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
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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)
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Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) m.
Roslyn Redman ''née'' Weedon in 1963
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Gretel Packer
Gretel Lees Packer (born August 1965) is an Australian billionaire investor and philanthropist.
Packer is the daughter of Kerry Packer , a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer . She is the granddaughter of Sir Frank Packer. Following th ...
(
– ) m. (1) Nick Barham (m. ?? – 1999
); (2) Shane Murray (m. ?? – 2007
)
*****Francesca Barham ( –
)
*****Ben Barham ( –
)
*****William Kerry Murray ( –
)
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James Douglas Packer (8 September 1967 –
) m. (1)
Jodhi Meares
Jodhi Meares (born 24 March 1971) is an Australian glamour model, television personality and fashion designer.
Career
Meares took her first steps into the spotlight when she was chosen as a model for Moove, a brand of flavoured milk. In 1992, ...
(m. 1999 – 2002); (2)
Erica
Erica or ERICA may refer to:
* Erica (given name)
* ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus
* Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America
* ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game
* ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus
* E ...
''née'' Baxter (m. 2007 – 2013)
*****Indigo Packer (Baxter) (27 July 2008 – )
*****Jackson Lloyd Packer (Baxter) (1 February 2010 – )
*****Emmanuelle Sheelah Packer (Baxter) (22 September 2012 –
)
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(Robert) Clyde Packer (22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001) m. (1) Angela ''née'' Money in 1961, divorced in 1972; (2) Kate Clifford in 1977.
****Francis Clyde Packer
**Kathleen Mary Packer (1910 – 2000), known later as Lady Stening, m. Sir
George Stening (1904 – 1996)
Notable members
References
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Australian families
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