SUMMARY
Gorang-Gareng during the Dutch East Indies period was one of the districts in Magetan Regency, Madiun Residency. This district was known as a robbery area (Het Rampok Gebied) after the riots of robbery in 1934. The aims of this study are (1) to explain the culture of the Gorang-Gareng people; (2) to explain the turmoil of the robbery in Gorang-Gareng in 1934, (3) to analyze the coverage of colonial newspapers in Gorang-Gareng in 1934. The method used in this research is the historical method, namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The results show (1) Gorang-Gareng has a Mataraman culture which contains the principle of manunggal (oneness) and the principle was shaken, (2) colonial newspapers have been diligent in reporting the turmoil of robbery since August 1934 where the Samin gang and the Koeslan gang became the topic of discussion quite a lot (3) Colonial newspaper coverage tends to show subjectivity and tends to see natives as a source of problems. The significance of this research is as a reminder of the history of Gorang-Gareng because in 1948 Gorang-Gareng became the center of the largest PKI’s assassination. The PKI movement in 1948 was related to the robbers. So it is lesson.KEYWORDS: Gorang-Gareng, Colonial newspapers, the turmoil of robbery, Samin, Koeslan