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The Witch of Kings Cross

The cafes were open all night, and you could discuss, you could play chess, youcould...

The cafes were open all night, and you could discuss, you could play chess, you
could smoke, you could engage

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The cafes were open all night,
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and you could discuss,
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you could play chess, you could smoke, you could engage.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:20
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 that was the intellectual environment that she craved. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
And that was the intellectual environment that she craved.
The night is a world of possibilities, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
The night is a world of possibilities,
And if you think of how harsh the Australian sunlight is, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
And if you think of how harsh the Australian sunlight is,
The darkness of night is actually a time - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
The darkness of night is actually a time
On misty nights.... in Woolloomooloo, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
On misty nights.... in Woolloomooloo,
"Lights black majesty, midnight sun, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
"Lights black majesty, midnight sun,
Soul of magic and master of death, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Soul of magic and master of death,
Take me dark shining one, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Take me dark shining one,
Prowl in my spirit with deep purring joy, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
Prowl in my spirit with deep purring joy,
Night, freakish night, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Night, freakish night,
Maybe when you think about it, that's why people were, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:09
Maybe when you think about it, that's why people were,
Rosaleen and Gavin moved - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Rosaleen and Gavin moved
It was an old house, and in the front - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
It was an old house, and in the front
There was always a cup of tea and something that she had - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
There was always a cup of tea and something that she had
There was a cellar underneath, a sort of an annex - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
There was a cellar underneath, a sort of an annex
And it was definitely a house of ill repute - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
And it was definitely a house of ill repute
There was an SP bookmaker there, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
There was an SP bookmaker there,
"Overnight party, Gavin was mad, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
"Overnight party, Gavin was mad,
Hall covered in blood one morning, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Hall covered in blood one morning,
Tough bodgie type pulled gun, shot hallstand to pieces." - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:19
Tough bodgie type pulled gun, shot hallstand to pieces."...