The Ballarat free homeopathic dispensary

Similia Vol 28 No 2 – December 2016

Author: Barbara Armstrong

Introduction

‘In 1873 a homeopathic dispensary was launched in Ballarat, but apparently it was not successful for long as it disappears from the Year Books in 1876.’(1) So said Jacqueline Templeton in her book about the history of Prince Henry’s Hospital, previously called the Melbourne Homoeopathic Hospital. This was her only reference to the Ballarat dispensary. What more can be discovered about this homeopathic dispensary in country Victoria? What was its story? Who were the key players? Where was it located? Why did it ‘disappear’? This article attempts to answer these questions.

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