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The Witch of Kings Cross

I think she wasso badly treated and sensationalisedthat by the late 1950's she waged her...

I think she was
so badly treated and sensationalised
that by the late 1950's she waged her own war
with the Australian media

Full Transcript

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I think she was so badly treated
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and sensationalised that by the late 1950's
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she waged her own war with the Australian media.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:45
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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?
And she took the media on, on her own terms. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
And she took the media on, on her own terms.
And she fought back to all the misrepresentations, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
And she fought back to all the misrepresentations,
She embraced the stereotypical image of the witch, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:11
She embraced the stereotypical image of the witch,
Once she took them on, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
Once she took them on,
What would be the state of the world - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
What would be the state of the world
What is your answer to the old Bible saying - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
What is your answer to the old Bible saying
That man created the devil in his own image. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
That man created the devil in his own image.
The witchcraft aspects that she gave to the media - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
The witchcraft aspects that she gave to the media
A big aspect of what Rosaleen did was create herself. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
A big aspect of what Rosaleen did was create herself.
In the name of the horned god, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:13
In the name of the horned god,
She brought a world of magic - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
She brought a world of magic
The spirits of the gods, that they be with me, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
The spirits of the gods, that they be with me,
There and here, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
There and here,
It takes a lot of courage just to be Rosaleen Norton - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
It takes a lot of courage just to be Rosaleen Norton
So when she was going through the Cross, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
So when she was going through the Cross,
So she would have built up all these defences - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
So she would have built up all these defences
He's a fine young up and coming familiar because - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:13
He's a fine young up and coming familiar because
In these images that were taken - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:11
In these images that were taken
There's no need for the eyebrows, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
There's no need for the eyebrows,
This is the example of someone - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
This is the example of someone