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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

Council plans to fix the housing crisis with its own new taxes

Council plans to fix the housing crisis with its own new taxes

Victorian council plans a 3.3 per cent tax on new developments.
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Rogue ram believed behind two New Zealand deaths

Rogue ram believed behind two New Zealand deaths

An elderly couple living in west Auckland have been found dead in their paddock, with police suspecting a ram on their property.
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'Very handy' central western country makes $814/acre

'Very handy' central western country makes $814/acre

A "very handy" central western Queensland property has made $814/acre a at Ray White Rural auction.
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Dunford family chase dairy dream with purchase of historic Jersey herd

Dunford family chase dairy dream with purchase of historic Jersey herd

Andrew and Emma Dunford have taken a big leap from dairy herd managers to dairy herd owners after the purchase of an historic Jersey herd, and they have big plans for the future.
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USDA flags third biggest Aussie canola crop but WA a concern

USDA flags third biggest Aussie canola crop but WA a concern

Local analysts are warning that the USDA figure of 6.5m tonnes may be on the high side if WA drought conditions persist.
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