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	Andrew Fisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 - 22 October 1928), Australian politician and fifth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Crosshouse, a mining village near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
		In 1893 Fisher was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as Labor MP for Gympie.
		Fisher was Minister for Trade and Customs in the Watson government in 1904, and established himself as one of Labor's most prominent leaders, with a reputation for financial knowledge and "soundness." When Watson retired in 1907, Fisher was his natural successor as Labor leader, although Billy Hughes also wanted the position.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Fisher (599 words)

	Andrew Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From all accounts Fisher was a modest and deeply sincere man whose commitment to social justice, and concern for the underprivileged, went hand in hand with his dedication to the Labor Party.
		Fisher was into his second stint as Prime Minister when, in 1911, he returned to Scotland and received a warm and emotional welcome at Crosshouse.
		Andrew Fisher was survived by his wife, five sons and a daughter.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/australia/andrew_fisher.htm (1087 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Andrew Fisher
		Andrew Fisher (1862-1928) served as Australia's Prime Minister on three occasions, from 1908-09, 1910-13 and 1914-15, and was in office when war was declared in August 1914, famously promising to stand by Britain to its "last man and last shilling".
		Fisher's first ministry was short in tenure; in 1909 it was replaced by a Conservative coalition until, in 1910, Fisher's Labor party won a popular victory at the polls, reinstalling him as Prime Minister.
		Fisher died in London on 22 October 1928 at the age of 66.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/fisher_andrew.htm (397 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Great Scots - A to Z - Andrew Fisher
		Andrew Fisher left his native land when he was 23 and went on to serve three terms as Prime Minister of Australia.
		Fisher was born in 1862 in the village of Crosshouse, near Kilmarnock.
		Fisher's union beliefs grew more political and in 1893 he was elected to his first public office in the state elections as the member for Gympie, an area rich in gold mining.
	heritage.scotsman.com /profiles.cfm?cid=1&id=774052005 (690 words)

	UOC USA \| St. Andrew Center \| Fisher House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fisher was a faithful worker and leader in the church for fifty-eight years.
		Fisher died before the conclusion of the Revolution and his body rests in the family burial ground, in a special fenced section of St.
		Today, the Fisher homestead is the property of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and is located on the grounds of the St. Andrew Center.
	www.uocofusa.org /center/fisher.shtml (547 words)

	Profiles - Andrew Fisher
		As an apprentice farrier Andrew has learnt about the anatomy and physiology of the horse, to prepare the horses hoof, correctly fit the appropriate shoes as well as make them on a forge from a straight length of steel.
		For Andrew it was a relatively easy decision to become a farrier, born and bred in the midst of horse country - Cambridge, Waikato, he competed at Pony Club, showjumped and evented.
		Andrew stresses it is not an easy job, in fact his advice to any budding farrier is "There is no point doing this unless your heart is in it and you like horses.
	www.equineito.co.nz /profiles/andrew_fisher.htm (613 words)

	Andrew Fisher, recent publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fisher, A., and Becker, K. The correlation between heat flow and basement relief: observational and numerical examples and implications for upper crustal permeability, J.
		Fisher, and J. Gieskes, Geochemical and geothermal evidence for fluid migration in the Barbados accretionary prism, Geophys.
		Fisher, A., and Becker, K, Inferences on the distribution of permeability in the upper oceanic crust from observations and numerical models, EOS 74/43 (supplement): 242.
	www.es.ucsc.edu /personnel/Fisher/research/pubs.html (3627 words)

	Andrew Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Andrew Fisher emigrated to Queensland in 1885 he was a tall, handsome, sandy-haired Scot, with hands calloused by 13 years in the coalmines.
		Fisher's reforms included liberalisation of the age pension, introduction of a maternity allowance, workmen's compensation for Commonwealth employees, uniform postal charges throughout Australia, strengthening the defence forces, moves to break up land monopolies and proposals for stricter regulation of working hours, wages and employment conditions.
		Andrew Fisher 1862-1928, Kilmarnock and Loundoun District Council, Kilmarnock, Scotland, 1979.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5557/fisher.html (1235 words)

	Andrew Fisher Biography / Biography of Andrew Fisher Biography
		Andrew Fisher (1862-1928) was an Australian labor leader.
		Andrew Fisher was born at Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland, on Aug. 29, 1862.
		In November 1908 Fisher, a self-avowed Socialist, withdrew the support previously accorded Alfred Deakin and became prime minister and treasurer.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-andrew-fisher (539 words)

