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In 1932, Australia went to war against emus (the emus won)

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 13, 2026
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By Unknown author - The Land Newspaper, Public Domain, Link

In late 1932, approximately 20,000 emus descended on the wheat farms of Western Australia’s Campion district, destroying crops and punching holes in fences that let rabbits through. The farmers, many of them WWI veterans, knew exactly what to ask for: machine guns. Defense Minister Sir George Pe…

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