Albert Newton (bowls)

Albert Edward Newton

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	November 6, 1909
Died	1989
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	City BC, NSW
Medal record Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland singles

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]

References

1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
5. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
6. Sargeant, Gordon (14 March 1957). "Albert Newton In 31-20 Title Bowls Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
7. "Newton". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 1989. Retrieved 4 March 2023.