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Welcome to Walgett

Walgett is a town in northern NSW, Australia, it is the junction of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. It was inhabited by the Gamilaroi (also spelt Kamilaroi) Nation of Indigenous peoples before white settlement.

Walgett website and business directory, Walgett is a town in northern NSW, Australia, it is the junction of the Barwon and Namoi Rivers and the Kamilaroi and Castlereagh Highways. It was inhabited by the Gamilaroi (also spelt Kamilaroi) Nation of Indigenous peoples before white settlement. It was gazetted in 1851 and town sites were surveyed in 1859.

Tourism

Walgett is a major highway junction for touring routes to the north Lightning Ridge, to the East Burren Junction and Wee Waa to the South Coonamble to the west Brewarrina.

Agriculture

The Walgett District is a producer of a variety of agricultural commodities including cotton, wheat, beef cattle and sheep and pulse crops.

History

Walgett is rich in history it was gazetted in 1859 and the courthouse built in 1865 it was a port for paddle steamers in 1861 to 1870.  It was proclaimed 20 March 1885 and surveyed.

Directory

A business directory of the town and is included in the Namoi Business Directory, if you own a business the cost to have a landing page and or a listing is minimal.

Rural News

How these Border Leicester breeders are joining forces to shake up genetics

How these Border Leicester breeders are joining forces to shake up genetics

A chance meeting sparks a new direction for the breed's genetics.
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Cattle supply goes north as cow prices advance

Cattle supply goes north as cow prices advance

The indicator for cows rose a further 11 cents over the four weeks to hit 293 cents.
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Millungera: Acton Cattle Co's major NQ cattle station on the market | Video

Millungera: Acton Cattle Co's major NQ cattle station on the market | Video

Millungera Station is on the market on a walk in, walk out basis.
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After a $3 million fire, Jim Maitland says it's the driest year on record

After a $3 million fire, Jim Maitland says it's the driest year on record

This hay grower says records date back 140 years.
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It was our biggest farmer rally; yet 40 years on we're in the same battle

It was our biggest farmer rally; yet 40 years on we're in the same battle

Are farmers stuck in a tax time-warp 40 years from the nation's biggest ever farmer rally?
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Fishing Club Meat Raffles JCH Friday nights

Published on Sunday, February 16, 2025

Fishing Club Meat Raffles JCH Friday nights

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