The Great Emu War

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The Great Emu war was a skirmish in Australia where Emus were terrorizing veteran’s farms and causing general havoc. There were approximately 20,000 emus that were causing the farmers distress. Emus are about 6 feet tall and have been known to be hostile so people may have thought twice before shooing one away. Eventually the farmers were fed up with the problem, but instead of taking it up with the department of agriculture, they went straight to the Ministry of Defense. The leader George Pearce was ready to help them and sent in two units of troops armed with two Lewis guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. These soldiers were under the command of Major G.P.W. Meredith. The first major Assault on the Emus began on November 2nd where a herd

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