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Birth of Dame Nellie Melba
Dame Nellie Melba was born to Helen Porter Mitchell in the suburb of Richmond, located in Melbourne. -
Nellie Melba marries Charles Nisbett Frederick Armstrong
The two individuals married in Melbourne and gave birth to a son, named George. -
Melba leaves her husband (Charles Nisbett Frederick Armstrong)
After an unhappy marriage, Melba leaves her husband to go to Melbourne, in hopes of starting a career in singing. -
Dame Nellie Melba makes her debut
At a Liedertafel concert at the Melbourne Town Hall, Dame Nellie Melba makes her debut in singing, and is admired for her voice. -
Nellie makes her debut as a soprano.
Nellie performs at her 1st performance as an opera singer, at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. -
Melba begins a tour of Australia.
Melba toured 16 092km and appeared in several small towns as she tried to develop bonds with her home country. -
Nellie officially announces her farewell to grand opera.
Though she did perform a few performances afterwards, in October of 1924, Melba anounced her farewell to Grand Opera. -
Dame Nellie Melba dies.
After a successful career, Nellie died of septicaemia, aged 69 in Sydney's St Vincents Hospital. The septicaemia was said to have developed from a facial surgery in Europe a few weeks before she passed away. -
Dame Nellie Melba is printed on the $100 (Australian) note.
Date not specific
