150 Years of Stories
Many people and events have made up Abound Communities's 150 years. We would like you to meet some of the people and find out about the events that helped shape the organisation.
Caring independence from the early days
June 27, 2019
Since the foundation of the Old Colonists, residents have enjoyed a mix of independence and care. Free to live their own lives and come and go as they wished, while knowing that if they needed care or nursing, the nurse or carer would be aware and care would be unobtrusively available.
Read MoreBehind every successful Association are rules and regulations. The Old Colonists’ was no exception – with a total of 23 rules laid out in its first annual report.
Read MorePatterson Cottages – major philanthropic fillip
June 25, 2019
Daniel Harvey Patterson’s will, which dedicated money to build nine cottages in Rushall Park in 1993, is the most substantial donation to elderly Victorians that the Association has enjoyed. Together with the donation by John Hunter Patterson, his brother, to build two cottages in 1925, the Patterson Brothers’ philanthropy was both quiet and important.
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Built in 1880, the Clarke Cottage was endowed by Ernest Clarke in memory of his parents, William and Elizabeth.
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Little is known about Henry Liscombe. He was born in New South Wales, he was either a manager or insurance manager, and he neither married nor had children.
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Travel, travail, and tragedy- the story of Isabella Love, neé Ewart, encompasses all these elements in her life.
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