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The Witch of Kings Cross

She started somethingreally important, artistically, culturally

She started something
really important, artistically, culturally

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She started something really important,
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artistically, culturally.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:51
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?
She was a key part of that in a way - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
She was a key part of that in a way
And the fact that people don't really know who she was, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
And the fact that people don't really know who she was,
Rosaleen Norton would probably be - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
Rosaleen Norton would probably be
I think she was really doing something exceptional - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:12
I think she was really doing something exceptional
Why I think we should be taking - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
Why I think we should be taking
I think it's not just about saying well, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
I think it's not just about saying well,
And I think her work is really the uprising of the feminine - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:12
And I think her work is really the uprising of the feminine
In the secret colour, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
In the secret colour,
In the moonlit houses and night lit streets - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
In the moonlit houses and night lit streets
In the seed of secrets, the still core of silence, is life. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
In the seed of secrets, the still core of silence, is life.
Roie was a recluse right through the '70s, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:12
Roie was a recluse right through the '70s,
Roie was diagnosed with colon cancer - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Roie was diagnosed with colon cancer
And she had to be admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
And she had to be admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital
Here she was, the great witch of Kings Cross - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
Here she was, the great witch of Kings Cross
I came back to Sydney once - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
I came back to Sydney once
And I wanted to go and see her, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
And I wanted to go and see her,
And I regret it, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
And I regret it,
Well, she was a colourful character - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Well, she was a colourful character
Rosaleen Norton's last words were, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
Rosaleen Norton's last words were,
I live in the white fire of powers. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
I live in the white fire of powers.