Lue, New South Wales

Lue is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Lue had a population of 216.^[1]

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 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]