▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁" In ▁the ▁early ▁tw ent ies ▁Florence ▁Austral ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁recording ▁artist ▁we ▁had , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁beauty , ▁power ▁and ▁comp ass ▁of ▁her ▁voice ." ▁-- ▁Fred ▁G ais berg , ▁H M V ▁( l ater ▁E MI ) ▁ ▁References ▁El ph inst one , ▁Michael ▁and ▁Wayne ▁Han cock , ▁When ▁Austral ▁Sang : ▁the ▁Biography ▁of ▁Florence ▁Austral , ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁Press , ▁Richmond , ▁South ▁Australia , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 6 5 5 pp . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Florence ▁Austral ▁Collection ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁and ▁Sound ▁Archive , ▁includes ▁sound ▁record ings , ▁photograph s , ▁programs , ▁recording ▁notes , ▁scripts ▁etc . ▁ ▁Florence ▁Austral ▁Collection ▁in ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Collection , ▁the ▁Arts ▁Centre , ▁Melbourne ▁( news ▁cli ppings , ▁photograph s , ▁program mes ▁etc .) ▁ ▁List en ▁to ▁the ▁Last ▁Rose ▁of ▁Summer ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁and ▁Sound ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁Category : Austral ian ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁women ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Australian ▁women ▁Category : 2 0 th