Tom Cue

Tom Cue
Born Thomas George Cue
ca. 1850
Casterton, Victoria, Australia[1]
Died 4 September 1920(1920-09-04) (aged 69–70)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Known for Gold discoveries in Western Australia

Tom Cue (1850-1920) was a gold prospector from Western Australia. The town of Cue is named after him for his discovery of gold in its area in 1892.[1]

His best finding was in 1895 in an area he named Woronga, called by others Cue's Patch (referring to the rich patch of shallow alluvial gold there). As there was already a town named after him the town eventually became known as Agnew.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Foster, Jim. "Tom Cue 1850-1920". Casterton & District Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  • Gold-net - Ghost towns of Western Australia
  • Plamer, Alex (2000). Agnew. Hesperian Press. ISBN 0-85905-267-2.


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