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Witches brew

Two of Australia’s most powerful women hailed from witch towns. Cue the creepy music

12 December 2015

9:00 AM

12 December 2015

9:00 AM

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

It’s a little known fact that the two most powerful – and most maligned – women in Australia’s recent history share their origins with witches.

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s hometown in Wales is Cwmgwrach, which means ‘The Valley of the Witch’. At the entrance to the village is a black silhouette of a witch riding a broomstick over the sign Croeso i Cwmgwrach, which is Welsh for ‘Welcome to the Valley of the Witch’.

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Miranda Devine is a columnist with the Daily Telegraph and 2GB radio host

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