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Pastor Keeps Eye on the True Prize – Southern Cross, September 96

In an arena full of ego and machismo, the Rev David Smith, rector of Holy Trinitv, Dulwich Hill cuts a different figure. On August 24 he calmly strapped on his gloves to fight Marcus Lennon for the New South Wales … Continue reading

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Minister’s Drug Plea – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly October 28th, 1998

An Inner West clergyman has fired a salvo at “inadequate” court and police systems in the wake of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Marrickville boy, and heroin user, in Earlwood last month. Reverend David Smith, of Duiwich Hill’s Holy … Continue reading

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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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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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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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A Promise to an Old Friend – Inner West Courier March 29th, 2004

Dulwich Hill’s fighting Father promised to stand by an Israeli friend with a troubling secret. Eighteen years on he’s keeping his word. Report NICOLE AZZOPARDI Reverend Dave Smith will revisit his past when he embarks on a trip to Israel … Continue reading

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Dave Fights For Old Mate – The Sydney Morning Herald April 5th, 2004

The priest and his 18-year promise to whistleblower As the days tick down to Mordechai Vanunu’s release, the Reverend Dave Smith, the Sydney pastor who has kept faith with the Israeli nuclear whistleblower for 18 years, has a recurring nightmare. … Continue reading

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