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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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Tagged centre, church, Father David Smith, philosophy, ring, Smith, the Holy Trinity youth centre, Trinity, youth centre
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Fighting Father Battles for Youth – Inner City News January 26th, 2004
Reverend David Smith has used the boxing ring as a way of reaching some of the Inner City’s most troubled youth but it is his hard—hitting approach to religion that has landed him in strife with the Anglican Church. The … Continue reading
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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Tagged Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, FIGHTING, Glebe, Mate, mordechai vanunu, Mr Vanunu, Newtown Jets, ring, Vow
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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
Joe Still Packs a Punch For Charity – Adelaide Advertiser, Feburary 2007
by Doug Robertson Most 70-year-olds walk away from fights but Adelaide’s Joe Bridges intends trudging 900 kilometeres to get one. When he should be focused on taking life easy, the ageing pug plans to walk to Melbourne – leaving on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Advertiser, champion, Feburary, fight, Melbourne, Packs, Punch For Charity, ring
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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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Tagged Council, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, fight club, Glebe, Holy Trinity Church, ring, The Glebe, Trinity, work
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Troubled Aussie Youths Find Friend in “Fighting Father Dave” – The Billings Gazette, March 7 2009
It seems like a paradox: teach unruly youths how to box to dissuade them from pursuing a life of violence. But an Anglican priest from Australia swears that it works. The Rev. Dave Smith serves as the priest at Holy Trinity … Continue reading
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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The most important things I learned in life, I learned in the boxing ring
It feels a little strange talking about my illustrious fighting career, as I’m no longer fighting. I have retired. My excuse is that I’ve turned 35, which is rather a good excuse, as you’re not legally allowed to fight in … Continue reading
