Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Day 84: Tue 13 Jul - Meekatharra to Cue, 117 km, total towed: 8 515 km

10-19 degC, overcast and drizzly to start, cloudy with patches of sun, to sunny with patches of clouds, all accompanied by that same lazy wind

We have been on the road now for 12 weeks and have loved every minute of it. 

We were on the road again just before 9 am.  The destination today, Cue was only 'just down the road'.  There were signs for gold mines at numerous places along most of the 117 km today, we are now well into the Goldfields.  We stopped for mornos a bit before 10 am and arrived at the Cue Tourist Park just before 11 am, after refuelling. There is not much grass around here hence it was a tad muddy when we first arrived, however, by the afternoon it was mostly dry due to the wind. Before having lunch we went for a walk as it looked like the rain had finished.  Coming back from the walk it started to drizzle which didn't matter as it seemed to dry before it hit us.  The wind was still cold though, even at midday.

After the lunch routine, the sun had come out so we went out for another walk around Cue. Managed to clock up 10.6 km today on our walks around Meeka and Cue. 

Cue was once a thriving gold town, however it is now a quaint little town with nothing much open. It has however kept its heritage trail well signed and maintained.  There are some renovations being conducted on a couple of lovely old stone buildings,  the old gaol and old railway station.  They are obviously being upgraded into more modern and therefore useable ones. The old railway station will become a clubhouse/changeroom as it is adjacent the oval/sports ground but we're not sure what the goal will be used for.  It would make a great reception building for the Caravan Park as it is right at the entrance.  
A wet and grey morning in Meeka

Meek Presbyterian Church (used to be the Anglican Church)

Meeka Masonic Lodge




Meeka mail truck

Ponds were overflowing this morning from all the rain

Drive scenery

Mornos spot


Cue murals









Pensioner's / Miners Huts - in 1955 they became available for men on pensions 
who had been miners - now used as cabins in the caravan park



Cue Masonic Lodge, built in 1899 of timber and galvanised (corrugated) iron. 
It has been described as being of "sophisticated Victorian Second Empire style".


The old railway station building undergoing renovations


Old fire station

Not sure what this building was / is, but it is very old

Cue Community and Visitor Centre

Murchison Club Hotel


Catholic Church

Main street of Cue (Great Northern Highway)

Cue looking a bit sad

Rotunda

Cue Cenotaph / War Memorial


Oasis rest area and visitor parking complete with picnic tables under shelters



Old hospital, built in 1895 made from local stone




Rabbit proof fence


Stuart's Desert Pea



Kintore Blow

Old Goal

Wrap-up and Reflections

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