Wittenoom

Wittenoom

Wittenoom may refer to:

People
*John Burdett Wittenoom (senior) (1788-1855), colonial chaplain of the Swan River Colony
*Charles Wittenoom (senior) (1824-1866), fifth son of John Burdett (snr).
*Sir Edward Horne Wittenoom (1854–1936), pastoralist and politician in Western Australia. Son of Charles (snr).
*Frank Wittenoom (1855-1939), pastoralist in Western Australia. Son of Charles (snr).
*Charles Wittenoom (1879–1969), pastoralist and politician in Western Australia. Son of Sir Edward.

Places
*Wittenoom, Western Australia, a ghost town in northern Western Australia. Abandoned after the effects of asbestosis were realised.


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  • Wittenoom — I. /ˈwɪtənum/ (say wituhnoohm) noun 1. Sir Edward Horne, 1854–1936, Australian pastoralist and state politician, acting premier of WA in 1897. 2. his grandfather, John Burdett, 1789–1855, Australian chaplain, born in England; became the first… …  

  • Wittenoom, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Wittenoom state = wa caption = Wittenoom lga = Shire of Ashburton postcode = pop = 8 10 est = 1930s elevation= maxtemp = 32.8 mintemp = 19.7 rainfall = 453.7 stategov = fedgov = dist1 = 241 location1 …   Wikipedia

  • Wittenoom Gorge — /wɪtənum ˈgɔdʒ/ (say wituhnoohm gawj) noun a gorge in the Hamersley Range, WA; a major source of blue asbestos between 1943 and 1966. {named after Sir Edward Wittenoom1} …  

  • Edward Wittenoom — Infobox Politician name = Sir Edward Horne Wittenoom caption = Edward Wittenoom birth date = birth date|1854|12|12|mf=y birth place = Fremantle, Western Australia residence = Murchison death date = death date and age|1936|3|5|1854|12|12|mf=y… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Wittenoom — Charles Horne Wittenoon (6 December 1879–18 September 1969), Australian politician, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for twelve years. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia on 6 December 1879, he was the son of squatter… …   Wikipedia

  • John Burdett Wittenoom — (October 24 1788 ndash; January 23 1855) was a colonial clergyman who was the second Anglican clergyman to perform religious services in the Swan River Colony, Australia, soon after its establishment in 1829.He was born in England at Newark,… …   Wikipedia

  • Frank Wittenoom — Francis ( Frank ) Frederick Burdett Wittenoom [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120748b.htm Biography of Wittenoom, Frederick Francis Burdett (1855 1939)] Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition,Copyright 2006, ISSN 1833 7538 …   Wikipedia

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