Mick Leahy (explorer)

"Dan Leahy" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Dan Leahy (baseball).
For other uses, see Michael Leahy (disambiguation).

Michael James Leahy
Born(1901-02-26)26 February 1901
Toowoomba, Queensland
Died7 March 1979(1979-03-07) (aged 78)
Zenag, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Parents
  • Daniel Leahy (father)
  • Ellen Stone (mother)

Michael James Leahy MBE (26 February 1901 – 7 March 1979) was an Australian explorer and gold prospector, famed for his exploration of the Highlands area of Papua New Guinea. He photographed, filmed and published many of his explorations widely.