5 surprising facts about the canny songstress
- Written by Rachel M Campbell, Academic, University of Canberra
State Library VictoriaDame Nellie Melba, who appears on our $100 note, was born Helen Porter Mitchell in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond on May 19, 1861.
An operatic soprano with a voice described as sparklingly clear, her career would take her across the world, from Russia to America, but she always returned home.
This extraordinary Australian...





