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Walgett aerodrome where she was murdered by Vester Fernando using a machete to sever her neck in a near-decapitation. Both men were arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Brendan was later stabbed and killed by Vester in Lithgow Correctional Centre in an apparent revenge attack for giving evidence against him prior to and during their trials. Vester Fernando's life sentence was compounded by his conviction for murdering his accomplice.
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nearby Barwon River. As the club progressed and thrived with the appointment of a chief flying instructor in the early 1960s, it eventually modernised its fleet to include the likes of Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper Comanche 210 aircraft. In 2008 the club celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and continues to be a prosperous part of the transport and aviation hub of the far north of the state.
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original Golf Club that was situated on river country some eight kilometres to the west of the town, also merged with the Sporting Club on the north edge of the town allowing the golf course to be re-established along the Namoi River adjacent to the club house proper. The greens are sand and oil as opposed to conventional grass.
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Walgett lies on the Namoi River, which skirts the east and north-east of the town from where it eventually joins with the Barwon River some five kilometres north-west of the town. The Namoi River rises on the west slopes of the Moonbi Range and Great Dividing Range near Niangala at the convergence of
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On the night of 9 December 1994, nurse Sandra Hoare was abducted from the Peg Cross Ward of the Walgett District Hospital by Vester and Brendan Fernando, and forced to walk to a nearby sporting field where she was raped by both men. She was then forced to walk further to the perimeter of the nearby
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Club because they had been told the club was refusing to admit Indigenous ex-servicemen. They also picketed a ladies' dress shop (Sheehan's), protesting the fact that the proprietor would not allow Indigenous women to try on dresses. After their protests the Freedom Riders left town and headed for
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Paterson relates the story of a visitor to the town who is down on his luck and who makes a wager that he can throw a stone from one bank of the river to another. The locals who know that stones of a reasonable mass are a rarity along the banks think they have fooled the visitor. However while...
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A post office was gazetted for "Wallgett on the Barwin River" in 1851 and the town sites were surveyed in 1859. The district would have been occupied prior to this by squatters and their livestock. The town of Walgett was proclaimed on 20 March 1885. The surveyor Arthur Dewhurst mapped the town,
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The Walgett Aero Club was established in the town in 1958 with a club house and hangar built at the aerodrome with support from the Walgett Shire Council. The club's first two aircraft purchased in its first years were DH-82 Tiger Moths – registrations VH-BAR and VH-WON carrying the name of the
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The Walgett and District Sporting Club provides facilities for tennis, golf and lawn bowls. The original Tennis Club was situated on the south side of the town in the mid- to late 1960s and 1970s prior to merging with the Bowling Club to become the Walgett District Sporting Club. Likewise, the
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The pre-school, primary school and high school were re-structured in 2003 into the Walgett Community College. The college is a unique educational institution, and gave birth to the successful Yaama Maliyaa group that won several national awards in Young Achievers Australia in 2005.
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Narrabri, when a short distance from Walgett their bus was allegedly forced off the road by a car driven by a local farmer. This event led to Walgett, the Freedom Riders and the plight of Indigenous Australians receiving national and international media attention.
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did not determine the cause of death, and her body has not been located. A one million dollar reward was offered in December 2018 for information leading to the identity of her killer. Her husband was arrested in late 2019 and charged with her murder.
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In the 2016 census, there were 6,107 people in the Walgett Local Government Area. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 29.4% of the population. Walgett takes its name from an
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The local college hosts two major football carnivals each year. The Ricky Walford Shield and the Neville Thorne Shield are knockout rugby league competitions held in August by the primary school and the high school respectively.
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The town, like many other remote communities, has problems with crime linked to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. As a result, many businesses have metal shutters to protect their premises from street crime.
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the Macdonald River and Boundary Creek, and flows generally west, joined by 27 tributaries, including the Peel, Manilla and Mooki rivers, before reaching that confluence with the Barwon River.
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The Barwon-Darling River system is described as the Barwon River from Mungindi to where it joins the Culgoa River near Brewarrina then becomes the Darling River flowing to the Menindee Lakes.
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naming three streets after British Prime Ministers: Fox (main street—Castlereagh Highway), Pitt and Peel. Arthur Street was named after another surveyor. Walgett Courthouse was built in 1865.
