Australian lawn bowls international (fl. 1950)
Albert Edward Newton
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Nationality | Australia |
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Born | November 6, 1909 |
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Died | 1989 |
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Sport | Lawn bowls |
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Club | City BC, NSW |
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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
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]
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