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Category Archives: Press Clippings
Boys and men put under the spotlight – The Valley Times, August 20th 2009
This brief article appeared in anticipation of the screening of the ‘About Men’ documentary on National Television in Australia on August 24, 2009. You can watch a four-minute excerpt from the fiist episode here. The Holy Trinity Gym in Dulwich Hill … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, Dulwich Hill, Holy Trinity Gym, National Television, SBS TV
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Boxers Line-Up – Canterbury Torch, January 19th 2010
FIGHTING Father Dave will return to his glory days and swap his clergy collar for boxing gloves on Tuesday as part of an Australia Day box-a-thon fundraiser. The Reverend will be greeted by Kingsgrovbe’s Nader Hamdan, fresh from TV’s The Contender … Continue reading
Winning the Fight – The Courier Jan 6th, 2011
by Lauren Murada Spending 20 years in one job may be hard to imagine for some people but for Father Dave Smith, it’s his life. The minister of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dulwich Hill, celebrated the 20-year milestone in December. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Courier, Father Dave, Holy, Holy Trinity, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Lauren, The Courier Jan, Trinity
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Father Dave Fights ASIO – Inner West Courier 25 March 2010
by Marie Sansom He is accustomed to the heat of battle but Father Dave Smith, from Dulwich Hill’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church, has his toughest fight on his hands. The former boxer, whose nickname is Fighting Father Dave, is taking … Continue reading
The Punching Priest – On Being, September 1994
Taking on all corners for the Gospel Among other things, Jesus was called a drunkard by his detractors during his time on earth. David Smith, acting rector at Dulwich Hill Anglican Church, Sydney, could perhaps be similarly labelled a “punch … Continue reading
Holy Hapkido! (Australian Taekwondo Magazine – Autumn 1994)
Each night it’s off with the priestly garments and on with a gi, stepping down from the altar and into the dojang where Reverend Smith instructs approximately thirty students in his own style based on the Korean art of Hapkido. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aikido, art, Hapkido, Magazine, Martial arts, martial arts training, Reverend Smith, Taekwondo, Traditional Hapkido, work
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Christ’s man on a bicycle
He’s familiar with heaven but this monk says Sydney traffic is hell. A wiry middle-aged monk hitching up his ankle-length grey habit while pedalling an old bike in and out of chaotic traffic has become a familiar sight in Sydney’s … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, Dave Smith, Father Elias, licence, Malvern Star, monk, ring, Sydney traffic, Trinity
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