Lue, New South Wales Explained

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.

School

Churches

Heritage listings

Lue has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes and References

  1. W. Potts, Lue: 1823-1984 (Winifred Potts, Mudgee, 1984).
  2. News: 1921-12-19 . The Barigan Shale. . 10 . . 2022-09-16.
  3. News: 1922-05-15 . As Precious as Gold. . 10 . . 2022-09-16.
  4. News: 1922-05-26 . COMPANY NEWS. . 2 . . 2022-09-16.
  5. 01183. 18 May 2018.