Photo shoot with Uncle Widdy, who was stolen from his family, aged 8, and taken to the infamous government-run Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home (KBH) near Kempsey in northern NSW, where he suffered immense abuse at the hands of those in charge. Seven of his other siblings were also removed from his parents by government ‘welfare’ officers. It is a typical story of what would become known as The Stolen Generation.
After almost a lifetime of pain, trauma and recovery, Uncle Widdy still bears the emotional, psychological and physical scars resulting from his time at Kinchela Boys Home. But through sheer strength of will and extraordinary resilience, he has emerged from his long journey as a wise, warm and generous spirit, with boundless life-learning stories to share with those prepared to listen.
Uncle Widdy is a board member of the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation, who support the social and emotional wellbeing of survivors, their families and descendants.
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