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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

Picturesque Linfields well suited to equestian pursuits

Picturesque Linfields well suited to equestian pursuits

Linfields is an attractive 101 acre property located in the picturesque Linthorpe Valley that is well suited to horses.
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Further delays to re-opening of the crucial rail freight line in WA

Further delays to re-opening of the crucial rail freight line in WA

Floodwaters have been slow to recede on part of the rail track.
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How sheep and goat producers can get eID ready

How sheep and goat producers can get eID ready

Producers should be thinking about how to make mandatory eID work for them.
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How to farm without diesel: Electric cherry farm a world first

How to farm without diesel: Electric cherry farm a world first

Everything from irrigation to the 20 farm vehicles is powered by solar and the grid.
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Broadacre cropping boost for the NT with cattle station sale

Broadacre cropping boost for the NT with cattle station sale

NT's cropping ambitions boosted by 100,000 acre station sale.
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