5/17/2023 0 Comments Emu war was real war![]() The guns shot quickly, but the troops couldn't adjust their aim to keep up with the speed of the powerful birds. When Major Meredith's men set up their machine guns and spotted some birds, they quickly realized that the emus could just run away. Oh yeah, and there were 20,000 of them running wild around Western Australia, which meant that the heroic team of three Australians had their work cut out for them. Emus are also Australia's national bird, so the optics of gunning them down with Lewis guns were not particularly great. Sure they can't fly, but they can stand at six feet tall and run up to 30 miles per hour. 5 Emus Are Toughĭo not underestimate emus. Oh, and then the Great Depression hit and sent wheat prices plummeting.Įxcept, that didn't happen. ![]() Giving inexperienced men plots of land and telling them, "Go make wheat," doesn't magically turn them into farmers. Veterans had steady work following their service, and this would provide a boost in the Australian wheat trade. After the war ended, the Australian government gave veterans land for farming in Western Australia. 7 How Did This Even Become A Thing?Ĭoincidentally, this goes back to the ANZAC. Throw some shrimp on the barbie, turn up the Men at Work and settle in. ![]() And then, a few years later, the Australian army lost a war against birds. The war marked a major turning point in Australian history, and the Australian people were inspired, empowered, and optimistic about what their country would achieve moving forward. In World War I, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, better known as the ANZAC, displayed bravery and tenacity that became ingrained in the Australian national identity. ![]()
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