Events Calendar 2025

 Event Payments can be made by:

*   EFT (preferred).  Click HERE for the BSB and account details; or

*   EFT and credit card payments can be made by phone (08 8231 5055) during office hours; or

*   Cash or cheque in the Pioneers SA office during office hours, click HERE for the address details.

Please note our office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 2pm.

 

 

December 2024


Saturday 28 December  - 12 pm - 4.30pm
E24-15 Proclamation Day Lunch

 

SORRY, BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED

 

"The Peoples' Church in a Distant Land: Founding the first Church of England parish in South Australia 1836-1843".  Our guest speaker, Dr Brian Dickey, will discuss the establishment of Trinity Church on North Terrace and its first Minister, the Rev Charles Beaumont Howard, the first Colonial Chaplain, who came out on the "Buffalo" and died in 1843.  Cost includes a two course lunch, complimentary drink on arrival, with tea/coffee and chocolates to finish the afternoon.

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson will be attending this event and all members and guests need to be seated by 12.20pm.

 

Please note that bookings close on Friday 20 December (unless fully booked previously) and all payments must be received by that date. 

 

Speaker: Dr. Brian Dickey

Maximum: 100 people

Cost: $75 members, $80 guests

(Please note that this venue is now completely smoke/vaping free)

 


   

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Please note that bookings are required for all events and will close seven days prior to the scheduled date.  Payment in advance is essential for all events, unless the event cost is $5 or a gold coin donation.

 

Online bookings can be made by email to events@pioneerssa.org.au.  Please include the names of all attendees and a contact phone number, as well as the name of the event and code (e.g. E23-24 Proclamation Day Lunch) in your email.

Payments can be made via EFT (preferred) to:

Pioneers SA - BankSA

BSB : 105 900

Account Number:   9500 67040

Please include your name and the event code in the description.

 

Bookings and payments (EFT & credit card) can be made by phone during office hours

Ph: 08 8231 5055. 

 

Payment by cash or cheque can only be made in person at our office.   

 

Please note our office hours are Tuesday & Thursday 10am – 2pm.