Albert Newton (bowls)
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | November 6, 1909 | |||||||||||
| Died | 1989 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | City BC, NSW | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert Edward Newton (c.1910 – 1989) was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the singles event.[2][3][4]
He was the 1952 Australian National Bowls Championships singles winner, bowling for the City Bowls Club in New South Wales.[5]
Newton's brother, Bill, was also a bowler. The siblings competed against each other in the 1957 Australian bowls singles championship, with Albert beating his brother 31-20.[6]
Newton died in 1989.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ Sargeant, Gordon (14 March 1957). "Albert Newton In 31-20 Title Bowls Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Newton". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 1989. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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