1820 - 1898
John Whitton Australian Scientist
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| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Whitton
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1819
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| Birthplace |
near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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| Died |
20th February, 1898
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| Place of Death |
Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Civil engineer
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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John Whitton (1820, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England – 20 February 1898), an Anglo–Australian railway engineer, was the Engineer-in-Charge for the New South Wales Government Railways, serving between 1856 and 1890, considered the Father of New South Wales Railways. Under his supervision, it is estimated that 2,171 miles (3,494 km) of railway around New South Wales and Victoria were completed. Whitton was responsible for the construction of parts of the Main Western railway line, in particular the section over the Blue Mountains and the Lithgow Zig Zag, and much of the Main Southern railway line.
