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Bowling Club when it was established in 1910, and served as that club's president in 1918. He skipped
Hataitai teams to five titles at Wellington tournaments, and won numerous club championships. He was the Hataitai singles champion in 1912, 1917, 1920 and 1935; pairs champion in 1916, 1924, 1927 and
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388:"Obituary: Mr. Peter McWhannell"
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64:Lanarkshire
817:Categories
766:Ben Waters
741:Vic Olsson
726:John Gilby
675:Lawn bowls
665:Roy Calder
333:References
282:Lawn bowls
273:Wellington
257:Coatbridge
237:lawn bowls
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746:Alex Ross
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