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The '''Emu War''', also known as ''The Great Emu War'', was a week-long military operation undertaken in [[Australia]] in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of [[Emu]]s said to be running amok in the Campion district of [[Western Australia]]. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of Major Meredith of the [[Royal Australian Artillery]], commanding a force of soldiers armed with two [[Lewis Gun]]s and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to [[Zulu]]s, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} |
The '''Emu War''', also known as ''The Great Emu War'', was a week-long military operation undertaken in [[Australia]] in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of [[Emu]]s said to be running amok in the Campion district of [[Western Australia]]. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of Major Meredith of the [[Royal Australian Artillery]], commanding a force of soldiers armed with two [[Lewis Gun]]s and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to [[Zulu]]s, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} |
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 Australia Commonwealth of Australia | Emus | ||||
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The Emu War, also known as The Great Emu War, was a week-long military operation undertaken in Australia in November 1932 to address public concern over the number of Emus said to be running amok in the Campion district of Western Australia. The Emus were responding to a long, hot summer, which caused shortages of food and water. The "war" was conducted under the command of Major Meredith of the Royal Australian Artillery, commanding a force of soldiers armed with two Lewis Guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Over the course of a week or so, only a handful of the estimated 20,000 birds were actually killed. Major Meredith famously compared the Emus to Zulus, and claimed that, "if we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus..."[citation needed]
External links
- How we lost the "Emu War"
- Plants & Animals: Emu
- Did You Know Australia Lost a War in 1932 Against an Unarmed Enemy?
- http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4508317?searchTerm=emus/ "Attack on Emus", The Argus, 12 November 1932.