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The Witch of Kings Cross

He was very talented too, and interested in surrealismand the inner world

He was very talented too, and interested in surrealism
and the inner world

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He was very talented too,
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and interested in surrealism and the inner world.
Duration
5 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:59
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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?
Originally, she was just a protector, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Originally, she was just a protector,
I would call him a spare man - S-P-A-R, S-P-E-R, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
I would call him a spare man - S-P-A-R, S-P-E-R,
Loose-limbed, flexible, floating with the breeze, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
Loose-limbed, flexible, floating with the breeze,
Gavin was also homosexual, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
Gavin was also homosexual,
So they were, in a lot of ways, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
So they were, in a lot of ways,
I was part of a group show in Adelaide - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
I was part of a group show in Adelaide
It was time for a solo exhibition - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
It was time for a solo exhibition
Up to that stage, they'd been getting - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Up to that stage, they'd been getting
She'd told the newspapers that she did some of the paintings - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
She'd told the newspapers that she did some of the pain...
So what you have in 1949 in Melbourne - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
So what you have in 1949 in Melbourne
Woman producing obscene art, woman upsetting people. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
Woman producing obscene art, woman upsetting people.
She won her case but she didn't have much money - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
She won her case but she didn't have much money
They got back eventually, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
They got back eventually,
"Here I am with a thousand pounds - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
"Here I am with a thousand pounds
It was filled with coffee shops that had different themes. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
It was filled with coffee shops that had different themes.
Poets doing poetry and it would always be against society. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
Poets doing poetry and it would always be against society.
And it had a history, Dobell and Drysdale, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
And it had a history, Dobell and Drysdale,
Artists, dancers, homosexuals, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Artists, dancers, homosexuals,
Where jazz was happening, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
Where jazz was happening,
The cafes were open all night, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
The cafes were open all night,