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DAME NELLIE MELBA.

BODY TAKEN 1 TO MELBOURNE.

ItmiTED r BESS ASSOCIATION —BK BLECTBIC IEUEOSAPH—COPfRIOHT.) ] SYDNEY, Iu the afterglow of sunsdt Dauio Nellie Melba's rose-decked coffin was | entrained for Melbourne. Only a small | gathering Of friends Was present as ' it > }iad ' been announced that the departure would be private. There was a touching scene as the coffin left St. Hospital the Reverend Mother and Sisterd of the institution forming a guard of honour from tile porch to the hearse, and through their divided ranks th© bearers carried their beloved burden. The chief mourners were Dome Melba's son, daughter-in : law, and members of the Mitchell family.

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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 11

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DAME NELLIE MELBA. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 11

DAME NELLIE MELBA. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 11

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