Dame Nellie Melba was one of the world’s greatest opera singers’ hailing from Richmond Victoria Australia. Dame Nellie Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell on May 19, 1861 at “Doonside” in Richmond. She changed her name to Melba, a condensed version of Melbourne because she liked it’s association with her hometown of Melbourne and Australia. […]
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AC/DC
If it hadn’t been for Melbourne, AC/DC would never have existed. The brothers Malcolm and Angus might have been born in Scotland, grew up in Sydney but make no mistake, without Melbourne there would be no AC/DC. Melbourne’s live music scene, supported by Countdown was the launch pad AC/DC used to take on the world. […]