Priestly Martial Art – Sun-Herald July 11th, 1993 
Rev Smith has been teaching in the Dulwich Hill/Marrickville region for two years and admires the work boxing trainer Johnny Lewis has done with street kids in Newtown. “A constant prayer of mine is to get kids off the street and into the classes,” h...
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Bishop Makes a Special Visit – Valley Times: February 14th, 2008
It is a great privilege to be playing host to a man who exercises spiritual authority in one of the most volatile areas of our world, and I’m glad to say that everyone in our community seems keen to meet him.
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Fighting The Good Fight – The Daily Telegraph Mirror June 16th, 1994
Now, with a black belt in hapkido, a Korean martial art, he’s using his skills to give kids an alternative to the streets and attract them instead to his Holy Trinity Church Centre, channelling their energies into the disciplined form of sport Is als...
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Bible Basher! – Australasian Post, July 23rd, 1994
Father Dave firmly believes that a healthy body goes a long way to ensuring a healthy mind, and that time spent in the training ring at Holy Trinity’s church hail Is time not spent on the streets. And the divorced father of two knows plenty about the...
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Christians v Lions: One hell of a fight – Inner Western Suburbs Courier January 16th, 1995
A crowd of about 150 people turned out to watch the local team from Holy Trinity Dulwich Hill slog it out with opponents drawn from a variety of boxing, wresttling and kickboxing from around Svdney in what was billed as one of the most unusual events...
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From Pulpit Box to Boxing Ring – The Manly Daily July 14th, 1995
Anglican Priest Father David Smith will pray for Darren Cooper tonight – and then attempt to knock his block off. The man of the cloth will swap his cassock and crucifix for gloves and mouthguard when he steps into the ring against the kung fu expert...
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Priest to lead the Christians v Lions – Inner Western Suburbs Courier December 18th, 1995
Fighting Father Dave Smith, parish priest of Holy Trinity, Duiwich Hill, and a team of local boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers and shootfighters will take on the best from martial arts centres at Manly. For more visit the website.
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Fighting Chance For Kids – Sunday Telegraph July 7th
With a robe in Trinity Church colours and shorts with “Father Dave” embroidered on the waistband, he says he has a psychological advantage. But when he feels he’s losing outside the ring, it reflects on his performance inside the ring, too.
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Father out to Collar Support – Glebe & Inner City News October 2nd, 1996
We are the only facility of this type in our area. I think it would be a real loss to the community if we were forced to close- he said. Friday’s program will also feature a super middleweight boxing match between Paul “The Doctor” Smallman and Jamie...
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Priest’s mission goes to the ring – Sydney Morning Herald October 5th
Father Dave reckons a male who has grappled with other males — bested some and been bested by others — has tasted both pride and humility. He is a lot less likely to beat or mug someone.
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