Ballarat United Friendly Societies’ Medical Association and Dispensary

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Type of entity

Corporate body

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Ballarat United Friendly Societies’ Medical Association and Dispensary

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      • Ballarat United Friendly Societies Dispensary

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      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.

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      Ballarat, Victoria

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      friendly society; pharmaceutical retailing

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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/

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