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Why a priest sees beauty in the ring – The Daily Telegraph December 3rd, 1998
by Jeff Wells If I want an opinion on the banning of boxing for kids I won’t go to a bleeding heart, yuppie, politician, or combination of any of them. I go to the man. I go to The Man’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican priest, Australian Medical Association, community, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, fight, priest, ring, street
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Haunted by sins of his past – The Daily Telegraph November 17th, 1999
He bragged about his armed robberies, shot three police and ran security for an underworld figure, but midway through a prison sentence Jim Taousanis had a vision. It was what the Anglican Church described as an “extreme spiritual experience” and … Continue reading
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Tagged boxer, David Smith, guy, Jim Taousanis, Mr Smith, Neddy Smith, Telegraph, underworld, underworld figure, way
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Priest comes out fighting for Taousanis – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly, 1999
Jim Taousanis, the man gunned down in Tempe the morning before his wedding day on Sunday, was a sincere Christian who was an inspiration to troubled teenagers, a Dulwich Hill minister said this week. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Reverend Dave … Continue reading
Priest Challenges The Man – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly August 2nd, 2000
Dulwich Hill priest “Fighting” Father David Smith believes he has one more good bout left in him. And the man of the cloth wants to take on The Man — Anthony Mundine — at whom he fired missives last week … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mundine, bout, Father David Smith, Father Smith, Glebe, guy, Holy Trinity Youth Fitness Centre, Man, ring
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Knock-Out Blow – Sunday Telegraph December 31st, 2000
An Anglican priest is being sued for $750,000 by his own church after a man broke his leg during wrestling practice in a parish hall. Sydney’s Reverend David Smith, a boxer widely known as the “Fighting Father” for taking troubled … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican priest, church, David Smith, Dulwich Hill parish priest, insurance, insurance company, Knock, priest, Rev Smith, Telegraph
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Fighting Father dons gloves in Legal Battle – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly January 10th, 2001
Fighting Father Rev David Smith has vowed to defend his wife against legal action initiated by the Anglican diocese of Sydney. Angela Smith. who runs the Holy Trinity School of Martial Arts in Dulwich Hill with her pastor-husband, has been … Continue reading
A Kind Heart at the Centre of a Debacle – The Daily Telegraph May 19th, 2001
When an inner-city youth centre hit by serious cash flow problems faced a bleak future, a cheque for $20,000 arrived mysteriously Ii the mail. The money came from HIH founder and former chief executive Ray Williams who had read of … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily, David Smith, heart, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, insurance, Mr Smith, Mr Williams, Ray Williams, Telegraph, youth
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Fighting Father’s in the Ring for Charity – The Torch November 28th, 2001
“KIDS respect me for the worst reason of all, because I know how to fight, but it’s a point of leverage and it’s a way in, so I’m okay with it.” Those are not the words of a hardened street … Continue reading
Vicar with Ticker – Australia Post, January 5th, 2002
He’s as comfortable punching as he is preaching – which is just as well for the hundreds of teenagers this fighting father figure has saved from a life on the streets Flying-fisted Father Dave Smith knows all about the school … Continue reading
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