Claude McKay Claude McKay i(A9200 works by) (birth name: Claude Eric Fergusson McKay) (a.k.a. C. E. F. McKay)
Born: Established: 19 Jul 1878 Kilmore, Kilmore area, Seymour - Kilmore area, Northern Victoria, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 21 Feb 1972 Bowral, Mittagong - Bowral area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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Claude McKay was one of the co-founders of Smith's Weekly with Robert Clyde Packer and James Joynton Smith (qq.v.). 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.' McKay was editor-in-chief of the newspaper from 1919 to 1927 and again from 1939 to 1950.

(Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online)

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