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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004062b.htm person Whitton John AACR2 1820 20 February 1898 Place of Birth Yorkshire, England Place of Death Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia Engineer John Whitton, MInstCE, was Engineer-in-Chief of the New South Wales Railways 1856 - 1890. One of his major challenges was building the Blue Mountains line, where he overcame the engineering problems by constructing two great zigzags. Although constantly hampered by government cheese-paring, he supervised the laying of 2171 miles (3474 km) of track, on which no accident had occurred that was attributable to defective design or construction. 2 May 1954 2 May 1954 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London Deane, Henry (1847 - 1924)

John Whitton MInstCE endorsed Henry Deane's nomination for MInstCE 1886

 Zeal, William Austin (1830 - 1912)

John Whitton MInstCE endorsed William Zeal's nomination for MInstCE 1887

 Fraser, James (1861 - 1936)

John Whitten MInstCE endorsed James Fraser nomination for MInstCE 1897

 Thow, William (1842 - 1926)

John Whitton MInstCE endorsed William Thow's nomination for MInstCE 1890

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 Whitton, John (1820-18980220)

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 'Whitton, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whitton, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The greatest public work : the New South Wales railways, 1848 to 1889 Lee, Robert The greatest public work : the New South Wales railways, 1848 to 1889 Sydney Hale and Iremonger 1988 Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book: Colonial engineer: John Whitton 1819-1898 and the building of Australia's railways Lee, Robert Stuart Colonial engineer: John Whitton 1819-1898 and the building of Australia's railways Sydney University of New South Wales Press 2000 Book Section: Whitton, John (1820-1898), engineer Singleton, C.C. Whitton, John (1820-1898), engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 393-394 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal Article: Colonial connections and consulting engineers 1850-1914 Andersen, Casper Colonial connections and consulting engineers 1850-1914 London, United Kingdom Institution of Civil Engineers 2011 Proceedings of the ICE: Engineering History and Heritage 164 4 201-209 Book Section: Chapter 4: Sydney's railways Dorman, Selwyn; Hagarty, Don; Johnson, Geoff; Reid, Noel; Sharp, Stuart; Winney, Ken Chapter 4: Sydney's railways Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 63-96 Book: A Gazetteer of the Railway Contractors and Engineers of Australia 1854-1940. Volume 1 Popplewell, Lawrence A Gazetteer of the Railway Contractors and Engineers of Australia 1854-1940. Volume 1 Southbourne, Dorset Melledgen Press 1992 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book: The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Institution of Engineers Australia. Sydney Division. Engineering Heritage Committee The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Milsons Point, New South Wales The Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000