John WhittonPrint Page 
The Obelisk commemorates John Whitton (1820 - 1898), railway engineer.
John Whitton (1820 – 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.
Location
| Address: | Great Western Highway, John Whitton Memorial Place, Glenbrook, 2773 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.752535 Long: 150.643679 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Colonial |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 6th February, 1980 |
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(Top Plaque)
PLAQUE UNVEILED BY HIS EXCELLENCY
THE GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES
SIR RODEN CUTLER
M.C., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E.,
ON THE 6TH FEBRUARY 1980
(Middle Plaque )
Missing
(Bottom Plaque)
JOHN WHITTON
BUILT RAILWAYS
PENRITH TO BATHURST
SYDNEY TO ALBURY
SYDNEY TO QUEENSLAND"
(includes a portrait of Whitton)
IN MEMORY OF
MEN WHO WORKED
WITH WHITTON
