Barry Salter (1936 - 2007) was an Australian international

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Bowls career

World Championships

Salter won a

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in the fours with Don Woolnough,

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and

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in addition to a

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in the team event (Leonard Trophy), at the

1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1976 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Zoo Lake Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 18 February to 6 March, 1976. Doug Watson won the singles which was held in a round robin format. South Africa completed a clean sweep ...

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State

He represented New South Wales in 227 Tests

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salter, Barry 1936 births 2007 deaths Australian male bowls players Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales