Fisher, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Fisher
state = Australian Capital Territory
city = Canberra

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caption =
lga = Weston Creek
postcode = 2611
est = 1970
propval = $347,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=820]
pop = 2938 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Canberra
near-nw = Stirling
near-n = Waramanga
near-ne = Chifley
near-e =
near-w = Chapman
near-sw =
near-s = Canberra Nature Park
near-se =

Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher (1862-1928), coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915 (ACTLIC, 2004). The theme for the street names in Fisher is Australian mines and mining towns (ACTPLA, 2003).

Geology

Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff is found though most of Fisherexcept north slice of the suburb which is Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture.

External links

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References

* ACT Land Information Centre (2004) [http://www.suburbs.canberra.net.au/html/ffish1b.htm Canberra by Suburbs] . Retrieved 2 Oct. 2005.

* ACT Planning & Land Authority (2003) [http://203.15.126.40/cgi-bin/search.pl Search: origins and meanings of Canberra’s suburb and street names] . Retrieved 2 Oct. 2005.