	Joseph Cook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He had by this time become completely philosophically opposed to socialism, and he was an effective critic of Andrew Fisher's Labor government.
		Fisher was able to remind the voters that it was Labor which had favoured an independent Australian defence force, which the conservatives had opposed.
		Cook agreed to become Hughes's deputy in the new Nationalist Party, and became Minister for the Navy in Hughes's government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Cook (633 words)

	National Museum of Australia - Andrew Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Andrew Fisher was Prime Minister three times, from 13 November 1908 to 2 June 1909, from 29 April 1910 to 24 June 1913 and from 17 September 1914 to 27 October 1915.
		Andrew Fisher was born 29 August 1862, in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland.
		Fisher took office as Prime Minister for the third time on 17 September 1914 after leading Labor to a decisive victory at the sixth federal general election on 5 September 1915.
	www.nma.gov.au /schools/school_resources/resource_websites_and_interactives/primeministers/andrew_fisher (1483 words)

	Andrew T. Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1987 Andrew took a six-week tour of mainland China and visited Cindy and her family in Chengdu.
		Andrew and his parents helped Dr. Randolph run his environmental support group for several years after Andrew left the ecological unit.
		Andrew has sung in the chorus of Iolanthe, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado.
	www.nutrition4health.org /NOHAnews/Biographies/FisherABio.htm (252 words)

	Australia's Prime Ministers - Meet a PM - Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The youngest child, James, was born in 1912, during Fisher's second term in office.
		Andrew Fisher’s politics were formed at the coalface.
		Fisher was a founding member of both the Labor Party in Queensland and of the federal parliamentary Labor Party.
	primeministers.naa.gov.au /meetpm.asp?pmId=6 (268 words)

	Australian War Memorial - Australia's Prime Ministers: Andrew Fisher
		Fisher’s main wartime achievement (apart from his role in helping to bring the Royal Australian navy into being in 1911) was the creation of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), the volunteer army that won many plaudits for its exploits during the war and which is still the focus of Australia’s public memory of that conflict.
		Fisher was responsible for overseeing the dispatch of the first Australian troops overseas and for laying the financial foundations of Australia’s war effort.
		During 1914 and 1915 Fisher governed a country that was largely united in its determination to carry its burden of the Empire’s war effort.
	www.awm.gov.au /pm/detail.asp?surname=Fisher (386 words)

	Fisher, Andrew on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Andrew Fisher: `a proud, honest man of Scotland'.
		Shell shock: Andrew Fisher, a San Francisco decorator and a Faberge with a hot glue gun, lives with an aesthetic he describes as "Martha Stewart on LSD."(Cover Story)
		Andrew Fisher, the 'faceless' boy from Fiji, leaves the shadows and gets a new face in the U.S. `Wandering on a Foreign Strand': Andrew Fisher (1862-1928) and his Brothers.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/fishera1.asp (740 words)

	Andrew Fisher (#12) at WSC 2001
		Fisher played #73 James Kramer (United States) and won 421 to 352 (a spread of 69).
		Fisher played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and won 477 to 406 (a spread of 71).
		Fisher played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 392 to 409 (a spread of -17).
	www.scrabble-assoc.com /tourneys/2001/wsc/build/player/12.html (673 words)

	Andrew Fisher [#35] at WSC 2005
		Fisher currently has a record of 14-10, +724, and is ranked #21.
		Fisher played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 514 to 397 (a spread of 117).
		Fisher played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 357 to 454 (a spread of -97).
	www.wscgames.com /2005/build/player/1/035.html (737 words)

	Andrew Fisher: List of Publications
		A.J. Fisher, P.E. Blöchl and G.A.D. Briggs SurfaceScience 374 298-305 (1997).
		Bifurcations and the transition to chaos in the resonant tunnelling diode.
		W.A. Hofer, A.J. Fisher, G.P. Lopinski and R.A. Wolkow.
	www.cmmp.ucl.ac.uk /~ajf/publications.html (1673 words)

	Profile: Andrew Fisher
		Andrew exercises 2-3 times a week at the local gym to keep healthy.
		Andrew has co-authored a book with David Webb about their favourite game.
		Andrew's phenomenal achievements are strong evidence that these techniques can work wonders (especially when teamed with natural talent and self-discipline).
	www.scrabble.org.au /about/afisher.htm (243 words)

	Robert Burns Country: The Burns Encyclopedia: Fisher, William (1737 — 1809)
		Prototype of 'Holy Willie' was the son of Andrew Fisher, farmer at Montgarswood, Mauchline.
		William Fisher farmed with his father, and at the age of 35 was chosen elder of the parish.
		However, Fisher froze to death in a ditch on a snowy night in February 1809.
	www.robertburns.org /encyclopedia/FisherWilliam17371511809.359.shtml (628 words)

	UCD Chemistry Faculty
		Fisher, A. J., MacRae, I. J., Beynon, J. D., Lansdon, E. B., and Segel, I. Optimizing an enzyme for its physiological role: Structural and functional comparisons of ATP sulfurylases from three different organisms.
		Mogilner, A., Fisher, A. J., and Baskin, R. Structural changes in the neck linker of kinesin explain the load dependence of the motor's mechanical cycle.
		Beynon, J., Rafanan Jr., E. R., Shen, B., and Fisher A. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of tetracenomycin A2 oxygenase: A flavoprotein hydroxylase involved in polyketide biosynthesis.
	www-chem.ucdavis.edu /people/fisher.shtml (1373 words)

	Fisher Weisman Interior Design and Decoration - Company Profile
		Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman are widely recognized as designers with endless creativity and unerring taste.
		There is no singular "Fisher Weisman style" -- both Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman are well versed in historical and modern design and are known for the individually tailored interiors they craft to reflect and complement their clients' taste, lifestyle, and the places they live.
		The spectacular Fisher Weisman studio is located in San Francisco, though their work takes the designers far and wide.
	www.fisherweisman.com /company.html (292 words)

	National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Prime Ministers - Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Andrew Fisher was Prime Minister three times (1908–09, 1910–13 and 1914–15).
		Andrew Fisher was the Member for Gympie in the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1893–96 and 1899–1901).
		During Fisher's second term as Prime Minister, Margaret Fisher accompanied her husband to Britain for the 1911 imperial conference and the coronation of King George V. She also accompanied him on other official business.
	www.naa.gov.au /The_Collection/prime_ministers/fisher.html (1129 words)

	National Archives of Australia - Fact Sheet 214 - Prime Minister Andrew Fisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fisher served three separate terms as Prime Minister: 13 November 1908 to 2 June 1909, 29 April 1910 to 24 June 1913 and 17 September 1914 to 27 October 1915.
		During Fisher’s second term, Labor established the Commonwealth Bank, introduced maternity allowances and workers’ compensation for Commonwealth employees, liberalised invalid and old age pensions and proposed stricter regulations for wages, working hours and employment conditions.
		Fisher’s final term was served against the backdrop of World War I. Suffering ill health, he resigned as Prime Minister in October 1915, and was succeeded by his deputy, William Morris Hughes.
	www.naa.gov.au /fSheets/fs214.html (688 words)

	Andrew Fisher [#05] at WSC 2003
		In round Round 10, Fisher played #74 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 396 to 337 (a spread of 59).
		In round Round 21, Fisher played #23 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 422 to 347 (a spread of 75).
		In round Round 23, Fisher played #23 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 469 to 295 (a spread of 174).
	www.scrabble-assoc.com /tourneys/2003/wsc/build/player/1/05.html (611 words)

	Fisher, Andrew - Australian Trade Union Archives Biographical entry
		In 1893, Fisher was elected to represent Gympie in the State Parliament where he developed an interest in industrial conciliation and arbitration.
		Fisher was elected Prime Minister again in 1914 during Australia’s first double dissolution election and remained Prime Minister until his sudden resignation to take up the position of Australian high commissioner in London in 1915.
		His last few years were spent in London, where he died of a combination of heart disease, premature senility and influenza in 1928.
	www.atua.org.au /biogs/ALE1477b.htm (349 words)

	Andrew Fisher, 42, New York, N.Y. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Andrew Fisher, 42, New York, N.Y. This site is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001 tragedy.
		01/04/2002 11:26:26 PM Andrew Fisher spoke Italian, taught himself Dutch, and worked in Canada, the Netherlands and Australia before finally settling into a career in his native New York City.
		Big, boyish, and perpetually smiling, Fisher was one of six siblings--the one the others looked to for support in hard times and for a laugh when times were better, his sister said.
	www.september11victims.com /september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1070 (745 words)

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