Untold Story of William Shum: Editor of Australian Home Beautiful 1926-1946 - PeriboSue Walker tells the story of her magazine editor grandfather against the larger backdrop of Australian history and cultural growth. William Shum was a pioneer in Australian magazines, as founding editor of (The) New Idea in 1902, and then Australian Home Beautiful in 1926. As founding editor of New Idea and then Australian Home Beautiful (roles he held for over four decades from 1902 1946), William Shum had an extraordinary influence on people's