The Shire of Cue is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

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 in the Mid West region of Western Australia

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, about 420 kilometres (261 mi) east-northeast of the port city of Geraldton

Geraldton, Western Australia

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 and about 650 kilometres (404 mi) north-northeast of the state capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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. The Shire covers an area of 13623 square kilometres (5,260 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cue

Cue, Western Australia

- Further reading:* 'Along the Cue railway. Inspection of line with suggested improvements, visit to Georgina Siding'. West Australian, 11 June 1898, p. 5-External links:* *...

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History

Cue initially existed as two entities - the Cue Road Board, gazetted in December 1895, and the Daydawn Municipal Council, gazetted in December 1894. In 1912, they merged to form the Cue-Daydawn Road Board, which was renamed Cue in 1930. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

The shire is divided into three wards:

• Cue Ward (5 councillors)
• Daydawn Ward (1 councillor)
• Tuckanarra Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

• Cue
  Cue, Western Australia
  - Further reading:* 'Along the Cue railway. Inspection of line with suggested improvements, visit to Georgina Siding'. West Australian, 11 June 1898, p. 5-External links:* *...
  
  
• Austin
  Austin, Western Australia
  Austin is an abandoned town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town is located south of Cue on an island in Lake Austin and for this reason was also known as Lake Austin and The Island Lake Austin....
  
  
• Big Bell
  Big Bell, Western Australia
  Big Bell is a derelict town in Western Australia near the town of Cue, established in 1936, and was home to the Big Bell Gold Mine.Mining ceased in 2003 and the plant was dismantled and transported to the Westonia minesite in 2007....
  
  
• Cuddingwarra
  Cuddingwarra, Western Australia
  Cuddingwarra is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Big Bell.Gold was discovered in the area in 1888 with the town being initially known as Dead Finish. The name that was chosen was the name of the nearby Cuddingwarra hill...
  
  
• Day Dawn
  Day Dawn, Western Australia
  Day Dawn was a significant mining town and mine in the Mid West/upper Murchison region of Western Australia just south of Cue in the late nineteenth century...
  
  
• Mainland
  Mainland, Western Australia
  Mainland is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Austin.Gold was discovered in the area in 1892 and was initially known as Mainland since it was located on the northern shore of Lake Austin so the name distinguished it from it's...
  
  
• Reedy
  Reedy, Western Australia
  Reedy is an abandoned town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Meekatharra in the Mid West region of Western Australia....
  
  
• Tuckanarra
  Tuckanarra, Western Australia
  Tuckanarra is a small town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Meekatharra along the Great Northern Highway in the Mid West region of Western Australia....
  
  
• Weld Range

External links

• Shire of Cue