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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

Shadow robots help open a new pool of labour for beef processing

Shadow robots help open a new pool of labour for beef processing

In a world-first, robots - controlled by operators off the processing floor - will be trialled in Australian plants.
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Real estate agent also enjoys the bird's eye view of the river

Real estate agent also enjoys the bird's eye view of the river

Neat river shack at Cadell attracts admirers.
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Oldest time capsule in country's history discovered

Oldest time capsule in country's history discovered

The capsule was forgotten about until a NQ resident discovered it.
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Buzz words and mass confusion in carbon

Buzz words and mass confusion in carbon

Opinion: Farmers feel bombarded and confounded with information relating to carbon.
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Highly respected NSW dairy farmer Colin Thompson dies after illness

Highly respected NSW dairy farmer Colin Thompson dies after illness

Colin Thompson was highly respected as a leader on and off farm.
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