Alec Robertson, whose full name was Hugh Alexander Robertson, was a New Zealand lawn bowler born on 20 October 1884 and died on 12 September 1977. He was part of the New Zealand men's fours team that won the gold medal at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, alongside Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Bill Whittaker. Playing for the Onehunga Bowling Club, he also won two New Zealand national championship titles in the men's fours, in 1940 and 1948. Away from the green he was a dairy farmer at Robertson Road in Mangere, supplying town milk until he retired in 1942.
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was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games.
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Born on 20 October 1884, Robertson was the son of Euphemia and David Scott Robertson.
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was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's fours at the 1938 British Empire Games.
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Robertson won two New Zealand national bowls championship titles in the men's fours, in 1940 and 1948.
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