Cue – WA

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Our previous post was about the ‘ghost town’ of Big Bell but Cue itself is a bit of a ghost town these days also. The only difference is that people still live and work in this quite yet small town situated in the Mid-west region of Western Australia.

As you drive into this heritage listed town you can’t but notice the Rotunda which stands very proudly in the main street and the beautiful buildings, most of which were built from locally sourced weathered granite.

After the discovery of gold in 1892 the town became quite busy and in the 1900’s boasted a population of around 10,000 people. Unfortunately due to World War 1 and the Great Depression numbers dwindled to less than 500 by 1933. Today you will be lucky to see 10 people all at the same time along the street. It is very quiet, even during the week except for the many passing road trains and heavy haulage trucks. They seem to never cease and are so busy carrying all sorts of equipment and massive ‘wide loads’ of mining equipment from one destination to another.

We stayed at the Cue Tourist Park located adjacent to the RV Parking area at the northern end of the Great Northern Highway in Cue and just a short stroll from the town centre.

💲$20 per night (Seniors) for 2A with power and water
👍Drive-thru sites are available
🚻Ensuite style amenities
👕Laundry
🍽Camp kitchen and picnic tables
🔥Fire pit
📺TV room
🐶Pet friendly
🚽Dump point
📱Telstra and some TV reception (mainly ABC)

It provides an ideal base for both tourists and prospectors alike wanting to spend time in this historic area of Western Australia. While in the park we met many prospectors and were lucky to hear snippets of wonderful stories about some of their gold finds. It’s a beaut park and very well maintained and the amenities are super clean.

👌Make sure you take a walk through the main street and visit the Cue Visitors Information Centre. The ladies are very helpful and it’s situated in a beautiful old building right across from the Caravan Park.


👌It’s also a short walk to the Murchison Club Hotel open from 4 pm each day which serves pub grub 🥗 and icy cold beer 🍺.


👉If you feel like a coffee or burger then head down to the Queen of the Murchison B & B and Café ☕️🍔. It was built in 1936 and was known as the Capital Hotel.
👌If your after groceries you can stop in at Bells Emporium which was opened back in 1904. It still operates most days with some goods and open until 1 pm 🛒🛍.


👉Other than that make sure you are stocked up with groceries. Although if you do run out of something you may find it at the Roadhouse down the road at the Mount Magnet end of town 🛒🛍.
👌If you have any interest in viewing an extensive photographic history of the people who were involved in the early development of Cue you will be delighted by the collection of framed photos displayed on the walls inside the Cue Shire Council’s beautiful old stone building just a couple of hundred meters from the caravan park 📷.


👌But for those of you who are just passing by there is a fantastic free RV parking area that offers free Wi-Fi, taps with potable water to fill your tanks, bins and lovely picnic tables just opposite the Caravan Park. The toilets can be found directly across the road near the Shire Council building (the small building with the mural) and there is also a Dump Point that is easy to access in Dowley Street.

👏Thanks Shire of Cue what a wonderful town you have and we do hope that you are able to keep the wonderful look of town for many years to come.

Below are a list of others places we have visited that may be of interest to you:

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Dixie and Graeme