Lue, New South Wales

Lue
New South Wales
Lue; New South Wales
	Lue
Coordinates	32°40′0″S 149°51′0″E
Population	815 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2850
Location	265 km (165 mi) NW of Sydney ; 125 km (78 mi) N of Bathurst, New South Wales ; 28 km (17 mi) E of Mudgee ;
LGA(s)	Mid-Western Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Bathurst, Orange, Upper Hunter
Federal division(s)	Parkes

Lue is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Lue and the surrounding rural area had a population of 815.[1]

Lue is located on the now-closed Gwabegar railway line between the larger towns of Rylstone and Mudgee, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) 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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Lue Hotel and Lue Pottery are businesses still in operation. The Lue railway station still exists and is heritage listed.[6]

A few kilometres from Lue on the Mudgee Road lies the historic Havilah homestead with its adjoining Havilah Memorial Church.

School

Lue Public School

Churches

Heritage listings

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

Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway: Lue railway station[6]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lue (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
W. Potts, Lue: 1823-1984 (Winifred Potts, Mudgee, 1984).
"The Barigan Shale". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. 19 December 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
"As Precious as Gold". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. 15 May 1922. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
"COMPANY NEWS". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 26 May 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
"Lue Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01183. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lue (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

[2] W. Potts, Lue: 1823-1984 (Winifred Potts, Mudgee, 1984).

[3] "The Barigan Shale". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. 19 December 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[4] "As Precious as Gold". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. 15 May 1922. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[5] "COMPANY NEWS". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 26 May 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[nswshr-1183-6] "Lue Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01183. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.