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Casson Homes Incorporated 1922-2018 by Cate Pattison The History of the Casson Family and Casson Homes in Western Australia 1897-2017 Cate Pattison The History of the Casson Family and Casson Homes in Western Australia 1897-2017 "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Ghandi This work was privately commissioned and by John Casson in 2016 and produced by Cate Pattison (2017) [email protected] Although the author and has made every effort to ensure that the information contained is correct, the author disclaims any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. 2 Table of Contents PREFACE & ACKNOWEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................... 5 FOREWORD .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction & Synopsis ...................................................................................................................... 7 19th Century BEGinnings ..................................................................................................................... 8 Susan’s story .......................................................................................................................................................8 Ted’s Story ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 An Ordinary Family ............................................................................................................................ 12 Marriage and children (1897) ................................................................................................................... 12 A promising carEer (1902) ......................................................................................................................... 12 TraGEdy (1909) ............................................................................................................................................... 16 The Casson Kids (1910 on) ......................................................................................................................... 18 Mrs Susan Casson – CaLL to Service ............................................................................................... 23 Women in Labor (Labor Women’s Organisation, LWO) ................................................................... 23 The Gospel of Unionism - Susan finds her voice (1911) ................................................................... 23 The Australian Labor Federation recoGnises Women (1911) ........................................................ 24 Feminism Dawns – Women’s Service Guild (1913) ........................................................................... 25 Women to the Bench – Children’s Court (1915) .................................................................................. 26 Woman Organiser (1916) ........................................................................................................................... 27 QueEn of the BattLers (1916) ..................................................................................................................... 28 Mobilising Mental Health ................................................................................................................. 29 Official Visiting (1915) ................................................................................................................................. 29 Mental HeaLth After Care ................................................................................................................. 31 Connecting the Asylum With the Community & Christmas ChEEr (1919) .................................. 31 The Mental Hospital After Care & Comforts Fund Association (MHACCF) is Born (1922) .. 31 From Ugly Men to Lotteries ........................................................................................................................ 34 A home of their own ........................................................................................................................... 36 A band of fine women – Who Were the MHACCFAI? ........................................................................... 37 Getting on with the job (1935-38) ............................................................................................................ 39 Investment and Expansion (1939)........................................................................................................... 40 More sorroW for the Casson family (1946) ........................................................................................... 42 Reward and Recognition .................................................................................................................. 44 A Gong for Susan (1948) .............................................................................................................................. 44 BuiLding for the Future – another major extEnsion (1949) ............................................................ 45 Decanting (1950s) ......................................................................................................................................... 45 End of an Era .................................................................................................................................................... 46 Jean Casson’s House Built in a Day (1951) ............................................................................................ 47 Susan Passes (1952) ...................................................................................................................................... 48 Changing of the Gard ......................................................................................................................... 49 Business as Usual at Casson House (1950s) ......................................................................................... 49 Generous Benefactors .................................................................................................................................. 50 Matron Ross...................................................................................................................................................... 51 Yet another ExtEnsion (1957) ................................................................................................................... 51 ChanGEs in manaGEment and staff (1960-1965) ................................................................................. 52 Mental Health GEts AttEntion ..................................................................................................................... 53 Branching Out – A hostEL for men in Guildford. Matilda Gard House (1962) ........................... 54 3 The Third Casson: John Takes Over ............................................................................................. 56 Matilda Gard Passes (1970) ....................................................................................................................... 56 Dick’s Day .......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Doctors in the House ..................................................................................................................................... 57 More Work for John – The Richmond FELLoWship ............................................................................... 58 WoodviLLe House (1977) .............................................................................................................................. 58 St Rita’s – a Home for Life (1979) ............................................................................................................. 59 Expansion (1980s) ......................................................................................................................................... 59 Fresh horses and a new name – Casson Homes Inc. (1980s) .......................................................... 60 ConsoLidation and the GroWth of Group Homes (1990s) ................................................................. 61 An Honest Day’s Work – ATUL & PD Leading Enterprises (1980s) .............................................. 62 An Organisation for the Millennium (2000) ............................................................................. 63 New St Rita’s ..................................................................................................................................................... 63 Nick – The Fourth Casson ........................................................................................................................... 63 CentEnary Approaches ................................................................................................................................. 64 Index ....................................................................................................................................................... 66 Endnotes ................................................................................................................................................ 69 4 PREFACE & ACKNOWEDGEMENTS When John Casson approached
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