Population 3,015 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 2611 Territory electorate(s) Murrumbidgee Area 160 ha Federal division Division of Canberra | Established 1970 District Weston Creek Founded 1970 Postal code 2611 | |
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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).
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Map of Fisher ACT 2611, Australia
Geology
Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff is found though most of Fisher except north slice of the suburb which is Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture.
References
Fisher, Australian Capital Territory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA