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Weston Advance was formed in 1907. Weston Advance used Weston Cricket Ground as its home base and elected to play in red and black hoops. In 1911 the club changed its colours to black and white stripes and black shorts.
The Homestead Ground was Weston Football Club's first major ground. According to a newspaper article it was situated on private land about half a mile from Weston Train Station and on the banks of Deep Creek. However, Swamp Creek was sometimes called Deep Creek. The Homestead Ground's location is indicated by the blue oval on the historic map of the area. The ground was north side of Tenth Street, Weston between Government Road and Weston Street, Weston. Today houses are cover the area.
The town of Weston and Kurri Kurri in 1922. Weston is named after James Weston, an English convict, who arrived in NSW in 1830. in 1856 he purchased 640 acres of land. This is shown on the map. He built a homestead and established a orchard and a vineyard near Chinaman's Hollow. This is why the ground was called the 'Homestead'.
This aerial photograph shows the Homestead Ground at Weston.
The location of the Homestead Ground from a historic photograph courtesy of the Coalfields Local History Association Inc. The photograph shows the land before the ground was built. The homestead is the white building middle of the right-side. The Government Road bridge over Swamp Creek is in the centre so the ground was on the land between the homestead, Government Road and the creek.
After the loss of the Homestead Ground, Weston looked for another ground. This 1944 aerial photograph shows a football field marked roughly on the present location of Weston Park, although the field has a different alignment. The present ground follows the alignment of the railway line.
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