The “Great Emu War” of 1932 In 1932, the Australian military declared war on emus—and the emus won. • The Problem: Roughly 20,000 emus were running wild in Western Australia, destroying crops and fences. • The “Solution”: The government sent in soldiers armed with Lewis machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. • The Result: The emus proved to be incredibly fast and resilient. They moved in small “guerrilla” groups, making them hard to hit. After a month of failed attempts and thousands of w
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In 1932, Western Australia fought an odd “war” — not against humans, but against thousands of crop-devouring emus. Armed with machine guns, soldiers tried to drive the giant birds from farmlands, only to find them too fast, too scattered, and oddly bullet-resistant. After weeks of chasing and firing thousands of rounds for little success, the military withdrew in defeat, leaving the emus the undisputed victors in one of history’s most peculiar battles. | History Collection
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