Walgett

Walgett
Main Street from Walgett
State :  Australia State : New South Wales Founded : 1885
Coordinates : 30 ° 2 ′  S , 148 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 30 ° 2 ′  S , 148 ° 8 ′  E Area : 5.0  km²
Residents : 1,546 (2016) Population density : 309 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2832
LGA : Walgett Shire Website : www.nnsw.com.au/walgett/
Walgett

Walgett is a small town in the state of New South Wales, Australia .

Geographical location

The town with about 1,550 inhabitants is located at the confluence of the two rivers Barwon River and Namoi River .

Walgett is the center and headquarters of the Walgett Shire local government .

history

Walgett was founded in March 1885. Once the settlement was a port for paddle steamers that sailed on the Murray-Darling river system. At the same time, Walgett was a regional center for the cotton industry and a trading post for wheat . Today Walgett is the starting point for opal prospectors .

In the 1980s, Walgett's residents were involuntarily the target of derision and ridicule. The location was a running gag on the sitcom Hey Dad! , and the residents of Walgett, represented by the character Betty , were synonymous with simple-minded country beasts.

Web links

• Internet presence of the place

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Walgett ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.