Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Ballarat United Friendly Societies’ Medical Association and Dispensary
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Other form(s) of name
- Ballarat United Friendly Societies Dispensary
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Description area
Dates of existence
1880 - c. 1984
History
The Ballarat United Friendly Societies' Medical Association and Dispensary was established as the Ballarat United Friendly Societies' Dispensary on 5 December 1880. The first dispensary opened in Armstrong Street in 1881 and moved to Dana Street in 1901. In 1918 the society changed its name to the Ballarat United Friendly Societies' Medical Association and Dispensary and operated a medical institute from 1919 to 1939. In 1952 the UFS Dispensary was relocated to 717 Sturt Street. Various branch dispensaries were opened in Ballarat and surrounding western region after 1957.
Places
Ballarat, Victoria
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
friendly society; pharmaceutical retailing
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 18 June 2012
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Sources
http://ufsmedical.com.au/about (accessed on 18 June 2012)
The Argus, "Ballarat Medical Institute”, 1 February 1918, p. 4, http://trove.nla.gov.au/