Unlocking the Past: Kurri's forgotten soccer ground

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
July 21 2021 - 5:00am
FIRST-CLASS: Kurri Kurri Soccer Club were winners of the Under-16s grand final in 1942, when Goold Park was their home ground. Picture: Cessnock City Library Local Studies Collection
FIRST-CLASS: Kurri Kurri Soccer Club were winners of the Under-16s grand final in 1942, when Goold Park was their home ground. Picture: Cessnock City Library Local Studies Collection

A passion for soccer runs deep in Kurri Kurri, with the first soccer club formed in 1904. For years soccer matches were held on the open ground next to the Drill Hall in Lang Street. Although it was a great central location, it was a poor quality ground.

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