Leo Maley in 1943, as a St Andrews College student at Sydney University.
Leo Maley: a tragic Newcastle eccentric
Many thanks to my former colleague Ian Kirkwood for some of the information and photos in this post. When the name of noted Newcastle eccentric Leo Maley is mentioned in the company of people who crossed his path during his lifetime, a common reaction is a raised eyebrow and a reference to his notoriously difficult nature and odd behaviour. Another reaction, less common but but sometimes encountered, is a sympathetic sigh and a comment that old Leo's life was a tragedy. For my part, I never knew him. Nor did I ever go into his famous…