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.
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.
The Walgett District is a producer of a variety of agricultural commodities including cotton, wheat, beef cattle and sheep and pulse crops.
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.
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.
Burren’s Anglican Church Restoration Project.
The Edwin Charles Holcombe Family’s Memorial window , on the right, has been beautifully restored by Jeff Hamilton ‘Design Glass’, and reinstalled in the church. The Good Shepherd Window on the left which is collapsing, has been removed for safety, & stored until such time as funds are raised for its restoration..If anyone is interested in supporting this restoration, donations would be appreciated.. For information regarding this please call 0417683704. Thank you.
Published on Sunday, February 16, 2025
Event date: 3/12/2025 Export event
Author: Kate Schwager
Categories: Events, Burren Junction, Walgett
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