Palmerin Street, Warwick, c 1938. What's in a name? PALMERIN STREET 177465661?searchTerm=palmerin street warwick&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland ) -ORIGIN OF NAME- -A PUZZLER FOR RESIDENTS- -VARIED EXPLANATIONS- How did Warwick's main business thoroughfare derive the name of Palmerin-street? Seemingly a question not so very difficult to answer, and yet a representative of the Daily News yesterday tried more than 20 residents and practically each had a different solution to what had suddenly developed into a conundrum. Even recognised local historians, when weighed into the balance, w
Palmerin Street, Warwick, c 1938. What's in a name? PALMERIN STREET 177465661?searchTerm=palmerin street warwick&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland ) -ORIGIN OF NAME- -A PUZZLER FOR RESIDENTS- -VARIED EXPLANATIONS- How did Warwick's main business thoroughfare derive the name of Palmerin-street? Seemingly a question not so very difficult to answer, and yet a representative of the Daily News yesterday tried more than 20 residents and practically each had a different solution to what had suddenly developed into a conundrum. Even recognised local historians, when weighed into the balance, were found wanting. The first resident to whom the question was put proved negative. No; I came here in 1885 as a boy, he said. When I first heard the name of the street pronounced I subconciously thought that it had its genesis in Pall Mall, London. Later, however, when I saw the spelling of the word I realised that that assumption was incorrect. Since then I have put the question to many old residents, but have been unable to secure a feasible answer. The next person was likewise a dilemma, candidly admitting that he had not the faintest idea, but supposed it was due to a few palms growing in the main street. Another resident of long standing in the town advanced the suggestion that Palmerin was an Italian name. He believed it was a beauty spot either in Rome or Naples but was not quite sure. However, he recommended the writer to purchase a certain book, costing the abnormally low sum of £2/2/, wherein the tru derivation might be found. This suggestion was not availed of, primarily because £2/2/ during a period of depression is easier to spend than to earn, and secondly because the answer might not be found in the recommended book. From a family of Palmers who lived at the top of the street. At any rate, something to do with a man named Palmer, was the solution advanced by another prominent townsman. Another gave the version that the street had been called after Sir Arth
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