Snaking back from a tourist train ride in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast hinterland, a line of children and parents eagerly wait to board but Patricia Flint – or Patsy as her friends call her – is escorted straight past them.
Pineapple earrings dangle from her earlobes, a sequin pineapple is ironed on to her cardigan – a bejewelled pineapple brooch pinned to its lapel. Beside the brooch is a pineapple badge, yellowed with age, that reads: assistant retail manager.
