In association with Claude McKay and James Joynton Smith (qq.v.), Robert Clyde Packer founded Smith's Weekly which was launched as a twopenny broadsheet on 1 March 1919. Described as the 'spiritual successor of the Bulletin', the publication attracted a 'large and appreciative readership'. Drawing on 'Smith's substantial financial backing, McKay's editing and Packer's design and dynamic management, the paper was a success, combining writ-prone irreverence, sensational "angles", abundant illustration and a strong appeal to the digger ethos.'
(Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online)
