George Pollard (bowls)

George Gladstone Pollard (30 December 1874 – 10 September 1963) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed for his country at the 1934 British Empire Games.

George Pollard
Personal information
Birth nameGeorge Gladstone Pollard
Born(1874-12-30)30 December 1874
Auckland, New Zealand
Died10 September 1963(1963-09-10) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationBuilder
Spouse(s)
Helen Oliver Knox
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(m. 1898; died 1950)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubCarlton Bowling Club

Early life and family

Born in Auckland on 30 December 1874, Pollard was the son of Sarah and Alfred Pollard.[1] On 26 January 1898, he married Helen Oliver Knox at the Wesleyan church in Grafton Road, Auckland.[2]

Builder

Pollard was a builder, and served on the committee of the Auckland Master Builders' Association.[3] He was responsible for the construction in 1923–24 of the (former) W.A. Thompson and Company building, designed by architects Holman, Moses and Watkin, at 307–319 Queen Street, Auckland, that was given historic place category 2 status by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1987.[4]

Lawn bowls

A member of the Carlton Bowling Club in Auckland, Pollard was a member of the men's four—alongside Billy Dillicar, Harold Grocott and George Carter (skip)—that represented New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[5][6] They won four of their nine round-robin matches, finishing in fifth place.[6]

Pollard was elected president of the Carlton Bowling Club in 1933.[7]

Death

Carter died in Auckland on 10 September 1963, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[8] He had been predeceased by his wife, Nellie, in 1950.[9]

References
  1. "Birth search:registration number 1875/5436". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "Marriages". Auckland Star. 15 February 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "Auckland association: annual meeting". The Press. 20 December 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. "W. A. Thompson and Company building (former)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. "The New Zealand bowlers". Otago Daily Times. 3 September 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. "Empire bowlers: success of England". New Zealand Herald. 25 September 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. "Bowling: past season at Carlton". New Zealand Herald. 26 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. "Burial & cremation details: George Gladstone Pollard". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. "Burial & cremation details: Ellen Oliver Pollard". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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