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| * 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. |
February 2024
| Monday 12 Feb 2024 12 noon for 12.30 pm E24-01 Lunch Meeting – Dr John Woodforde
Maximum: 100 people | Wednesday 28 February 2024 10.30 am SM24-01 SameShips - Somersetshire |
March 2024
| Monday 4 March 2024 10am – 12pm E24–02 State Records Tour and Talk 115 Cavan Road, Gepps Cross
Due to the popularity of the recent tour, we have arranged another visit to this fantastic facility. Members will tour the repository spaces at the Gepps Cross facility, view a display of historic records and take the opportunity to learn how to best use the SRSA research facilities. (You will not be able to use the Research Centre on the day. The Research centre is only open for private research from Tuesday to Thursday and bookings must be made with State Records in advance.) Free car parking is available outside the Centre.
Maximum: 26 people Cost: $5 per person | Sunday 17 March 2024 2pm – 4pm E24-03 Cummins House Tour & Devonshire Tea 23 Sheoak Road, Novar Gardens
Situated on the Sturt River, Cummins House was designed by architect George Kingston and is one of the earliest surviving houses in South Australia. It was the residence of South Australian pioneer and politician John Morphett, who was granted title to the land in 1840. Named ‘Cummins Estate’ after his mother’s Devonshire farm, the house was purpose-built and lived in by five generations of the Morphett family until it was sold to the State Government in the 1970s. Maximum: 35 people Cost: $17.50 |
| Wednesday 27 March 2024 10.30 am SameShips – Winchester SM–02 Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh St, Adelaide Maximum: 15 people. Cost: $2.00 Please email bookings to sameships@pioneerssa.org.au |
April 2024
| Wednesday 10 April 12 pm - 2 pm
Bring your lunch and join Ian Sellick as he takes us on a journey through the general working conditions and issues facing actors, the insolvency problems the promoters and actors faced, and some of the tricks used to avoid these debts. Ian will also give a short account of the history of each theatre, particularly those set up by Samson Cameron, Henry Deering and Mr Coppin, as well as some background information about the promoters themselves.
Maximum: 100 people | Wednesday 24 April 2024 10.30am
Maximum: 15 people. |
May 2024
| History Festival E24-06 Launch of Posters Exhibition - “They Came in Ships” Our poster exhibition for the May History Festival features the pioneers who arrived in 1836 and the ships that brought them to South Australia. The exhibition will be opened by former Pioneers SA President Bob Stace (2012-2016). Bob will speak about William Light who was the captain of the "Rapid" (the fourth of the nine ships which came to South Australia in 1836). Bob will also say a few words about the beginning of the Pioneers Poster Project which is now in its eleventh year. After the opening you will be free to view the posters at your leisure. Refreshments will be served. Maximum: 50 people Cost: $5.00 | Poster Exhibition Pioneers SA Office, L2, 25 Leigh Street Tue 7, 14 & 21 and Thu 2, 9, 16 & 23 May, 10am - 2pm Open to members and public. Admission free.
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June 2024
| Wednesday 26 June 10.30am SM-04 Same Ships - Ariadne Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide Maximum: 15 people Cost: $2 Please email bookings to sameships@pioneerssa.org.au .
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Friday 28 June 6.00pm E24-07 Annual Dinner Royal Coach Motor Inn 24 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town. Guest Speaker: Dawn Jennifer “Refuge of Last Resort”: the women who gave birth in the Destitute Asylum, Adelaide. From the late 1850s until 1918, the Destitute Asylum, Adelaide provided lying-in relief for pregnant, destitute women with nowhere else to turn. Until the early twentieth century, this was the only public place in South Australia that provided for the confinement of destitute women who could not afford the alternative - a home birth at a private address with an independent nurse or midwife. This talk will explore the events that led up to the construction of the Lying-in Department in the late 1870s, the circumstances that influenced a woman’s admission and length of stay, and the outcomes for the mothers and their infants upon discharge. Maximum: 100 people Cost: $75 members, $80 guests (includes drink on arrival, 3 course dinner, tea/coffee)
Parking: Pioneers SA has arranged additional parking for members and guests at the Econo Lodge East Adelaide - 27 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town (just across Flinders Street from the Royal Coach Hotel). |
July 2024
| Monday 22 July 10.00am – 12.00pm E24-08 SameShips Special Event – “John Pirie”
The John Pirie was the first ship to depart England for South Australia in 1836, but as the smallest and slowest ship in the fleet it was overtaken and didn’t arrive until after two of the other ‘first fleet’ ships. Described by one of the passengers as a ‘washing tub steered with a tiller’, the John Pirie was named after her owner, a strong supporter of the Wakefield system that formed the basis for the formation of the new colony. Join us for morning tea and a presentation by Anthea Taylor about the ship, its voyage, and some of its passengers.
