia will be on exhibition at the Pioneers SA office and library in Leigh Street, Adelaide. Each poster, composed by one of our members, outlines the life and experiences of their ancestors in SA, and their contributions to the colony in the first ten challenging and formative years. This is a great opportunity for members and guests to explore our library and other resources. We encourage you to bring your family history details with you. |
June 2023
| Monday 5 June E23–09 10 am – 12 noon or E23–10 2 pm – 4 pm Masonic Lodge Tour and Talk Masonic Lodge, 254 North Tce, Adelaide. Speaker: Max Atkinson. Maximum: 30 people per session.
The Masonic movement is the oldest group established in South Australia, established even before the first ships left England in February 1836. Join us for a tour of Freemasons Hall and an interesting and informative talk by Max Atkinson on the history of Freemasonry in South Australia.
Cost: $5 per person | Wednesday 7 June 10.30 am E23–11 – SameShips – Duchess of Northumberland Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation |
July 2023
| Friday 7 July 6.30 pm for 7 pm E23–12 – ANNUAL DINNER Royal Coach Motor Inn, 24 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town. The Life of Sir Hubert Wilkins Speaker: Carolyn Spooner.
Join us at the Royal Coach Motor Inn for a wonderful meal and inspiring presentation by Carolyn Spooner, author of The Life of Hubert Wilkins. Sir George Hubert Wilkins was a South Australian polar explorer, pilot, soldier and photographer. Little known in South Australia, Sir Hubert Wilkins has been called ‘Australia’s Unknown Hero’ and is possibly the last great explorer of the North Pole. Carolyn will explore his life and achievements accompanied by images and readings from Sir Hubert’s writings. Round off your evening and purchase some raffle tickets for the chance to take home some lovely prizes.
Maximum: 100 people. Cost: Members $75; Guests $80 | Wednesday 12 July 10.30 am E23–13 – SameShips – Orleana Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation |
August 2023
| Wednesday 9 August 10.30 am E23–14 – SameShips Workshop Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation | Wednesday 16 August 12 noon – 2 pm E23–15 – Lunch meeting – My Four Pioneering Great–Grandfathers Walkerville Uniting Church, 17 Smith St, Walkerville. Speaker: Richard Begg.
Richard Begg has created a wonderful display commemorating his great-grandfather, Police Commissioner Alexander Tolmer, proponent of the Gold Escort service from the Victorian goldfields to Adelaide. Not satisfied with one significantly historic ancestor, Richard has three other great-grandfathers who reached the pinnacle of their chosen professions. Bring lunch and relax while Richard shares stories about William Begg, Richard Honey, Henry Haussen, and of course Alexander Tolmer.
Maximum: 80 people. Cost: $5 per person |
September 2023
| Monday 11 September 10.30 am E23–16 – SameShips – Cygnet Jetty Bar Hotel, 28 Jetty Rd, Glenelg. Maximum: 50 people. Cost: $15 per person includes morning tea | Monday 18 September 7 pm E23–17 – Annual General Meeting Christ Church Hall, Jeffcott St, North Adelaide. Speaker: to be advised |
October 2023
| Between 2 – 15 October E23–18 – Junior Pioneers. Details to be advised | Monday 9 October (time TBA) E23–19 Walking Tour of Port Adelaide History Port Adelaide Historical Society.
Meeting in front of the Visitor Information Centre (66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide), members and guests will split into 2 groups for this informative tour, led by volunteers from the Port Adelaide Historical Society. You will hear accounts of interesting events and stories relating to the development of the inner port over time. This is an easy paced walk of about 750m, including multiple stops. Tour features will include the Visitor Information Centre, the Old Courthouse, Nile St Vista, Institute Building, Customs Building, Silent Cop, North Parade Vista, Lighthouse, Queens Wharf, McLaren Wharf, Lipson St, St Vincent St, Black Diamond Corner, and the Workers’ Memorial. The two groups will finish the tour back at the Visitor Information Centre. Members are then invited to join us at the British Hotel (13 North Parade) for a casual lunch. Lunch is not included in the cost, but members will need to book for lunch so that the Hotel can be advised.
Maximum: 50people.Cost: Members $12.50;Guests $15 |
| Wednesday 11 October 10.30 am E23–20 – SameShips – Trusty Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation |
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November 2023
| Wednesday 8 November 10.30 am E23–21 – SameShips – William Nichol Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide. Maximum: 15 people. Gold coin donation | Wednesday 15 November (time TBA) E23–22 State Records Tour and Talk 115 Cavan Road, Gepps Cross. Speaker: Helen Chadwick.
State Records of South Australia (SRSA) is the archives and records management authority for the Government of South Australia. Responsible for storing, managing, protecting and providing access to the official records of the South Australian Government, the SRSA holds a treasure trove of records useful for family history researchers. Tour the repository spaces at their Gepps Cross facility, view a display of historic records and take the opportunity to learn how to best use the SRSA research facilities.
Maximum: TBA people. Cost: $5 per person |
December 2023
| Wednesday 6 December 12 noon – 2 pm E23–23 – Lunch meeting 1843 Retrospective Talks Pilgrim Centre, 12 Flinders St, Adelaide. Speakers: Pioneers SA members.
Did you know that 1,213 people arrived in South Australia in 1843, but 1,477 left? Or that rainfall in Adelaide that year was recorded as 437mm? This was also the year that Australia's first exports of mineral ore were made - from Glen Osmond - and that Ridley’s harvester stripper was invented. Bring your own lunch and settle in to hear some more fascinating facts as Pioneers SA members make short presentations about the lives and achievements of their ancestors that arrived in 1843.
Maximum: 70 people. Cost: $5 per person | Thursday 28 December 12 noon for 12.30 pm E23–24 – PROCLAMATION DAY LUNCHEON Glenelg Golf Club, 118 James Melrose Drive, Novar Gardens. Maximum: 120 people. Speaker and cost: TBA |
