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In an overgrown ‘swamp’ in Rookwood cemetery, Jayne asks: ‘Where are the graves? She’s told: ‘You’re standing on them’

The Guardian Australia Christopher Knaus and Ariel Bogle
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Death and DyingPovertySocial ExclusionFamilyFostering

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Years-long search for family ends in shock, anger – and a 16-year quest to stop NSW Health burying people in unmarked graves. Jayne describes it as a swamp.

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