Highbury

Wagin to Narrogin day 5, Monday 22 October 2007. I left the hotel at 9:45 am on a cool sunny morning, with winds SSE, helpful again, a tailwind. I found the Great Southern Highway without any trouble. There was a long climb out of Wagin, and when I stopped at the top of it and looked back there was a great view of the country behind. I passed through Piesseville – there were a hall and a few buildings – and rested after that, at 490.

I reached Highbury at 507. There was a shop, established 1945. I went in and bought a drink. The lady was dressed in a thick cardigan and asked how I could go around in just a shirt when it was so cold.  ... Read more

Highbury is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, located along the Great Southern Highway between Narrogin and Wagin. The town today is little more than a stop on the highway, with a store, tavern and hall