A classic 'Queenslander' house

Inglewood
Small and typical rural service centre.
Located 271 km south-west of Brisbane and 284 m above sea level Inglewood is a typical rural service town. Once an important tobacco growing town, a past which is evocatively recalled with a thoroughfare named 'Tobacco Road', it is now a service centre for a mixed agriculture area.

The first European into the area was the explorer Allan Cunningham who passed through the area in 1827 and was duly followed by pastoralists and graziers. The town was originally known as Brown's Inn (unimaginatively named after the local hotel). In 1862 it was surveyed and the name was changed to Inglewood. There is some confusion over the origin of the name. Some sources claim that the town was named after a forest in England while others claim that 'ingol' was an Aboriginal word for cypress pine.

The area around the town grew in prosperity while the town remained small. In 1907 the arrival of the railway ensured the town's continued existence. The railway authorities in their wisdom decided to call the siding Parriegana but the locals objected and actually pulled down the sign insisting that the name remain Inglewood.

The town has little to excite the interest of the visitor. The main street, with its palm trees in the median strip, is pleasant. The dominant elevated Queensland timber housing is attractive.

Things to see:  

Coolmunda Dam
The major attraction in the area is the Coolmunda Dam which lies 20 km east of the town. A popular place for fishing, boating and water skiing it provides the Macintyre Brook, which runs through the town, with a permanent supply of water which has allowed for the development of grain and fodder crops and provided irrigated pastures for beef and fat lamb raising.

	Motels
	Inglewood Motel Albert St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1377 Rating: ***
	Olympic Motel 83 Albert St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1333 Rating: ***1/2
	Hotels
	Commercial Hotel 27 Princess St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1357
	Inglewood Hotel 79 Albert St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1374
	Royal Hotel 41 Albert St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1312
	Caravan Parks
	Inglewood Caravan Park Cunningham Hwy Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1665 Rating: **
	Lake Coolmunda Caravan Park Cunningham Hwy Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 4171 Rating: **
	Restaurants
	Olympic Restaurant 83 Albert St Inglewood QLD 4387 Telephone: (07) 4652 1333