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Keeping Up With Being a Dad – Inner-Western Courier September 5th, 2007

by Joseph Sumegi and Dave Berick Dads all over the Inner West will be wearing their new socks and ties with pride this week after Father’s Day presents were unwrapped on Sunday to celebrate fatherhood. But a dad’s role has … Continue reading

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Final Fight for Father – Valley Times: September 13th, 2007

by Jeanette Stephen Its the end of an era – Dulwich Hill’s ‘Fighting Father’, Reverend David Smith, will be contesting his final Fight Night fundraiser for the Holy Trinity Church youth centre this Saturday. That’s right – after 13 years, he’s hanging … Continue reading

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ASIO: Pack Your Bags – Inner-Western Courier November 27th, 2007

by Isaac Wilson THE threat of deportation hanging over a top Islamic cleric has angered Christian ministers in the Inner West. who have rallied to support the religious leader Father Dave Smith of the Holy Trinity Church at DulwIch Hill … Continue reading

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Sheikh in the Dark About Being a Threat – The Express December 4th, 2007

Sheikh Mansour Leghaei has spent 11 years bridging the divide between Muslims and Christians. Now the Australian Government wants to kick him out of the country, saying he is a threat to national security. The only problem is, they refuse … Continue reading

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Sheikh Rally – Valley Times: December 6th, 2007

by Jeanette Stephen Community vowing to fight deportation of cleric A community rally will be held at Hurlstone Park on Sunday to protest the deportation of a Muslim cleric from Earlwood. Sheikh Mansour Legahaei is facing voluntary deportation after his … Continue reading

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Fair Go for the Sheikh to Stay – Inner-Western Courier December 11th, 2007

by Isaac Wilson MEMBERS of the Save the Sheikh Christian Coalition are calling on the new Government to help stop a top Islamic cleric from being deported Led by Father Dave Smith of the Holy Trinity Church at Dulwich Hill, … Continue reading

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Citizen Focus: Father Dave – Marrickville Matters: December, 2007

Father David Smith Is a local icon born and bred in the area and known as the “Fighting Father” or “the boxing priest”. Father Dave is reverend at the Holy Trinity Church in Dulwich Hill and spends a lot of … Continue reading

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From Punk to Priest – That’s Life: December 12th 2007

Note from Father Dave about this article: I have not included a transcript of this article, for reasons I won’t go into here, except to say that I wasn’t comfortable with the way it was written. Having said that, it was … Continue reading

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Bishop Makes a Special Visit – Valley Times: February 14th, 2008

By Jeanette Stephen The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem, Bishop Suheil Dawani was jointly welcomed to Dulwich Hill’s Holy Trinity Church yesterday by community leaders from Christian, Greek Orthodox and Islamic sectors. The Right Reverend Bishop Dawani visited the local church … Continue reading

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