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Eva Theresa Mylott (27 February 1875 – 20 March 1920) was an Australian contralto opera singer.
Mar 27, 2020 · Read the news of 100 years ago from the Moruya Examiner, including the death of Eva Mylott, a famous contralto singer, in New York. See also other local stories, events and advertisements from March 1920.
On 16 September 1875 Eva Mylott was born on a large estate at Tuross Head; one of Australia’s most beautiful headlandsi. Her Irish parents, Patrick and Mary Mylott (nee Heffernan) married when Patrick was the managing overseer of the Bodalla Estate. They had nine children.
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May 18, 2014 · Learn about Eva Mylott, a contralto who performed in Europe and America and sang for King Edward VII. The plaque on a granite boulder at Tuross Head, NSW, commemorates her birthplace and achievements.
- Jutland Avenue, Tuross Head, 2537
- NSW
Mar 20, 2018 · Eva was born in September 16, 1875 in the stone house built by her father Patrick Mylott in 1870 on Tuross Head. Discovering his daughters rich contralto voice at an early age, Mylott leased his farm in 1883 and invested in a Sydney wholesale liquor firm.
Tuross Head was the family home and birthplace of Eva Mylott, an Australian singer who had success in the United States in the early years of the twentieth century. The Mylott family owned the entire peninsula at one time. Eva's father, Patrick, an importer of wines and spirits, established a fleet of ships trading in and out of Tuross Head.
Eva Mylott, contralto and paternal grandmother of Mel Gibson, was born in 1875 at Tuross Head, N.S.W. Her family owned the whole peninsula at one time. Her father Patrick imported wines and spirits, and had ships trading from Tuross Head.
