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

Activist report calls for all Merinos to be plain-bodied

Activist report calls for all Merinos to be plain-bodied

Activists have released a report calling for mulesing to be banned by the Australian government.
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Activist report calls for all Merinos to be plain-bodied

Activist report calls for all Merinos to be plain-bodied

Activists have released a report calling for mulesing to be banned by the Australian government.
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Australia strikes FTA with United Arab Emirates, agriculture tariffs eliminated

Australia strikes FTA with United Arab Emirates, agriculture tariffs eliminated

Trade deal signed with UAE, opens markets, saves ag $50m in tariffs.
Monday, September 16, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (6)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Australia strikes FTA with United Arab Emirates, agriculture tariffs eliminated

Australia strikes FTA with United Arab Emirates, agriculture tariffs eliminated

Trade deal signed with UAE, opens markets, saves ag $50m in tariffs.
Monday, September 16, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (7)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Beef export prices to rise, buffering lower supermarket prices on home soil

Beef export prices to rise, buffering lower supermarket prices on home soil

Beef retail prices soften but producer share around the same.
Monday, September 16, 2024/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (6)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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