Revealed: multiple sites of possible secret graves discovered at Stolen Generations institution for children

An aerial view of the old Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home, where an estimated 400 to 600 Aboriginal boys between the ages of five and 15 were incarcerated under the policies of the Stolen Generations. A report seen by the NSW governments has highlighted nine ‘suspicious’ sites of possible graves. Composite: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/Victoria Hart/KBHAC

Multiple sites of possible secret or “clandestine” burials have been discovered on the grounds of one of the most violent and abusive institutions of the Stolen Generations era – Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home on the north coast of New South Wales.

At least nine “suspicious” sites of possible graves have been identified by experts surveying the area using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), Guardian Australia can reveal.