Type: | town |
Lue | |
State: | nsw |
Coordinates: | -32.6667°N 149.85°W |
Pop: | 216 |
Postcode: | 2850 |
Dist1: | 265 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Sydney |
Dist2: | 125 |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Dist3: | 28 |
Dir3: | E |
Location3: | Mudgee |
Lga: | Mid-Western Regional Council |
Stategov: | Bathurst, Orange, Upper Hunter |
Fedgov: | Parkes |
Lue is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Lue had a population of 216.
Lue is located on the now-closed Gwabegar railway line between the larger towns of Rylstone and Mudgee, about 20km (10miles) south-east of Mudgee. It is not on the main road, but the NSW TrainLink bus services from Gulgong detours several times a week to service Lue.
Lue was prosperous after the opening of the railway to Mudgee in 1884, but declined from the 1930s.[1] In 1921, leases taken up at the locality of Barigan and plans made to erect oil share retorts there; the oil that would have been produced was planned to be pumped through a pipeline to Lue railway station.[2] [3] [4]
Lue Hotel and Lue Pottery are businesses still in operation. The Lue railway station still exists and is heritage listed.
A few kilometres from Lue on the Mudgee Road lies the historic Havilah homestead with its adjoining Havilah Memorial Church.
Lue has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: