At Cue see Aboriginal art in the Australian outback at Walga Rock

Cue? Crikey, who would want to go to Cue? It’s in the middle of nowhere. Well we have to stop somewhere on the way home; it is too far to drive from Karijini National Park to Perth in one day.

I went to the annual QFEST in October 2005 and learnt so much more about this once wealthy gold mining town. Known as the "Queen of the Murchison", Cue was the centre of the Murchison Goldfields at the turn of the century. (1890’s not the century just gone). At this time Cue boasted a population of about 10,000 and the miners who made their fortune on the gold were determined to show the world their town was a place of importance that is evident by some of the historic buildings that are still standing today.

Some of the historic buildings include The Gentleman’s Club, The Old Gaol (this is actually located in the Caravan Park we stay at), The Government Buildings and the Masonic Lodge. These buildings make a fascinating stroll around the town.

Then of course there is Walga Rock. We will travel 48 km to the west of Cue on a dirt road seeing what the West Australian outback is really like. There is every likelihood we will see wildflowers and wildlife including LARGE emus in their natural habitat and of course it is difficult to travel around these places and not see kangaroos. For those of you into wildlife photography, this will enable you to snap those last minute wildlife photos. Once again, I digress, what about Walga Rock? Walga Rock has one of the most unusual examples of Western Australia Aboriginal Artwork with the white, square-rigged sailing ship with two masts and square portholes. This mysterious depiction of a white ship is over 300 km from the sea. No accurate date can be placed on the nature art painting although it was almost certainly executed before 1900.

Crikey, who said there was nothing to do in Cue?

Aboriginal Art painting on Walga Rock at Cue