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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.
Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO (14 January 1870 – 24 June 1952) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1901 to 1938. He began his career in the Labor Party but later joined the National Labor Party, the Nationalist Party, and the United Australia Party; he served as a cabinet minister under prime ministers from all four parties.
The following is a complete list of presidents of Eastern Michigan University. This list includes previous presidents under the school's past names Eastern Michigan College, Michigan State Normal College, and Michigan State Normal School. Prior to the Normal School's elevation to collegiate status, presidents were called "Principal."
In March 1933, Prime Minister Joseph Lyons led a federal delegation to Western Australia to campaign against secession, appearing alongside defence minister George Pearce, Victorian senator Tom Brennan, and senior public servant Stuart McFarlane.
Parkhill was born on 27 August 1878 in Paddington, New South Wales.He was the son of Isabella (née Chisholm) and Robert Parkhill, his father being a stonemason. He was educated at public schools in Paddington and Waverley before finding work as a clerk.
After the deaths of George Pearce and Billy Hughes in 1952, Massy-Greene was the sole survivor of the Hughes Nationalist ministries. On 13 November 1952, he was admitted to Freemasons Hospital, Melbourne , where he underwent an operation on his gall bladder the following day.
This record stands as NCAA's longest streak. Former assistant coach George Marshall officially became the schools second head coach in 1942. MSNC were National Junior AAU champions in 1954. In 1955 Michigan State Normal College changed its name to Eastern Michigan College, then changed it to Eastern Michigan University in 1959.
George Pearce: 22 October 1929 [n 6] 6 January 1932: Nationalist: John Latham: United Australia Joseph Lyons: John Barnes: 6 January 1932 [n 7] 30 June 1935: Labor: James Scullin: Joe Collings: 1 July 1935 [31] 7 October 1941: Labor John Curtin: George McLeay: 7 October 1941 [n 8] 31 May 1947: UAP Arthur Fadden: Robert Menzies [n 9] Liberal ...