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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

Four cases when angle grinders were as dangerous as they look

Four cases when angle grinders were as dangerous as they look

Yes, if not used correctly, angle grinders are as dangerous as they look. Here's how a horror five weeks unfolded among one group of workers.
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Self-driving robot could help address horticulture labour shortages

Self-driving robot could help address horticulture labour shortages

With an estimated 57 per cent of Australian horticulture farms experiencing difficulty recruiting staff, robotics could offer a solution.
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Uplift in Australian grain demand

Uplift in Australian grain demand

Uncertainty over the Australian crop, Australian grain remaining in demand globally as a consistent supplier, and some freeing up of the container market are potentially all contributing.
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Good land with good water wins a top result at Gippsland sale

Good land with good water wins a top result at Gippsland sale

Proven grazing land in some of Gippsland's premier dairying country has sold for $10,400 per acre.
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Knives out as Australian butchers vie for world recognition

Knives out as Australian butchers vie for world recognition

The knives are out among Australia's top butchers hoping to make the cut for the industry's Olympics.
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