It is tough to settle on the most striking thing about Nogo Station at Longreach.
Maybe it is the painstaking attention to detail that has the property looking like it has been plucked straight from the early 1900s and planted smack bang in 2018.
Or perhaps it is the fact that, amidst all the antiques and old wood, Nogo is still every bit a working station supporting a young family and a few thousand head of sheep.
"When we do tours of the Nogo homestead a lot of people ask whether anyone even lives there," says Abigail Mickan-Kinnon.
"Obviously we do live there, it’s just that I wanted the house decorated in that style. It wouldn't suit the home if the look was too modern."
Abigail has lived at Nogo, which sits about 15 minutes outside of Longreach, since the 32,000 hectare property was purchased by the Kinnon family in 2013.
Before that just two other families had owned the Nogo property across a span of more than 100 years.
John Peters bought a slice of what is now Nogo back in 1890, building up the size of the station until it was sold to William Avery in 1911.
In 1918 the Avery family completed the Nogo homestead, which was lauded at the time for modern features such as its wide verandahs and two-story design.
"The design of the house is unique in its own way. It's a bit rarer compared to some of the other homesteads built at the time," Abigail says.
"At the time it was billed as one of the most modern homesteads in western Queensland. That was back in 1918."
Today the nine-bedroom Nogo homestead is home to Abigail, her station manager husband Reuben Mickan and their 16-month-old daughter Laura.
Nogo’s giant walk-in pantry is big enough to pass for a good-sized bedroom in an inner-city apartment.
"The kitchen at Nogo is big," says Abigail.
"It’s a spacious kitchen and the pantry is huge."
The explanation for the size of the pantry can be found in the history of the Nogo name.
"Nogo got its name because in the wet seasons they could never get into the place," Abigail says.
"A lot of those old homesteads have big walk-in pantries, which was so the owners could store about six months worth of food if the property got cut off."
Nogo is mostly destocked due to drought, but Abigail says there are currently still about 3000 head of sheep on the property, which can also run cattle.
Although the spirit of the original homestead has very much been preserved, Abigail says you can spot the odd modern touch if you know where to look.
"The homestead is all wooden floors and back in the day it would have been a weekly job to polish those.
"But we’ve sanded the floors back and put a special treatment on them."
Abigail's dedication to the history of Nogo is evident in the way the homestead has been furnished.
"There is lots of antique furniture. I love all of that stuff, I wanted it to be furnished to the era of the home," she says.
"We’ve sourced the furniture from near and far. A couple of pieces came from grandma.
"There are cast iron beds in the house with big nets around them. We’ve also had some other family heirlooms handed down to me. Wooden beds and all that."
Although showing groups through the historic property is a big part of the Kinnons' tourism business, Abigail says the furnishings at Nogo are there to be used, not just looked at.
"The beds are there to be used. Our visitors’ room is all set up with cast iron beds, and that’s what our family will stay in.
"If these old homes aren’t lived in they just fall down. It will just start going to wrack and ruin. It’s got to be lived in."
When asked about the family's ideas for Nogo's future, Abigail has a simple plan.
"We want to keep it going as a working station and we’ll be doing little bits of work. It’s got to stay alive.”
