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Current region | Australia |
Founder | Robert Clyde Packer |
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The Packer family has played a significant role in the Australian media, political and social sphere since the beginning of the twentieth century.
The family has had numerous interests in Australian business, most notably in media, property and recently in gambling.
Name | Birth name | Years living | Business interests | Spouse |
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R. C. Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934 | Ethel Maude Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947) | |
Sir Frank Packer KBE, OStJ | Douglas Frank Hewson Packer | 3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974 |
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Clyde Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001 |
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Kerry Packer AC | Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer | 17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005 | Roslyn Weedon (m. 1963–2005) | |
Ros Packer AC | Roslyn Redman Weedon | Kerry Packer | ||
James Packer | James Douglas Packer | 8 September 1967 – |
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