John Robert LESLIE

Born C.1898 ^{[39: 20-Mar-1928]}
Real Estate Agent in Coorow in 1926 ^{[39: 29-Nov-1926]}
He operated from premises opposite the railway station in Coorow ^{[39: 29-Nov-1926]}
In November 1926 he advertised for sale a farm in Waddy Forest and four farms in Coorow ^{[39: 29-Nov-1926]}
Purchased a new 25 cwt. Reo truck during January 1927 ^{[81: 16-Jan-1927]}
Registered his Reo truck with the Moora Road Board and during the 1926-27 financial year it had licence plate M-152 ^[325]
Member of the Coorow & Districts Football Club - was Secretary in 1927 ^{[4: 7-May-1927]}
It was reported in May 1927 that he was doing his utmost to make Coorow's football team a success ^{[4: 7-May-1927]}
In the 1927-28 financial year his Reo truck was registered with the Carnamah District Road Board with license plate CA-259 ^[325]
During July 1927 local newspaper The Irwin Index rumoured that he was engaged to Miss Beatrice FLETCHER of Coorow ^{[4: 23-Jul-1927]}
Purchased a Graham truck from Coorow farmer Charles A. NOLAN for £350 ^{[39: 20-Mar-1928]}
His Reo truck, painted green with yellow stripes, was stolen on Murray Street in Perth on the night of 4 November 1927 ^{[225: 7-Nov-1927]}
He got the Reo back, employed William H. BELL and they used both of his trucks to cart wheat over harvest ^{[39: 20-Mar-1928]}
Wheat Carting Contractor in Coorow over the 1927-28 harvest ^{[39: 23-Mar-1928]}
After the completion of wheat carting he left Coorow for Perth on 24 January 1928 ^{[39: 23-Mar-1928]}
At the Criminal Court in Perth on 16 April 1928 he was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for insurance fraud ^{[39: 17-Apr-1928]}
He was charged with burning his Graham truck to obtain its insurance through a policy taken out days earlier ^{[39: 17-Apr-1928]}
His name and former address of Coorow was listed under 'Missing Friends' in The Sunday Times newspaper in mid 1929 ^{[81: 21-Jul-1929]}

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