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Lue Railway Station

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1897

SUICIDE AT LUE.

RYLSTONE, Monday.

An Inquest was held on Saturday respecting the death, of Mr. W. R. Odds, station-master at Lue, who shot himself on Friday. The evidence showed that deceased placed the muzzle of the gun In his mouth arid operated the trigger by means of a piece of string, which he pulled with his toe. A verdict was returned that death was due to a gun-shot wound, self Inflicted, while suffering from temporary insanity. Deceased was about 36 years of age and well respected, and his death has cast a gloom over the district. The corpse was taken to Sydney by Saturday night's train for burial1 .

1903

On Saturday our very popular station-master, Mr. Irwin, who has been promoted to Rylstone, was presented, with a silver tea and coffee set and a dozen silver spoons as a mark of the wide esteem in which he is held2 .

1906

Lue Station.

Mr. Chapman is the new stationmaster in charge at Lue. The new officer was formerly a resident of Mudgee, but left with his parents some years ago3 .

1913

The local stationmaster, Mr. Mylchrist, has been transferred to Oaklands. Mr. Mylchrist, who is most obliging, will be greatly missed4 .

[ARHS TOUR, LUE, WALLERAWANG - GWABEGAR, NSW - 30T-CLASS;3075;3142]  NRS-17420-2-8-438/031
[ARHS TOUR, LUE, WALLERAWANG - GWABEGAR, NSW - 30T-CLASS;3075;3142] NRS-17420-2-8-438/031

The above image depicts 3075 and 3042 AHRS tour train at Lue Station. Date unknown

1914

Our local station master, Mr. G. R. Cavanaugli. is expecting a shift any day from Lue and the public will be very sorry to lose him5

1 Australian Star, Monday 4 January 1897, page 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227212666
2 Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 26 November 1903, page 7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article157568918
3 Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 26 March 1906, page 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article157626753
4 Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. ‘Lue.’ 9 October 1913. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article157723955.
5 Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 12 February 1914, page 22. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156821908

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