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King hit by the moral crusaders

The wowser brigade distort history to induce moral panic

13 December 2014

9:00 AM

13 December 2014

9:00 AM

At the Milton Hotel in Newtown in inner-Sydney, near the corner of King Street and Missenden Road, a young man, Daniel Ryan, consumed four beers on a Saturday afternoon. An altercation with some other patrons ensued, Daniel was king hit, and he was probably unconscious in the seconds before he lay dead on the street.

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