Bert Palm Explained

Bert Palm
Birth Date:1915
Death Date:[1]
Club:Bargara Bundaberg BC
and Queensland

Albert Palm (1915  - 1982) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[2] When he played he was known as Bert Palm.

Bowls career

Palm took part in the Lawn Bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and won a gold medal in the pairs with Geoff Kelly and a silver in the fours.[4] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He won the 1949 pairs title at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Bundaberg Bowls Club.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/tribute-to-classy-pair/245033/ Mention of Bert Palm's death
  2. Web site: Profile. Australian Commonwealth Games Federation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014133438/http://commonwealthgames.com.au/page/69/by-sports. 2016-10-14.
  3. Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  4. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).