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Marriage
Dame Nellie Melba got married to Charles Nisbett Frederick Armstrong -
Child
She gave birth to her only son, George -
Debut
Dame Nellie Melba made her debut as a singer in Melbourne in concerts and recitals -
Opera Debut
She made her debut as an opera singer in Brussels -
Divorce
She divorced her husband of 18 years after they both sought different career paths -
Homecoming
Dame Nellie Melba returned to Australia and travelled to New Zealand for a tour of the two countries -
Second Australian Tour
She returned back to Australia for a tour of the Australian Outback where she travelled over 10000 miles -
War
She worked to help raise funds for war charities as well as perfoming wartime concerts in North America -
Appointed Dame
She was appointed Dame of the British empire -
Appointed for a second time
She was elevated to the Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire -
Last performance
She performed one of her last concert in Geelong, Melbourne . Although her final performance was a matinee of La bohème in Adelaide -
Death
Dame Nellie Melba died, aged 69, from septicaemia which developed after facial surgery -
Birth
Dame Nellie Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell