Lue New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°40′0″S 149°51′0″E / 32.66667°S 149.85000°E |
Population | 216 ( 2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 2850 |
Location |
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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 2021 census, Lue had a population of 216. [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.
Lue has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Lue New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°40′0″S 149°51′0″E / 32.66667°S 149.85000°E |
Population | 216 ( 2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 2850 |
Location |
|
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 2021 census, Lue had a population of 216. [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.
Lue has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: