Dame Nellie Melba, 1861 – 1931, born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell. Australian operatic soprano.

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Dame Nellie Melba, 1861 – 1931, born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell. Australian operatic soprano. Seen here making her first wireless broadcast in 1920. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures, published 1935.

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