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Helen 'Nellie' Porter Mitchell BORN
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Mother Isabella dies
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Married Charles Nesbitt Fredrick Armstrong
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Son George born
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Debuted professionally
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First went to europe
she stayed there for almost 20 years -
Made her professional opera debut in brussels in as Gilda verdi's rigoletto
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Made convent garden debut
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Finally gets officially divorced from charlse
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Period: to
came to australia for a concert tour
She had previously been in europe for the past years -
Did a tour of the Australian outback
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Bourght a house in Coldstream near Lilydale Victoria
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First brought Melba-williamson opera company to australia
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given Dame commander of the British Empire
It was for charity and supportive help in world war one -
Autobiography published 'Melodies and Memories'
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She was the first australian to be on the cover of the time magazine
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Given Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire
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Last trip to europe
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Last performance in London for a charity concert
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Dame Nellie Melba dided at St vincents hospital sydney aged 69
she dided of septicaemia which had come from a facial surgery in europe -
A stained glas window was built of her in the musicians memorial chapel in London