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Buried in History #006: The Great Emu War
In 1932, Western Australia found itself facing a rather unusual enemy. Thousands of emus had moved into farming areas, damaging crops and threatening the livelihoods of farmers already struggling through the Great Depression. What started as a farming problem would eventually become a military operation involving Australian soldiers, machine guns, and an enemy that turned out to be surprisingly difficult to defeat.
In this Buried in History segment of Coffins & Confessions, Dae and Spencer take a look at the bizarre story of the Great Emu War of 1932.
We’ll explore why so many emus moved into…
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