Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory
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Fyshwick (/fɪʃwɪk/) is a retail and light industrial suburb of Canberra, Australia, east of the South Canberra district. At the 2016 census, Fyshwick had a population of 56.[2]
It has many motor vehicle dealers, stores selling home furnishings and hardware, and stores that sell goods wholesale. Fyshwick also has the Canberra Outlet Centre and the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets. There are also some cafés and fast-food outlets.
It was named after Sir Philip Fysh, a Tasmanian politician who assisted in bringing about Australia's Federation. The suffix "wick", from Old English, means "dwelling place" – and, by extension, "village" or "district". Its streets are named after Australia's industrial towns and regions – for example, Mount Isa is represented by Isa Street and Townsville is represented by Townsville Street.[3]
Fyshwick is also known for its adult entertainment industry. Fyshwick and Mitchell are the two places in the ACT where strip clubs and brothels may operate legally. Prostitution in the ACT was decriminalised in 1992, but strip clubs and brothels are restricted to those two suburbs. Fyshwick was also known for firework retailers before their 2009 ban from public purchase in the Australian Capital Territory.
The only railway line into Canberra runs through the middle of Fyshwick, dividing the area into halves. Ipswich and Newcastle Streets as well as the Monaro Highway cross the railway line, uniting both halves of Fyshwick.
The Fyshwick
History
One noteworthy portion of Fyshwick, located between the railway line and Canberra Avenue, was built as an
The internment camp's hospital at what is now Tennant Street became the Molonglo Public School. This school closed in 1942 and then became a naval auxiliary wireless station. This operated until 1946. The station consisted of one wooden T-shaped building and a
The station was part of the
After the war the Molonglo station became a dog training school. In the early 1980s the buildings were demolished.
Geology
Most of the north of Fyshwick is underlain by Canberra Formation, calcareous shale. On top of this to the east and west of Jerrabomberra creek are Tertiary pebble gravels, and also quaternary alluvium. There are two andesite dykes intruded across Gladstone Street.
South of the South Fyshwick fault is the dacitic andesite of the Ainslie Volcanics.
The South Fyshwick Fault starts in Narrabundah, runs east from Lithgow St to Tennant Street, crosses the Molonglo river and heads north east to Dundee Hill to join Sullivans Fault.[9]
Education
Fyshwick residents get preference for:[10]
- A shared Priority Enrollment Area (PEA) of Forrest Primary and Red Hill Primary
- Telopea Park School (for high school)
- Narrabundah College
References
- A History of HMAS Harman and its people: 1943–1993, by Lieutenant Annette Nelson, RAN, Canberra 1993, pub DC-C Publications.
Footnotes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fyshwick (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fyshwick (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Actewagl.com.au". Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2004.
- ^ Actewagl.com.au
- ^ "Canberra Camps: Molonglo Settlement" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "No 1 Labourers' Camp (c1922-1928) FCT (also known as Daniel's No 1 after Herbert Daniel, Mess Caterer)". hotkey.net.au. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Alan Foskett. "The Molonglo internment Camp" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
- ^ "Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb" (Archive). Education Directorate, Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved on 8 February 2016.