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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

Taste for burgers in the US underpins boom in Aussie beef exports

Taste for burgers in the US underpins boom in Aussie beef exports

Beef export volumes are now running 25pc higher than during the first quarter of 2023.
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Big genetic gains revealed in dairy herds embracing new breeding tools

Big genetic gains revealed in dairy herds embracing new breeding tools

Some herds have made genetic gains of more than 200 per cent.
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Farmers welcome supermarket review calls for mandatory code, heavy fines

Farmers welcome supermarket review calls for mandatory code, heavy fines

Interim supermarket report recommends mandatory code and fines up to $10 million.
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Quality 4000 head cattle opportunity on the Landsborough Highway

Quality 4000 head cattle opportunity on the Landsborough Highway

Hereward and Bude is a 75,000 acre aggregation breeding, backgrounding or fattening operation that is currently running 4000 cattle.
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Former Drouin dairy farm may have been a bargain buy at $4.1m

Former Drouin dairy farm may have been a bargain buy at $4.1m

Drouin farm had been held by same family for 80 years.
Sunday, April 7, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (81)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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