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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

Stand-out breeding, backgrounding, finishing operation for 3000 cattle

Stand-out breeding, backgrounding, finishing operation for 3000 cattle

The property has excellent access to saleyards and processors.
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Delayed lamb cohort and price dip: what the spring market will serve up

Delayed lamb cohort and price dip: what the spring market will serve up

New ABS data shows lamb production and slaughter have decreased.
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Labor's productivity agenda has multi-billion-dollar biosecurity blind spot

Labor's productivity agenda has multi-billion-dollar biosecurity blind spot

Experts fear high cost if one idea is not aired in Labor's forum.
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Pictures from the Farm Writers' Association of NSW Agribuzz at Gunnedah

Pictures from the Farm Writers' Association of NSW Agribuzz at Gunnedah

See the faces who attended the networking event at AgQuip.
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Pictures from the Farm Writers' Association of NSW Agribuzz at Gunnedah

Pictures from the Farm Writers' Association of NSW Agribuzz at Gunnedah

See the faces who attended the networking event at AgQuip.
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Burren Anglican Church Restoration Project

Published on Sunday, February 16, 2025

Burren Anglican Church Restoration Project

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.

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Author: Kate Schwager

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