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in 1876 and was the site of the invention of the Wolseley Shearing Machine. The machine was tested at Bourke in 1888 on 184,000 sheep and eventually revolutionised the shearing industry.
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fields at Lightning Ridge to the north and The Grawin to the west. The main crop farmed in the district is wheat; however, the drought has caused an increase in the farming of
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The suspected murder of 31-year-old mother-of-two Roxlyn Margaret Bowie occurred in June 1982 when she vanished from her Walgett family home. A 2014
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In December 2018 amidst drought, the Barwon River at Walgett ceased flowing, reduced to a series of stagnant pools. Bore water from the
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languages. The Yuwaalayaay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the
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Paterson could not decide on which river the town lies. In the former poem he correctly says "Walgett, on the
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that has been in continuous production since the 1800s, despite a fire razing the business premises in 1903.
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Landline – 3 November 2002: Walgett employer forced to look overseas for staff. Australian Broadcasting Corp
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The predominant summer sport of the town is cricket. The local competition consists of teams from Walgett,
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river system. The first steamer reached Walgett in 1861 and travelled to the town regularly until c.1870.
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Climate data for Walgett Airport (30º02'24"S, 148º07'12"E, 133 m AMSL) (1993-2024 normals and extremes)
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in the mid-1960s. The Freedom Riders, consisting in the main of Sydney university students, including
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Euroka Station, 10 miles (16 km) south of the town on the Castlereagh Highway, was purchased by
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The most common responses for religion were Anglican 31.4%, Catholic 26.7% and No Religion 19.9%.
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word meaning 'the meeting place of two rivers'. The town was listed as one of the most
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Main street, Walgett (Fox Street/Castlereagh Highway) looking south over Wee Waa Street
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81.0% of people were born in Australia and 84.3% of people spoke only English at home.
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Walgett is unfortunately renowned for its barred-window shopfronts to deter vandals.
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wrote two poems featuring Walgett – "A Walgett Episode" and "Been There Before". In
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being used by the town was of questionable quality in relation to the Australian
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 43.4% of the population.
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Carbonell, Rachel; Davies, Jessie; Bonica, Danielle (11 December 2018).
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areas in the State according to the 2015 Dropping Off The Edge report.
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Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi
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Material was copied from this source, which is available under a
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Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map
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spoken on Yuwaalayaay country. It is closely related to the
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Busy kids means less boredom crime in Walgett :: Water
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Goodbye Riverbank: The Barwon-Namoi People Tell Their Story
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McKinnell, Jamie; Kennedy, Jean (27 November 2018).
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In 2016, Walgett had a population of 2,145. 2182: 1718:Freedom ride : a freedom rider remembers 1715: 1432:The fictional character Betty in the sitcom 2151:Walgett town website and Business Directory 2103: 2078: 1812:Climate statistics for Australian locations 1456:The yokels laughed at his hopes o'erthrown, 2189: 2175: 1960:"Husband has history of violence: inquest" 1835: 1833: 1800: 1684:Reader's Digest Guide to Australian Places 1580: 1492:side", whereas in the latter he says "The 1466:Then out of his pocket he fetched a stone, 1461:And he stood awhile like a man in a dream; 48: 2270:Local government areas of New South Wales 1615: 319: 293: 1830: 1424:broadcasts around the area on 104.3FM. 14: 2281: 482: 2170: 1940:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1909: 1844:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1742:"Collaborating for Indigenous Rights" 1555: 1553: 1551: 1471:And pelted it over the silent stream— 1643:This Knowledge article incorporates 1481:On a previous visit to Walgett town. 2106:The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983 2081:The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983 24: 1962:. Daily Liberal. 17 September 2014 1548: 477: 342:. It is near the junctions of the 29:Town in New South Wales, Australia 25: 2305: 2126: 1788:. Australian Bureau of Statistics 1766:. 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Index

Walgett
New South Wales

Walgett is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
30°01′0″S 148°07′0″E / 30.01667°S 148.11667°E / -30.01667; 148.11667
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney
Dubbo
Narrabri
Coonamble
Brewarrina
LGA(s)
Walgett Shire
County
Baradine
State electorate(s)
Barwon
Federal division(s)
Parkes

Eucalyptus
Geijera
Acacia

Barwon River
New South Wales
Walgett Shire
Barwon

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