Ernest Jury, known as Nipper Jury, was a New Zealand lawn bowls player, born on 19 April 1872 and died on 6 June 1966. He won two New Zealand national championship titles in the men's fours, in 1919 and 1921, skipping the Karangahake Bowling Club team, and he was the first player to skip a four to two titles at the national championships. He later moved to Auckland and played for the Ponsonby Bowling Club. At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney he was part of the New Zealand men's fours team that won the gold medal, together with Bill Bremner, Alec Robertson and Bill Whittaker. He was buried at Maunu Cemetery in Whangārei after his death at the age of 94.
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Ernest Jury (19 April 1872 – 6 June 1966), also known as Nipper Jury, 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 19 April 1872, Jury was the son of Eliza and Richard Jury.
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Jury won two New Zealand national bowls championship titles, as skip of the Karangahake Bowling Club team, in the men's fours in 1919 and 1921.
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Ernest Jury (19 April 1872-6 June 1966), also known as Nipper Jury, 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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At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Jury was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal, along with Bill Bremner, Alec Robertson and Bill Whittaker.
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