Born in Holden, Alberta and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1958, and married Margaret Elizabeth Lick, 14 February 1959 in Toronto.
Born in Holden, Alberta, the son of Robert Robertson Newall and Lillian Alice Sheldon, Newall was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1958, and married Margaret Elizabeth Lick, 14 February 1959 in Toronto.