Welcome to Pioneers SA 

 

 

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

 

Please see the booking & payment information by selecting the Events Calendar from the menu.

 

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February 2025

 Wednesday 5 February 12.00pm – 2.00pm
E25-01 Lunch Meeting

 

Guest Speaker: Dr Roger Cross – “The Flower Hunter”
Walkerville Uniting Church Hall
Walkerville
 
Roger will introduce us to Annie Richards (nee Crafter), her lonely life at Fowlers Bay and how she found her vocation as a flower hunter and would be naturalist.  She overcame a difficult life to collect about 1000 Australian wildflower species, achieving a success that no other woman of the period was awarded.   Please bring your own lunch and join us for this fascinating presentation.
 
Cost:  $5 members; $10 guests
Maximum: 100 people

 

Wednesday 19 February 10.30am – 12.30pm

SM-01 SameShips

 

This date marks the 189th anniversary of the 'Letters Patent', establishing the Province of South Australia.

Come along for morning tea and explore the stories and journeys of the 1836 ships.

 

Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide

Maximum 15 people

Cost $5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guests are very welcome to join us at all Pioneers SA events

 

Frances Adamson SA Governor General 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.

 

A member's partner is welcome to join as an Associate Member.

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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