1949                Apprenticed to Ernest W.F.White, Pharmaceutical Chemist, of Summer St, Orange, New South Wales

1950                Apprenticeship transferred to Lloyd Hittmann, Pharmaceutical Chemist of Lyons Road, Drummoyne, Sydney.
                      1st Year Pharmacy, University of Sydney

1951                2nd Year Pharmacy, University of Sydney. This year was called "Materia Medica"

1952                 On 8th April,   Registered by the Pharmacy Board of New South Wales  -  "Ph.C."
                        On 1st April,    Elected a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales  -   "M.P.S."

                       My first job was as locum for Stewart F Shearman's Pharmacy in Crown St, Orange, for a fortnight
                      followed by a fortnight as locum for Tom Hallett's Pharmacy also of Crown St, Orange.
                      The rest of 1952 I worked as an assistant at Frank Blomfield's Pharmacy in Keppel St, Bathurst

1953 to 1954    Purchased Tom Hallett's Pharmacy in Crown St, Orange, and managed that for 2 years.

1954 to 1958    Attended Theological College.

1959               Worked in Pharmacies in Condobolin and Warren in the west of New South Wales

1960 to 1967    Opened and managed the Mall Pharmacy in Central Road, Unanderra, NSW.

1968 to 1972    Managed Carr's Pharmacy at Princes Highway, Fairy Meadow, NSW.

1972               On 7th February, we purchased Carr's Pharmacy.  I operated the Dispensary as 'David Coates - Chemist' and my wife
                     Robin, operated the front of the shop as 'Robin Coates - Health & Beauty Aids'

!978               On 27th November we amalgamated with Allan's Pharmacy which was owned by Allan Kahler and from then on
                    we traded as Coates & Kahler - Chemists.

1998              On 28th February, we sold Coates & Kahler - Chemists to Michael Coates (my son who is also a Pharmacist)
                    and Monir Elhage who continue to trade as Coates & Kahler - Chemists.

OFFICIAL PHARMACY

1952                 Registered by the Phar

macy Board of NSW 
                    Elected a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of NSW

1959            Joined the Illawarra Pharmacists Association

1969 to 1972    Secretary of the Illawarra Pharmacists Association

1972 to 1988    Vice President of Illawarra Pharmacists Association

1973 to 2000    Pharmacist Locum Service Director for Illawarra Pharmacists Association
                    Pharmacy Staff Recruitment Director for Illawarra Pharmacists Association

1979 - 1980    Part-time Field Officer for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2000                Life Member of the Illawarra Pharmacists Association

2002                Life Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia