It was named after Sir Philip Fysh, a Tasmanian politician who assisted in bringing about Australia's Federation.

Ipswich and Newcastle Streets as well as the Monaro Highway cross the railway line, uniting both halves of Fyshwick.

The Fyshwick sewage treatment works was built in 1967 to treat waste water that could not easily be pumped to the other side of Canberra.

[4][5] One noteworthy portion of Fyshwick, located between the railway line and Canberra Avenue, was built as an internment camp during early 1918.

The site was intended to accommodate 3,500 German and Austrian nationals being expelled from China, however once the camp had been established in May 1918 these internees were no longer destined for Molonglo.

This station operated the receivers for the strategic fixed radio links to Australia for Whitehall, Halifax and Bombay Fort.

On top of this to the east and west of Jerrabomberra creek are Tertiary pebble gravels, and also quaternary alluvium.

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.