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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

Canberra declares war on feral cats

Canberra declares war on feral cats

Efforts are under way to devise a poison bait which will curb exploding feral cat populations across the north.
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Pretty as a picture farm offer in the Beetaloo Valley

Pretty as a picture farm offer in the Beetaloo Valley

The picturesque Mid North farm is being offered as a whole across 497 hectares (1227 acres) or in three pieces.
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Non-declared wool costing growers money

Non-declared wool costing growers money

Producers who don't complete the National Wool Declaration are losing out on money, with non-declared wool being hit with significant discounts.
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Global dairy prices claw back some of recent steep declines

Global dairy prices claw back some of recent steep declines

Whole milk powder rose 5.3pc to $US2702 a tonne.
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Top quality Liverpool Plains farming country on the market

Top quality Liverpool Plains farming country on the market

Liverpool Plains property Tourable boasts 620 hectares of cultivation country with deep, self-mulching soils.
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