Wittenoom
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Wittenoom may refer to:
People
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People
- John Burdett WittenoomJohn Burdett WittenoomJohn Burdett Wittenoom 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....
(senior) (1788-1855), colonial chaplain of the Swan River ColonySwan River ColonyThe Swan River Colony was a British settlement established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832, the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when the colony's founding Lieutenant-Governor, Captain James Stirling,... - Charles Wittenoom (senior) (1824-1866), fifth son of John Burdett (snr).
- Sir Edward Horne WittenoomEdward WittenoomSir Edward Charles Wittenoom KCMG was an Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for thirty four years.- Early life :...
(1854–1936), pastoralist and politician in Western Australia. Son of Charles (snr). - Frank WittenoomFrank WittenoomFrancis Frederick Burdett Wittenoom was an explorer and pastoralist in Western Australia...
(1855-1939), pastoralist in Western Australia. Son of Charles (snr). - Charles WittenoomCharles WittenoomCharles Horne Wittenoon , Australian politician, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for twelve years....
(1879–1969), pastoralist and politician in Western Australia. Son of Sir Edward.
Places
- Wittenoom, Western AustraliaWittenoom, Western AustraliaWittenoom is a ghost town located 1,106 kilometres north-northeast of Perth in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the site of Australia's greatest industrial disaster....
, a ghost town in northern Western Australia, abandoned after the effects of asbestosisAsbestosisAsbestosis is a chronic inflammatory and fibrotic medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs caused by the inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers...
were realised.