CUE WESTERN AUSTRALIA WA

caravan trip 2007 Cue is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, located 650 km north east of Perth. At the 2006 census, Cue had a population of 328.[1] It is also known as the Queen of the Murchison. Cue is administered through the Cue Shire Council, which has its chambers in the historic Gentlemans Club Building. A former Shire President was Herbert Hoover who later became the President of the United States. The current president is Kevin Anthony. The Cue Parliament is held twice yearly. Gold was discovered in 1892 though there is uncertainty as to who found first found gold, Michael Fitzgerald and Edward Heffernan collected 260oz after being given a nugget by an Aboriginal known as Governor. Tom Cue travelled to Nannine, Western Australia to register their claim, the townsite was gazetted in 1893 and named after Tom Cue. The towns first water supply was a well in the centre of the main street after an outbreak of Typhoid fever, the well was capped with a rotunda built over top. The water supply was replaced by another well dug near Lake Nallan and carted 20km south to the townsite. The town of Day Dawn 8km south was established within a year, by 1900 a Hospital and cemetery were established between the two towns and they had three Newspapers operating. The rivalry between the town sites fueled a diverse sporting culture in the area. Cycling and Horse racing groups held regularly events attracting competitors from as far away as Perth and Kalgoorlie. WIKIPEDIA

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[DON434]

Im going to be staying there this thursday (12/5/11) on my way to Port Hedland.

Thanks for the Video to give an idea of the town!

jme68210 hours ago

Nice to get comments

[jme682]

Im going to be staying there this thursday (12/5/11) on my way to Port Hedland.

Thanks for the Video to give an idea of the town!

[fairlytaleofnewyork]

Many many thanks for posting. I was there with my boyfriend (now husband) years ago. Bring me back a sweet memory....

[bonosbones]

My goodness! What an evolution, I was there in 1985 and I remember it to be pretty rough. From the bush point of view it must have been business as usual. For a guy from a small Belgian town, which I was then, it was certainly an other world. Our green spaces are between dwellings and roughies are rare sight. Cue: Open spaces, no comment. Roughies were gold diggers or lost souls in a collective nightmare. Charming it was just so massive compared to where I came from. Thanks for putting it online