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Highbury, Western Australia

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7 km to the south-southeast. It was gazetted under that name in 1905, but the local progress association complained that the name was too similar to others, causing letters and goods to go astray to other places. At a public meeting the names submitted to ballot were Highbury, Scottdale, and
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The Wolwolling State School was opened in 1904, with a permanent school building and teacher's quarters constructed in 1905. The school operated until 1946.
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The town today is little more than a stop on the highway, with a store, tavern and hall utilised by the surrounding agricultural district in the southern
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Linton. Linton was the preferred name, however it was renamed Highbury from August 1906.
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Like many towns, Highbury came into existence with the construction of the
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Western Australia

Highbury is located in Western Australia
Coordinates
33°03′25″S 117°14′28″E / 33.057°S 117.241°E / -33.057; 117.241
2021
Postcode(s)
Perth
Narrogin
LGA(s)
Shire of Narrogin
State electorate(s)
Roe
Federal division(s)
O'Connor
Wheatbelt region
Western Australia
Great Southern Highway
Narrogin
Wagin
2006 census
Great Southern Railway
Arthur River
Shire of Narrogin
Australian Bureau of Statistics
"Highbury (WA) (suburb and locality)"
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"Highbury (State Suburb)"
Shire of Narrogin

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