Lue, New South Wales
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Lue | |
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  Lue | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′0″S 149°51′0″E / 32.66667°S 149.85000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 216 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2850 |
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.
