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Opera Singer. She was born Helen Porter Mitchell in Richmond, Melbourne, Australia. After studying music as a child in Australia, she accompanied her father to Paris where, after an auditon, she was chosen to be a student of the famous teacher, Mathilde Marchesi. At her teacher's urging she adopted the stage name...

Australian Prime Ministers brings together cultural, community and contemporary resources from around the nation for the most complete picture of Australia’s

Australian Prime Ministers brings together cultural, community and contemporary resources from around the nation for the most complete picture of Australia’s

Australian Prime Ministers brings together cultural, community and contemporary resources from around the nation for the most complete picture of Australia’s

Australian Prime Ministers brings together cultural, community and contemporary resources from around the nation for the most complete picture of Australia’s

TODAY we lift the lid on Sydney’s most popular gravesites, from the freakiest resting place in Sydney’s west to arguably the most unusual headstone in the eastern suburbs.

From the nation’s first saint, to the legendary frontman who sang Highway to Hell, fans and pilgrims alike pay tribute at the famous graves of 10 remarkable Australians

From the nation’s first saint, to the legendary frontman who sang Highway to Hell, fans and pilgrims alike pay tribute at the famous graves of 10 remarkable Australians

From the nation’s first saint, to the legendary frontman who sang Highway to Hell, fans and pilgrims alike pay tribute at the famous graves of 10 remarkable Australians

From the nation’s first saint, to the legendary frontman who sang Highway to Hell, fans and pilgrims alike pay tribute at the famous graves of 10 remarkable Australians

From the nation’s first saint, to the legendary frontman who sang Highway to Hell, fans and pilgrims alike pay tribute at the famous graves of 10 remarkable Australians

Some 2,000 people were buried at Garrawarra Cemetery in the first half of the 20th century. Then it was forgotten.