R. C. Packer

R. C. Packer
Born
Robert Clyde Packer

(1879-07-24)24 July 1879
Died12 April 1934(1934-04-12) (aged 54)
aboard RMS Maloja in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Marseille, France
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJournalist
Years active1899–1930
Known forFounder of Smith's Newspapers Ltd
and Australian Associated Newspapers
Spouse
Ethel Hewson
(m. 1903)
Children
Parent(s)Arthur Howard Packer
Margaret Fitzmaurice Clyde
RelativesPacker family

Robert Clyde Packer (24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934), known as R. C. Packer, was a journalist, media proprietor and founder of Australia's Packer media dynasty, which would later own Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) and now owns holds a controlling interest in Crown Resorts through Consolidated Press Holdings.