Len Leffley was a retired legendary local coal miner and writer who has a dedicated page on ABC Open featuring stories he had written about his life. He was interviewed about his experience in 1949, when he confronted Prime Minister Ben Chifley about the coal miners’ strike. From that time he was closely watched by ASIO. Len also wrote songs about the local area.

ABC Open: Stories collections

More short stories told by Len Leffley can be found here.

Len’s songs – Wollongong