Lue, New South Wales

Lue New South Wales
Lue
Coordinates	32°40′0″S 149°51′0″E
Population	216 (2021 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 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.

School

• Lue Public School

Churches

• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
• St Luke's Anglican Church

Heritage listings

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

• Wallerawang-Gwabegar railway: Lue railway station[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lue". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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.
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.