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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

Mouse numbers build as farmers watch newly sown crop

Mouse numbers build as farmers watch newly sown crop

Mouse hot spots are appearing just as farmers look to get autumn crops out the ground.
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Outstanding fattening property tops $30 million mark

Outstanding fattening property tops $30 million mark

An outstanding fattening property has sold soon after auction in the above $30 million range.
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Burnie workers paid 21 per cent less than mainland colleagues, union says

Burnie workers paid 21 per cent less than mainland colleagues, union says

Walk-off at Saputo's Burnie factory as AMWU seeks pay parity.
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Toowoomba property sold after being passed in at auction | Video

Toowoomba property sold after being passed in at auction | Video

Dorroughby, a productive 79 hectare property with irrigation and excellent livestock facilities, has sold after auction.
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Coalition climate wars hit with friendly fire after "reckless" emissions call

Coalition climate wars hit with friendly fire after "reckless" emissions call

The Queensland LNP's backing of Labor's emission reduction targets has angered federal colleagues and placed a potential time bomb under the Coalition's fledgling energy plans.
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