Maximum: 40 people |
August 2024
| Monday 12 August 12.00pm – 2.00pm E24-09 Lunch meeting Guest Speaker: Alan Atkinson – “The Trials of Billy Freeman” Westbourne Park Uniting Church 27 Sussex Terrace, Hawthorn Alan will introduce us to his ancestor, Billy Freeman, a child convict who laboured for his freedom in NSW before joining Sturt’s overland cattle drive to South Australia. Settling in the Adelaide Hills, Billy lived a full & colourful life in the shadow of the official discrimination meted out to ex-convicts in the new province. Alan’s book will be available for purchase on the day. Please bring your own lunch and join us for this entertaining presentation. Cost: $5 members; $10 guests Maximum: 100 people | Wednesday 28 August 10.30am
Maximum: 15 people
Email bookings to sameships@pioneerssa.org.au |
September 2024
| Annual General Meeting & Special General Meeting Monday 23 September 6.30pm (Doors open at 6pm. Please arrive early to facilitate registration)
Christ Church 62-72 Jeffcott St, North Adelaide
Guest Speaker: Cheryl Williss – Who We Are: Miss Mabel Marryat and the Genesis of the Pioneers Association of SA
There is no charge to attend these meetings, but to assist with catering please email bookings to event@pioneerssa.org.au | Wednesday 25 September 10.30am – 12.30pm SM-06 Same Ships: Baboo
Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide Maximum 15 people Cost $2 |
October 2024
| Monday 21 October 10.30am – 2.00pm E24-11 Strathalbyn Museum Tour & Terminus Hotel Lunch Rankine Street, Strathalbyn Enjoy a guided tour of the Strathalbyn District Museum and Heritage Centre (1 Rankine Street, Strathalbyn) before walking to the Terminus Hotel (13 Rankine Street) for lunch and a presentation on the history of Strathalbyn. Cost (museum & lunch): $30 members / $35 guests Maximum: 40 people | Wednesday 23 October 10.30am – 12.30pm SM-07 SameShips Generic Research Workshop
Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide Maximum 15 people Cost $2 |
November 2024
| Monday 18 November 10am for 10.30am start
Guest Speaker: Richard McCarthy Built on land owned by George Strickland Kingston in 1840, as a 3 room cottage, it was originally leased to Cygnet passenger, Robert Bristow, who ran it as the Marino Inn from September 1840. In 1851 Kingston extended the house for use as his family’s seaside holiday home and renamed it Kingston House. The house and surrounding reserve have a quiet charm but the history of the Kingston family was anything but quiet and tranquil.
Maximum: 50 people Cost: $10 members, $15 guests (includes Devonshire morning tea & tour) | Wednesday 27 November 10.30am – 12.30pm SM-08 Same Ships: Asia
Pioneers SA, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide Maximum 15 people Cost $2 |
December 2024
| Wednesday 4 December 12.00pm – 2.00pm
Pilgrim Church Hall 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide
Our Retrospective meeting will review 1844 in South Australia. During this year the first Colonial Census was taken; wheat production in SA exceeded the colony's own requirements; and the Colonial Government took control of the Corporation of Adelaide. Some of our members will share short stories about events of that year. Please bring your own lunch and join us at this popular event on the Pioneers’ calendar. Maximum: 70 people Cost: $5 members / $10 guests
| Saturday 28 December
Glenelg Golf Club, 118 James Melrose Drive, Novar Gardens
"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.
Speaker: Dr. Brian Dickey Maximum: 100 people Cost: $75 members, $80 guests (Please note that this venue is now completely smoke/vaping free)
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| 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.
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