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Australasian Gazette – Dame Nellie Melba c.1920

This newsreel footage shows soprano Dame Nellie Melba, having arrived in Sydney from Vancouver on the passenger liner RMS Niagara after a world tour.

Length: 30 seconds

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Education Resources:

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Production company:

Australasian Films

Source:

National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 33064