Walgett Website and Business Directory

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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

Why the cattle processing bottlenecks from lack of labour did not eventuate

Why the cattle processing bottlenecks from lack of labour did not eventuate

Forecasts are for slaughter volumes to keep rising from here.
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Australia hopeful Donald wont Trump deals

Australia hopeful Donald wont Trump deals

Donald Trump killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership when last in office, the government hopes current deals will remain intact if he returns.
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Big wheat value drop headlines mask solid outlook

Big wheat value drop headlines mask solid outlook

The headlines look bad but its not all doom and gloom for wheat.
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Pair of Port Wakefield mixed farms on the market for $4.85 million

Pair of Port Wakefield mixed farms on the market for $4.85 million

Suggested price of around $3300/ac for Port Wakefield farms.
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Farmer plan to do a Teal and target vulnerable Labor seats

Farmer plan to do a Teal and target vulnerable Labor seats

Farm group "done throwing sticks and stones at an army with rifles", wants to hit Labor at the ballot box.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1992)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: 4.0
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