Portrait of a Nation

Nellie Melba

MELBA ACT 2615

The Canberra suburb of Melba was named after Australia's most celebrated soprano, Dame Nellie Melba. The street names in Melba reflect the suburb theme ‘Musicians’.

Portrait Sketch of Nellie Melba
Portrait Sketch of Nellie Melba, 1902
by Hugh Ramsay
oil on canvas