Place Names Register Extract

Fisher Airstrip

Extract date: 10/03/2026

Name	Fisher Airstrip
Type Designation	Airfield
Place Id	12858
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -13° 33' S (Decimal degrees -13.5565)
	Longitude: 132° 37' E (Decimal degrees 132.6259)
Locality / Suburb
	Gulung Mardrulk
Local Government Area
	Roper Gulf Shire Council
History/Origin	Fisher Airstrip was named by the Surveyor General Arthur Miller, who stood in for the Administrator at the official opening of the airstrip on 30 November 1955. (Fisher, Joe "Trials and Triumphs in the Northern Territory and Northern Australia, 2002") The airstrip is named after Joe Fisher who was Manager of United Uranium No Limitied (UUNL) operation in North Australia. He was also reponsible for low level aerial surveys.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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