The Illustrated Town
Kurri Kurri is indeed a tidy though rather unusual town near Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia.
Kurri Kurri Hotel, Lang & Hampden Streets
"Kurri Kurri" local Awabakal language for "Hurry Up" that coincidentally is an English saying for giving one a prod to action.
Locals know it as "Kurri" whose catchy name stands out from the Welsh-named villages comprising this formerly-thriving coal mining collective.
NSW Tidy Towns awarded Kurri a string of firsts in the mid-nineties and state winner in ’93. In the 19 years of competition Kurri rated top 3 or highly-commended. Visit Kurri and you will see why.
Visit Kurri and you will see more – far more than you might expect: a permanent festival of art celebrating the region’s history; a banquet of over 40 billboard-sized paintings.
Stairway to Nowhere at the Kurri Kurri Hotel ~ makes sense after a few drinks :0)
The most stunning display of wall and street art transforming this small town – with apparently so little going for it – into one of Australia’s greatest outdoor galleries.
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Chris Fussell’s Great Coal Lockout of 1929 ~ Behind shops, from Lane between Mitchell Av, Lang & Maitland streets. Click picture to view panorama movie
Kurri Kurri Antiques ~ Click picture to view panorama movie, opens in new window
Each year Kurri hosts the Nostalgia Festival and Cruise, a procession of bands and dance, vintage cars, bikes, and dragsters, talent quest and markets. Mark your calendar for March 27 – 29.
Restroom in Rotary Park ~ 4 altogether, each side is different
Find out more about Kurri Kurri at the website where you can find the official map of mural locations, the book "Kurri Kurri – A Town of Mural" and murals guided tours.
For more, read WikiPedia’s article on Kurri Kurri
Adjoined by Weston, Abermain, Heddon Greta, Stanford 
Merthyr, Neath, and Pelaw Main, about ten thousand residents live quite happily at Kurri Kurri, thank you.
Retired Newcastle Knights Rugby League player Andrew Johns – described as the world’s greatest living player – lived in Kurri as a kid, playing under-16′s for them when Cessnock was unable to field a team.
It’s claimed, and probably true (though you can trawl the specifics) Kurri claims more Aussie Rugby League internationals than any other town in Australia.
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