Journal

   
The Pioneers SA Journal is issued quarterly and is our way of keeping in touch with members all over the world. The Association was inaugurated in 1935 and there has always been a continuing membership of several hundred, not all of whom live in metropolitan Adelaide. We now boast approximately 700 subscribers, some of whom are interstate and some that are overseas. A good proportion live in rural and remote areas throughout the country.   
   
For the most part articles concentrate on the time span between the late 1820's up until the middle 1840's. This provides our readership with some understanding as to why their forebears came to Australia and how the process of systematic colonization, as proposed by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, led to their emigration. Equally interesting are the trials and tribulations of settling a new country that many endured, sometimes with limited resources. Here, we are sometimes treated, to anecdotal information of a personal nature that is both comforting and edifying. We are continually surprised by the new material which surfaces from time to time and members are indebted to those families who have kept such good records and who are now prepared to share them with others.    
   
The Journal is for all members and we invite contributions that are consistent with the Association's aims and objectives. If you wish to submit items for publication, either post to Pioneers SA, Level 2, Stafford House, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide, or email to publications@pioneerssa.org.au 

 

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The Journal is available to libraries and to the public at a modest cost of $5.00 plus postage.

 

All issues of 'The Pioneer' are available in pdf format from the Members Resource Area in the Journal & Newsletters page.

Autumn 2023 No 265 

 

Contents

 

  • Louisa Ann Chance – Maker of Award-Winning Condiments
  • Early Catholics in South Australia
  • 1842 in Retrospect
  • Heritage Matters
  • Proclamation Day Luncheon 2022
  • SameShips Meeting February: Lysander
  • From the Library: A Growing Collection
  • Early South Australian “Marriage” Arrangements: Part 2
  • Pioneer Poster Project
  • Welcome to New Members
  • New Arrangements for Journal Distribution
  • The Last Word … from the President

           Winter 2023 No 266

 

             Contents

 

  • The Thebarton Brewery Site, 1886-2022
  • The Changing Fortunes of Mary Siekmann
  • 1843 in Retrospect
  • Marion Village
  • Junior Pioneers Explore Glenelg
  • Unique Window to Our Pioneer Past
  • SameShips Meetings March & April
  • From the Library: Connections
  • From the Highlands and Lowlands
  • Reviewing the Constitution
  • Pioneers SA Learning Hub
  • Call for Council Nominations
  • AGM Notice and Annual Fees
  • Welcome to New Members
  • New Arrangements for Journal Distribution
  • The Last Word … from the President

Spring 2023 No 267

 

Contents

 

  • Caroline Carleton: A Woman of Talent
  • George Brinkworth’s Legacy
  • Tour of the Freemasons’ Hall
  • Sir Hubert Wilkins – Our First Whitefella Conservationist
  • Minnie’s Album
  • From the Library: Adelaide Chemists
  • The Poster Project
  • SameShips Meetings June – August
  • Welcome to New Members
  • Notice of Annual General Meeting
  • Farewell to Members
  • Videos for Members
  • The Last Word … from the President
  • Constitutional Review – Where to Next?

Summer 2023 No 268

 

Contents

 

  • The Dauntless: A High Seas Drama 
  • Whyalla History Group Celebrates 35 Years
  • Jacob and Caroline Grigg - a prolific Cornish couple
  • Freyer's Cutting at Hummock Hill and the Kemp Connection
  • Port Adelaide Walking Tour
  • Junior Pioneers at the PSA Museum
  • AGM and the History Advocate
  • SameShips Meetings September - November
  • Visit to State Records
  • Presidents Report
  • Your New Council
  • From the Library: New Books on the Shelf
  • Welcome to New Members