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Notes from Murray Fletcher: (Son)
Leslie left school at about thirteen years old and tried his hand at many jobs before finally joining the Police Force - His first job was a gardener’s assistant at Scotch College. This was followed, for a time as a milkman, Mill hand on Bogada Station, Outstation attendant on a large wheat holding near Pingelly, Wheat lumper, (He won a bet that he could carry two sown bags up a plank 22 bags High - He collected 10 Shillings) Wheat Carter using a Horse team and dray, Wheat farmer ( This lasted just one year as a frost hit his first crop and he harvested for two days for one and a half bags. He unhooked his team and abandoned the property), Then a Dray Teamster in the city before joining the police force in 1928.He served for 39 years and retired in 1967, His major appointments during his Police Service were Lake Grace, Port Hedland, Central Perth, Heavy Haulage and Mount Barker from where he retired.
He worked for a short time for his son Murray before being diagnosed with Lung Cancer and died in 1968.He was never afraid to improvise in his police work. When faced with the problem, as a divorced father of a young family of four children needing to go bush, with his job he arrested the local inebriate, took him to the local magistrate and had him jailed to dry out ( for his health of course). He then placed him in charge of the police station and his four kids whilst he was away.
Another time he was faced with the problem of transporting two teenage boys and a teenage girl back to the police station after he arrested them for stealing. He only had his utility so he put the girl in the front with him. Had the boys take their pants off and get into the back of the utility. He took the pants in the front and had no trouble with them absconding during the trip. He was known to take a drunken person into the Central Police Station in a borrowed wheel barrow, rather than wait for transport. None of which would be acceptable today !
Notes from Murray Fletcher: (Son)
Leslie left school at about thirteen years old and tried his hand at many jobs before finally joining the Police Force - His first job was a gardener’s assistant at Scotch College. This was followed, for a time as a milkman, Mill hand on Bogada Station, Outstation attendant on a large wheat holding near Pingelly, Wheat lumper, (He won a bet that he could carry two sown bags up a plank 22 bags High - He collected 10 Shillings) Wheat Carter using a Horse team and dray, Wheat farmer ( This lasted just one year as a frost hit his first crop and he harvested for two days for one and a half bags. He unhooked his team and abandoned the property), Then a Dray Teamster in the city before joining the police force in 1928.He served for 39 years and retired in 1967, His major appointments during his Police Service were Lake Grace, Port Hedland, Central Perth, Heavy Haulage and Mount Barker from where he retired.
He worked for a short time for his son Murray before being diagnosed with Lung Cancer and died in 1968.He was never afraid to improvise in his police work. When faced with the problem, as a divorced father of a young family of four children needing to go bush, with his job he arrested the local inebriate, took him to the local magistrate and had him jailed to dry out ( for his health of course). He then placed him in charge of the police station and his four kids whilst he was away.
Another time he was faced with the problem of transporting two teenage boys and a teenage girl back to the police station after he arrested them for stealing. He only had his utility so he put the girl in the front with him. Had the boys take their pants off and get into the back of the utility. He took the pants in the front and had no trouble with them absconding during the trip. He was known to take a drunken person into the Central Police Station in a borrowed wheel barrow, rather than wait for transport. None of which would be acceptable today !