Norman Squire

The sport recovered only slowly in the next decade. It was not until the 1960s, that he recorded his best performances in international competition.^[1] On a tour of South Africa in 1963 he made a 147 break. Back in Sydney the following year, he beat some key players in a snooker competition which included Eddie Charlton and Lindrum, winning all ten frames and not losing one. Norman Squire later won the Australian Professional Championship in 1964.^[2][3]

In July 1969 he won the Australian Professional Billiard Championship, beating Warren Simpson and Charlton in a round-robin tournament; soon afterwards he defeated the veteran New Zealand player Clark McConachy for the Australasian billiard title. In the 1970 Australian Professional Snooker Championship he failed against Charlton after he had won against Simpson and lost to Paddy Morgan. With this third place Squire was in the tournaments of the 1970/71 snooker season to participate.^[4]

Squire competed at the 1971 World Snooker Championship which was held across Australia, but finished with defeats to Eddie Charlton, John Spencer, Gary Owen and John Pulman to finish last place at the round-robin stage. After this season he lost the right to participate due to a lack of success. Squire always took part in the Australian Professional Championship until 1974, but he often lost first round matches. When he last played, Squire defeated Gary Owen 11–9, but then lost to Warren Simpson.^{[citation needed]}

After divorcing his first wife, he married Paula Margaret Taylor in 1969. Besides snooker, his hobbies were gambling with horse racing and dogs.

He died of a heart attack in 1974 while playing snooker at the City Tattersalls Club in Sydney. During the game, a cash prize of $6,000 was played.