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Packer Family
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. Family tree * Robert Clyde Packer (24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934) m. Ethel Maude ''née'' Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947) ** Sir (Douglas) Frank Hewson Packer (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974) m. (1) Gretel Joyce Bullmore (5 May 1907 − 16 August 1960); (2) Florence Mathilde Adeline Violet (Vincent), ''née'' Porges (June 1915 − 22 December 2012) *** Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) m. Roslyn Redman ''née'' Weedon in 1963 ****Gretel Packer ( – ) m. (1) Nick Barham (m. ?? – 1999); (2) Shane Murray (m. ?? – 2007) *****Francesca Barham ( – ) *****Ben Barham ( – ) *****William Kerry Murray ( – ) **** James Douglas Packer (8 September 1967 – ) m. (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. The family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Packer
Erica Louise Packer (née Baxter; born 10 November 1977) is a former Australian singer and model. She was the second wife of Australia's eighth richest man, James Packer. Music career In 2006, Baxter signed a multiple-album recording contract with SonyBMG Music Australia. Packer began working with ARIA Award-Winning Australian Music Producer Audius Mtawairia who produced most of the album in Sydney, New South Wales. Packer wrote eight tracks for the record. Packer released the Natasha Bedingfield penned first single "I Spy". The track was featured on the Compilation CD '' So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2007''. The album '' Through My Eyes'' was released on 28 April 2007 in Australia and peaked on the Australian Hitseekers Chart at No. 18. Personal life Erica Baxter was born in Gunnedah, northwest New South Wales, on 10 November 1977 and attended the private girls' school Abbotsleigh. She married James Packer James Douglas Packer (born 8 September 1967) is an Australian b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Packer Family
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. Family tree * Robert Clyde Packer (24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934) m. Ethel Maude ''née'' Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947) ** Sir (Douglas) Frank Hewson Packer (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974) m. (1) Gretel Joyce Bullmore (5 May 1907 − 16 August 1960); (2) Florence Mathilde Adeline Violet (Vincent), ''née'' Porges (June 1915 − 22 December 2012) *** Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) m. Roslyn Redman ''née'' Weedon in 1963 ****Gretel Packer ( – ) m. (1) Nick Barham (m. ?? – 1999); (2) Shane Murray (m. ?? – 2007) *****Francesca Barham ( – ) *****Ben Barham ( – ) *****William Kerry Murray ( – ) **** James Douglas Packer (8 September 1967 – ) m. (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital, Sydney. They are often called Souths or The Bunnies. The club was formed in 1908, as one of the founding members of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, making them one of Australia's oldest rugby league teams. The Rabbitohs were formed, under their original 1908 articles of association, with the NSWRL competition, to represent the Sydney municipalities of Redfern, Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo, Mascot and Botany. They are one of only two NSW foundation clubs still present in the NRL, the other being the Sydney Roosters. The Rabbitohs' traditional heartland covers the once typically working-class suburbs of inner-south Sydney. The club is based in Redfern, where the club's administration and training f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
RatPac Entertainment (also known as RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a co-financing agreement it was part of) was an American motion picture production company owned by producer-director Brett Ratner. RatPac was founded by Ratner and billionaire James Packer. RatPac is a partner in RatPac-Dune Entertainment with Dune Entertainment. History RatPac Entertainment was formed in 2012 by Brett Ratner and billionaire James Packer. RatPac-Dune Entertainment LLC was formed in September 2013 by RatPac and Dune with a four-year, 75 motion picture co-financing arrangement with Warner Bros. In December 2013, RatPac signed a deal starting as of January 1, 2014 to finance films as part of a production deal between Plan B Entertainment and New Regency. In April 2017, RatPac became a subsidiary of Access Entertainment with its purchase of James Packer's ownership share. In April 2018, Warner Bros. announced that they were cutting ties with the company after Ratner's sexual harassment allegations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Resorts
Crown Resorts Limited is Australia's largest gaming and entertainment group that owns and operates two of Australia's leading gambling and entertainment complexes, Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange until purchased by Blackstone in June 2022. History The company was established in 2007 when Publishing & Broadcasting Limited (PBL) divested its gambling assets to Crown Limited. PBL was renamed Consolidated Media Holdings, retaining all of the remaining assets. In December 2007, Australian gambling company Crown Limited agreed to buy CCR for $1.75 billion. The agreement was ended in March 2009, however, with Crown instead buying a 24.5 percent stake in the company for $370 million, and paying a $50 million termination fee. In 2008, Crown attempted to enter the Las Vegas gambling market by acquiring a 19.6 per cent stake in Fontainebleau Resorts for US$250 million, which resulted in a total loss the following year when other inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket (WSC) was a commercial professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 which was organised by Kerry Packer and his Australian television network, Nine Network. WSC ran in commercial competition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today. Three main factors caused the formation of WSC — a widespread view that players were not paid sufficient amounts to make a living from cricket or reflect their market value and that following the development of colour television and increased viewer audiences of sports events, the commercial potential of cricket was not being achieved by the established cricket boards and Packer wished to secure the exclusive broadcasting rights to Australian cricket, then held by the non-commercial, government-owned Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), to realise and capitalise on the commercial potential of cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolidated Media Holdings
Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH) was an Australia investment company focused on subscription television. History Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH) was a publicly listed Australian company. Its two largest shareholders were Consolidated Press Holdings and the Seven Group Holdings. CMH was formed following a name change by Publishing & Broadcasting Limited (PBL), and the PBL and Crown Schemes of Arrangement, in November 2007. CMH had a 25 per cent interest in Foxtel. CMH's stake in Foxtel was held jointly with News Corp through the joint. The remaining 50% share of Foxtel was owned by Telstra. CMH had a 50 per cent shareholding in Fox Sports, Speed, Fox Footy, Fox Sports News and Fuel TV), with the other 50 per cent held by News Corp. CMH previously held a 50% interest in PBL Media, with assets including the Nine Network, NBN Television, Sky News Australia, Australian Consolidated Press, NineMSN, Carsales, Ticketek and the Sydney Super Dome. In September 2007 CM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishing And Broadcasting Limited
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) was one of Australia's largest corporations. With interests primarily in media and gambling, for the entirety of its existence it was largely controlled by the Packer family. History Predecessors PBL originated with Australian Consolidated Press (ACP), established by media magnate Frank Packer, who inherited the media interests of his father Robert Packer, who died in 1934. In 1936, Packer merged with E.G. Theodore's Sydney Newspapers and Associated Newspapers to form Australian Consolidated Press. Frank Packer was chairman of ACP from 1936 until his death in 1974, when control of the company passed to his younger son Kerry Packer. ACP was granted a broadcasting license in Sydney when television began in Australia in the 1950s. Its television station, TCN-9 in Sydney was the first station in Australia to go to air, launched 1956, by an announcement from Bruce Gyngell "Good evening, and welcome to television". In 1960, it purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the Legislative Assembly before being considered by the Legislative Council, which acts in the main as a house of review. The Legislative Council has 42 members, elected by proportional representation in which the whole state is a single electorate. Members serve eight-year terms, which are staggered, with half the Council being elected every four years, roughly coinciding with elections to the Legislative Assembly. History The parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British colony under the control of the Governor, and was first established by the '' New South Wales Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin Records (Australian Label)
Spin Records was an Australian popular music label, active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. History Spin Records was established in late 1966 by Clyde Packer, the elder son of publishing and broadcasting magnate Frank Packer, and the older brother of Kerry Packer. The label's first A&R manager was Nat Kipner (the father of musician-songwriter-producer Steve Kipner), who produced several early Spin releases. Most Spin recordings from the late 1960s and early 1970s were produced by Festival Records house producer Pat Aulton. Launched in late 1965 with the single "Someday" by former Aztecs guitarist Tony Barber, the label was originally called Everybody's, which was also the name of the popular teen magazine published by the Packer family's Australian Consolidated Press. According to Australian historian Bill Casey, the overt cross-promotion reportedly met with resistance from commercial radio, so the label was re-badged as "Spin" after only four singles. By January 1966, Every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACP Magazines
Are Media is an Australian media company that was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia, which had in turn acquired the assets of Pacific Magazines, AP Magazines and Australian Consolidated Press during the 2010s. It is owned by the Sydney investment firm Mercury Capital. History Australian Consolidated Press Consolidated Press was formed in 1936, combining ownership of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and Frank Packer's '' Australian Women's Weekly''. It was renamed Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) in 1957, and acquired '' The Bulletin'' in 1960. ''The Daily Telegraph'' was sold to News Limited in 1972; the same year ACP founded '' Cleo'' and took over Publishers Holdings (including ''Australian House & Garden'', ''Wheels'', and others). Two years later, Frank Packer died, and his son Kerry took over the company. In 1988, ACP acquired John Fairfax's magazines (including '' Woman's Day'', ''People'', '' Dolly'', and '' Good Housekeeping''). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
