One of the original front gates from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home

This is one of the original gates from Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home near Kempsey in northern New South Wales. The children who were in Kinchela are acknowledged as part of the Stolen Generations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families).

This gate, along with its pair, formed the front gates of the home and was replaced and discarded in the 1950s. At the time, Kinchela was promoted as a place of success in assimilating its residents into the European lifestyle and a place that took great care of its residents. However, the experience of its residents was very different. The home, especially in its early years, was notorious for its cruelty, abuse and violence.