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The Emu War (or Great Emu War) [2] was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
1 July – The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) is established; 2 November – Start of the Emu War. 23 November – The statue of The Dog on the Tuckerbox is unveiled at Gundagai, New South Wales by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. 10 December – The Emu War ends in failure.
Emu War (1932) • Australia • Emus of Campion district Defeat • Australian Royal Artillery failure to pacify Emus of Campion None: 986 emus [27] World War II (1939–1945) An Australian light machine gun team in action during the Aitape–Wewak campaign, June 1945. United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China; France; Poland Yugoslavia ...
An extreme example of this was the Emu War in Western Australia in 1932. Emus flocked to the Chandler and Walgoolan area during a dry spell, damaging rabbit fencing and devastating crops. An attempt to drive them off was mounted, with the army called in to dispatch them with machine guns; the emus largely avoided the hunters.
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
1932: Emu War; 1932–1934: Caledon Bay crisis; A propaganda poster calling for Australians to avenge the sinking of Centaur. 1939–1945: Second World War. Axis naval activity in Australian waters. 1941: Sinking of HMS Sydney; 1942: Attack on Sydney Harbour; 1942: Shelling of Newcastle; 1942: Attack on the Dureenbee; 1943: Shelling of Port Gregory
In 1932, the district was plagued by emus and sought the intervention of the federal government, resulting in the so-called Emu War. [ 1 ] Following the discovery of alunite on the west side of Lake Campion, a state-owned processing facility was established in 1942 and a new townsite was gazetted at nearby Chandler .
Pages in category "1932 in Australia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Emu War; H. Harvard Australian Expedition (1931–1932) L.