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Melba is a residential suburb in the
Belconnen Belconnen () is a Lands administrative divisions of Australia#Australian Capital Territory, district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. As at the , the ...
district of
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, located within the
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,
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. The suburb of Melba is named after Dame
Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 186123 February 1931) was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was the f ...
(1861–1931), the first internationally recognised Australian
opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...
soprano A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...
. The streets are named after composers, singers and other musically notable Australians or people with strong Australian connections.


Features

Located in Melba are a government run primary school (Mount Rogers Community School), and a merged secondary school, Melba Copland Secondary School, a merge of Melba High School and Copland College. Melba Tennis Club and its eight courts are located adjacent to the playing fields. A former member of the club is
Annabel Ellwood Annabel Ellwood (born 2 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She is the sister of former ATP Tour professional Ben Ellwood. Ellwood, a right-handed player, born in Canberra, competed at seven Australian Open t ...
, whose highest ranking on the WTA Women's Professional Tour was 57 for singles and 60 for Doubles in 1997. Ellwood's name appears on the honour board in the clubhouse.


Political representation

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the
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, Melba is in the Division of Fenner. For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Melba is in the
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.


Geology

A porphyry of Green-grey Dacitic intrusive containing large white
Feldspar Feldspar ( ; sometimes spelled felspar) is a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also containing other cations such as sodium, calcium, potassium, or barium. The most common members of the feldspar group are the ''plagiocl ...
crystals is found in the north east corner. Green grey dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics occur on the south east side of Melba. Green grey
dacite Dacite () is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides. It has a fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. ...
and quartz
andesite Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomina ...
occur in the north west to the south east. This is intruded by a band of Glebe Farm Adamellite. Deakin Volcanics purple
rhyodacite Rhyodacite is a volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of those plutonic rocks that are intermediate in composition between monzogranite and granodiorite. Rhyodacites form from rapid ...
with a patch of purple and green
tuff Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock co ...
are in the south west. The Deakin Fault runs north west through Melba and is marked by quartz.Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.


People honoured in the streets of Melba

* Alda Place – Frances Alda,
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-born soprano * Amadio Place – Neville Amadio, flautist * Bainton Crescent – Edgar Bainton, British composer and Director of the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music * Bishop Place – John Bishop (1903–1964), music academic and pioneer * Boult Place – Arthur Boult, organist, the first organist at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, 1877–91 * Bowden Place – Alfred Henry Bowden, violinist and pianist * Brahe Place – May Brahe (1884–1956), composer * Brash Place – James Brash (1881–1861), composer, conductor and adjudicator; Musical Editor, Chappell and Company * Brier Place – Percy Brier, (1885–1970), pianist, organist, conductor and composer; a founder of the Brisbane Chamber Music Society; founded the Music Teachers' Association of Queensland, and the Guild of Composers * Brownlee Place – John Brownlee, baritone who often sang with Melba * Buckman Place * Cade Place – William Cade, first conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra * Carandini Street – Marie Carandini, soprano * Carey Place * Castles Place –
Amy Castles Amy Eliza Castles (25 July 1880 – 19 November 1951), was an Australian dramatic soprano. Family The daughter of Joseph Castles (1849-1933), and Mary Ellen Castles (1855-1937), née Fallon, Amy Eliza Castles was born in Melbourne, Australia on 2 ...
(1880–1951), soprano * Charvin Court – Yvonne Charvin (née Leverrier) (1879-1917); studied piano with Josef Kretschmann, Sydney, 1896, and with Leschetitsky, Vienna, 1898; taught and performed in Paris; returned to Australia in 1903; performed at the Sydney Town Hall in 1904; taught at the NSW Conservatorium; decorated by the French Government with Croix Rouge Francaise for concert work for Red Cross, 1914–15; sister of Frank Leverrier. * Chinner Crescent â€
Norman Chinner
(1909–1961), organist and conductor * Clifford Crescent * Clutsam Place – George Clutsam, piano accompanist to Melba, composer * Conley Drive * Coutts Place * Crossley Close – Ada Crossley, contralto, renowned in
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* Delaney Court * D'Hage Circuit – Louis D'Hage, violinist and teacher * Ennis Place * Flower Place * Goldner Circuit – Richard Goldner, Romanian-born violist and founder of Musica Viva Australia * Goossens Place – Sir Eugene Goossens, composer, conductor and advocate for the building of the
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* Grainger Circuit –
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, pianist and composer * Alfred Hill Drive – Alfred Hill, composer * Henslowe Place * Horsley Cres * Hosking Place * Ives Court * Keats Place – Horace Keats (1895–1945), UK-born composer * Kruse Place * Laver Place * Le Gallienne Street – Dorian Le Gallienne, composer and critic * Levey Place * Linger Place – Carl Linger, German-born composer * Lovelock Court – Dr William Lovelock, English composer and critic, and first Director of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music * Lyster Place * McEachern Crescent – Malcolm McEachern, bass singer in opera and oratorio; he made a famous recording of the '' Gendarmes' Duet'' with Harold Williams * Marsh Place – composer and music publisher in late 1800s * Mewton Place – Noel Mewton-Wood, pianist * Miranda Place * Orchard Place – W. Arundel Orchard, organist, pianist, composer, conductor, and Director of the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music * Paling Place – Willem Paling (1825–1895), Dutch-born violinist, teacher, piano manufacturer and founder of Paling's music stores * Sampson Close * Saville Close * Scarlett Street â€
Robert Dalley-Scarlett
(1887–1959), organist and choral conductor * Sharp Place * Sherwin Place * Stewart Crescent – Nellie Stewart, actress and popular singer * Stralia Place – Elsa Stralia, soprano * Traynor Court * Treharne Place * Verbrugghen Street – Henri Verbrugghen, Belgian violinist and first Director of the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music * Wallace Place * Zelman Place – Alberto Zelman, founder and conductor of the
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References

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