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
July 2025
Wednesday 2 July 10.30am – 12.30pm SameShips - HR Patel - 1845 & 1846 voyages Pioneers SA, Level 2, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Sunday 27 July 12.00 – 4.00pm Winter Gathering Guest Speaker - Dr Rick Hosking - "Kangaroo Island before Colonisation" Adelaide Royal Coach Motor Inn - Kent Town
August 2025
Wednesday 20 August 12.00 – 2.00pm Lunch Meeting Guest Speaker - Elizabeth Bor - "Responses to Bushfires in SA from the 1820s" Walkerville Uniting Church Hall, Walkerville
September 2025
Wednesday 2 July 10.30am – 12.30pm SameShips - Irish Ships to South Australia Pioneers SA, Level 2, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Monday 22 September 6.30 – 9.30pm Guest Speaker - Maggi Boult - "Being Economical with the Truth: Early Settlers, Health and the South Australian Environment" Parish Hall of Christ Church Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide
October 2025
Wednesday 1 October 10.30am – 12.30pm SameShips - Scottish Ships to South Australia Pioneers SA, Level 2, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 October South Coast Tour
November 2025
Wednesday 5 November 10.30am – 12.30pm SameShips - Open House Pioneers SA, Level 2, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Monday 10 November 12.00 – 2.00pm Two Lives in Adelaide in the 1840s Guest Speaker - John Mayo Westbourne Park Uniting Church Hall
December 2025
Wednesday 3 December 12.00 – 2.00pm 1845 Retrospective Walkerville Uniting Church Hall, Walkerville
Sunday 28 December 12.00 – 4.00pm Glenelg Golf Club James Melrose Drive, Novar Gardens
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Guests are very welcome to join us at all Pioneers SA events |
![]() | 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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