Some 27km northwest of Cue, Big Bell – now a ghost town – was a thriving town of 1000 from 1937 to 1955. Little remains now, apart from the eerie ruin of the Big Bell Hotel that once boasted the longest bar in Australia.


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Nearby Western Australia attractions

1. Walga Rock

12.47 MILES

Some 48km west of Cue via unsealed road, this granite monolith is Australia's second largest after Uluru (Ayers Rock). The shallow cave here is the…

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