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)
