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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

JP Morgan fined for wheat futures infractions

JP Morgan fined for wheat futures infractions

JP Morgan has copped a $775,000 fine for allowing a client to make suspicious trade suspicious trades on the ASX wheat futures exchange.
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Country towns banking on branch closure inquiry report

Country towns banking on branch closure inquiry report

After a year of hearing from regional communities, farmers and the banking sector, the inquiry into rural bank closures is due to hand down its final report.
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Dylan's graduation worth the wait

Dylan's graduation worth the wait

Dylan Light originally received a scholarship from the DemoDAIRY Foundation more than four years ago.
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Aussies vie to be named World Young Shepherd champion

Aussies vie to be named World Young Shepherd champion

The competition could be considered the Olympics for young sheep farmers.
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New bid to restore footrot vaccine access

New bid to restore footrot vaccine access

A letter has been sent to the University of Sydney regarding intellectual property issues to do with the custom footrot vaccine.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (217)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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