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Australia Day Hero – The Glebe January 22nd, 1997

Priest steps into ring for work of love by Natalie Davison When Dulwich Hill’s Reverend David Smith was asked fight for funding to save a vital youth program, he took the challenge literally. The boxing padre stepped into the ring … Continue reading

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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

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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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Priest’s Vow To Aid A Mate – The Glebe April 1st, 2004

by Amelia Ball FIGHTING Father Dave Smith has knots in his stomach about his next big event but it’s not the boxing ring that has him worried. The Holy Trinity Church leader’s imminent trip to Israel is overshadowing his boxing … Continue reading

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Film’s Christ Seems Real – The Glebe April 8th, 2004

HERE we are approaching Holy Week, and I’m considering making another pilgrimage back to the theatre to see Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ again. I really mean it. For me this movie was a religious experience though I … Continue reading

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Father Dave Steps In – The Glebe July 22nd, 2004

FATHER Dave Smith has promised to be Saturday night’s comic relief, but expect his punchlines to be the more literal kind. The Dulwich Hill Holy Trinity Church leader is stepping into the ring to raise funds for his youth centre … Continue reading

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Helping the Community – The Glebe: April 19th, 2007

CHARITY WHEN Morris Hanna was elected as Mayor of Marrickville in 2005 he organised a charity dinner-dance to benefit local organisations. Two years later Cr Hanna has been re-elected and has again made the fundraiser a priority. ‘There are a … Continue reading

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Plaza Plan Controvery – The Glebe: July 26th, 2007

by Sarah McInerney A PROPOSAL to close part of a Dulwich Hill street to create a plaza has had a mixed community reaction Marrickville Council is investigating a proposal to close part of Seaview St at the Marrickville Rd intersection … Continue reading

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Father Dave Takes Another Title – The Glebe, 5th February 2009

It’s the fight club with a difference. There are no superegos played by Hollywood actors and the setting in a former church in Dulwich Hill is far from secretive. Run by Father Dave Smith, the club meets at the Holy … Continue reading

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