Imbil
A short (2km) detour off the Kenilworth-Gympie road will bring you to Imbil - a township exuding solid values and honest living.
The first sign is this shy cheerful welcome peeping shyly from behind a bush at the roadside.
And so it was that my first impression stayed with me during my all-too-brief visit to one of the hinterland's treasures.
You can view 360o panoramas of Imbil's main street:
Over a bridge and round the corner I came upon a picturesque home which turned out to be the museum.
No glittering repository of sterile specimens this - but rather a collection of items in daily use from times gone by. Well preserved and cared for - like everything in the town of Imbil. Turning one's back to the road felt like being transported half a century back in time.
The four square store in Imbil - I couldn't think of a better location for one of these.
The folks here couldn't have been more helpful - the service and courtesy were world-class and, once again, I found myself fondly reminiscing on "olde-worlde" values.
As you can see, the store serves everything and everyone.
On another Sunday morning visit to Imbil, I was delighted to see the style which Imbil so modestly displays. While visiting the Red Cross sausage sizzle - drawn by the enticing aroma - I turned around to locate the source of a distinctive exhaust note.
There was a small queue at the shop collecting Sunday morning necessities - a common site throughout Australia.
Not so in Imbil, here the shoppers drove classic Jaguar E-types, a rare sight anywhere these days, but, in Imbil - on a Sunday morning - there was a queue of them! I began to wonder if there was anything at all ordinary in Imbil!
Right next door to the store, a magnificent Queenslander in immaculae condition (like so many of the homes in Imbil), beamed down.
Wandering closer I discovered that this was a "cottage nursery" - there was no doubt that the plants here would be of the healthiest and happiest varieties.
Every street in Imbil seemed to boast a spiritual building - churches, most of them.
Here is but one example - the Uniting Church - again showing a delightful aura of country care.
You can see the congregation hard at song, welcoming visitors to Imbil on this page.
On any Sunday Imbil puts on a friendly Market where you can browse and are invited to haggle. 360o panoramas of this colourful event are available via these links.
Eventually I came across the reason why the railway station was so well-preserved. It's the ultimate destination of the "Valley Rattler".
maintained by the Mary Valley Heritage Railway.
Intrigued by visions of the Rattler, I returned to Imbil on a Sunday to witness the Rattler's arrival - you can see that story here.
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