Dame Nellie Melba at Coombe Cottage, 1927

In celebration of the 160th anniversary of Dame Nellie Melba’s birth on 19 May 1861, we reveal previously unseen private footage of Australia’s ‘Queen of Song’. She is seen relaxing with her family at Coombe Cottage, her outer Melbourne residence, in 1927. Learn more here: www.nfsa.gov.a...

[@danrobinson572]

Awesome footage!!

[@MichaelStBede]

Just wonderful to see this.

[@sbug2705]

Great footage!

[@leanneblake4248]

Thank you . Wow . So glorious to see.

[@RonDomby]

What a glorious spotlight on a civilized age. I listened to it twice.

[@bjorkluvr]

don't be weird Ron

[@idiotbox8291]

Magnificent as always!

[@martincook318]

Although this film is from the 1920's Dame Melba Seams happy with her family and I'm glad that she didn't live too see another world war which was far worse than the 1914-18 war and I lost two Great Uncles in the 1914-18 war and a Auncle in the 1939-45 war

[@ubute]

What a brilliant voice, you can just tell

[@lulubelleish]

The Mitchell family were pioneers to Australia..... God bless them xx

[@Chrisentiae]

Wow very cool ... they are all in Heaven now, and watching this on UA-cam at someones home. :)

[@drunkdunc8738]

The cocky said something worthy of a stern finger pointing 🤔

[@MyNameIsErin]

That little girl looked so happy! Was she Nellie’s granddaughter?

[@darrylenemcbain2501]

The little girl is Nellie's niece.

[@Elitist20]

0:40 - Looks like sticker on windscreen saying the car was BRITISH made! (not American)

[@danrobinson572]

That’s the privilege lifestyle some people are not used to.