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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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Right Fight – Sunday Life July 21st, 2002

THE GOLDEN RULE OF FlGHT Club is not negotiable: first night, you’ve gotta fight. That’s what Father David Smith tells his young charges when they come looking for action at the Holy Trinity youth centre in Dulwich Hill in Sydney’s … 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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Forging Friendships to Cross Cultural Divides – The Torch December 7th, 2005

IT WAS a 1970s chart hit but now the song title ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ has been attached to a multicultural dinner designed to dispel some myths and strengthen ties between Muslims and non-Muslims. The ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ dinner will be … 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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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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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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Congratulations to Our Citizens of the Year – Marrickville Matters, February 2009

Father Dave Smith and Una Mu have been awarded the 2009 Marrickville Citizen of the Year.  Father Dave is the reverend at Holy Trinity Church and also runs Holy Trinity Gym in Dulwich Hill. “I think of myself as a … 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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