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100th Anniversary of Kinchela Boys Home

Oct 19, 2024

Hundreds have gathered to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Kinchela Boys Home, an institution that saw indigenous boys stolen from their families.

Commemorations began last night with yarning and performances…today there were conversations around turning the site into a national place of healing and truth telling.

And a warning to Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander viewers this story contains pictures of people who have died.

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Britt Ramsey

Britt Ramsey has been a journalist across print and broadcast media for a decade. Now based at NBN News in Coffs Harbour, Britt has covered news and sport stories in the Nambucca Valley, Far North Queensland and the Gold Coast before settling back on the Mid North Coast. She attended Griffith University on the Gold Coast where she majored in Journalism and Photography.

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