. ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia . ▁Many ▁of ▁her ▁poss essions ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁a ▁fire . ▁Royal ty ▁ear nings ▁from ▁her ▁record ings ▁had ▁decl ined , ▁too , ▁and ▁she ▁found ▁herself ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁an ▁income , ▁so ▁she ▁taught ▁singing ▁at ▁the ▁New castle ▁Conserv ator ium ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Austral ▁gave ▁a ▁few ▁newspaper ▁inter views ▁in ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁c ere bro vas cular ▁disease ▁in ▁a ▁church ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁aged ▁at ▁May field , ▁New castle , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁By ▁general ▁critical ▁consent , ▁she ▁remains ▁the ▁fin est ▁dram atic ▁sop rano ▁ever ▁produced ▁by ▁Australia , ▁as ▁her ▁various ▁record ings , ▁now ▁available ▁on ▁CD ▁re issues , ▁readily ▁att est . ▁ ▁T ributes ▁The ▁W aters ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁seem ▁to ▁mount ▁high , ▁and ▁over ▁all ▁r ides ▁the ▁triumph ant ▁voice ▁of ▁Florence ▁Austral ▁as ▁Br unn h ilde . ▁Her ▁singing ▁can ▁just ly ▁be ▁called ▁queen ly . ▁Even ▁after ▁hearing ▁the ▁gl orious ▁singing ▁of ▁Fr ida ▁Le ider ▁on ▁other ▁records , ▁Austral ' s ▁triumph ant ▁voice ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁mind . ▁Ne ville ▁Card us , ▁Manchester ▁Guardian ,