To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
Please log in to add to collections.
The Witch of Kings Cross

"Assorted painters, poets, writers of various sexes, broke, talented, ambiguouslywedded to...

"Assorted painters, poets, writers of various sexes, broke, talented, ambiguously
wedded to the arts and plonk, came and went

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.471
"Assorted painters, poets,
00:00:03.504 --> 00:00:05.606
writers of various sexes,
00:00:05.639 --> 00:00:09.071
broke, talented, ambiguously wedded to the arts and plonk,
00:00:09.742 --> 00:00:10.877
came and went.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:28
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?
All our time seemed to be spent working and drinking, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:13
All our time seemed to be spent working and drinking,
I think they lived on cups of tea out of tin mugs. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
I think they lived on cups of tea out of tin mugs.
She would always say "Have a cuppa?" - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:11
She would always say "Have a cuppa?"
"Various rooms and studies had elastic limits. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
"Various rooms and studies had elastic limits.
Strange drawings, luggage, bottles or bodies - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
Strange drawings, luggage, bottles or bodies
Vignettes stand out in memory." - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
Vignettes stand out in memory."
"I posed for Norman Lindsay - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
"I posed for Norman Lindsay
Some people have compared Rosaleen Norton - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Some people have compared Rosaleen Norton
But she always said that Norman Lindsay - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
But she always said that Norman Lindsay
She was a creature of the night, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
She was a creature of the night,
Roie told me that she lost her virginity in Pakie's, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Roie told me that she lost her virginity in Pakie's,
"I had a boyfriend, Beresford. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
"I had a boyfriend, Beresford.
World War Two had started so we got married - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:13
World War Two had started so we got married
"Only one thing ever makes me afraid." - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
"Only one thing ever makes me afraid."
Peace is wonderful. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
Peace is wonderful.
He came back from New Guinea - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
He came back from New Guinea
"Eventually I decided - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
"Eventually I decided
The idea being to induce an abnormal state of consciousness. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
The idea being to induce an abnormal state of consciousness.
I decided to apply psychic stimulus to the sub-conscious. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
I decided to apply psychic stimulus to the sub-conscious.
I collected together a variety of things, aromatic leaves, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
I collected together a variety of things, aromatic leaves,