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Australia's great EMU war in 1932
I was a lot of a series of armchairs when it comes to some terrible ruin conflicts of this planet over the years.
I can sit and talk about Trench War during World War I for hours.
However, something I flees about the great EMU war occurred at the end of 1932 in Australia.
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Emus is Australia's national bird.
Before I go into any wallpaper into ... "Conflict", I just want to talk about the concept of a national bird.
The idea of a national bird is one of the national pride and symbols.
From the beginning of the start time, everyone always responds to the symbol when associated with ethnicism - and we even see it today at a smaller level with football mascot or office pets.
Let's look at Indian country birds, for example, Peafowl India.
Peafowl India is a beautiful creature with a lively fur symbolizing India's beauty.
American bald eagles represent patriotism, courage and freedom for all Americans, and - like Indian craving Peafowl - is a species protected in its country.
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After the First World War, the large number of Australian soldiers returned (as well as British veterans) was given to the cultivated land of the Australian Government.
When the Great Crisis hit in 1929, these farmers were encouraged to produce their wheat behind the promises by the Australian Government that these will be subsidized.
However, these promises failed to make farmers leave the bag more than before.
So what can it be possible to make this situation get worse?
When it happens, 20,000 EMU has just completed their breeding season on the coast and is currently making their regular migration inland only find the remote area once now a fertile agricultural land full of trees
Emus smashed the wooden fence, swallowing the farmers' crops, and leaving the gaps in the barrier enough to rabbit to come and finish whatever Emu had missed.
This causes indignation with farmers, in despair and despair, seeking help from the government.
Now you might think that the logical government department to appeal will be the Ministry of Agriculture.
However, these farmers are mainly military veterans, and so on, they have sought help from their most trusted sets: Ministry of Defense.
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Australia's defense minister is Sir George Pearce, and he is respected by the veteran farmers.
When the soldiers argue to Pearce that the military machine will be the best way to remove EMUS, Pearce agreed to be happy.
The participating rules have been set up for the upcoming war: all "soldiering" and weapons handling will be done by the Australian army and sponsored by Australian farmers who will provide for
Pearce also supports participation in the hope that EMU will provide some good target practice for Australian gunpers.
This war is supported by the Australian Parliament because they believe it will be a good way to show that it supports farmers who are in trouble.
Finally, a propaganda film crew from Fox Movietone was assigned to soldiers to record their victory (and government) to the public to watch.
With the leader given by Congress, an Esque Crack group was created to perform war-fighting activities.
The brave soldiers of humans!
With military participation set up to launch in early October 1932, the three highly trained armies of the Saturday heavy battery of the Australian Royal Artillery were deployed.
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Under He is Sergeant S. McMurray and Gunner J. O'Hallora - both are equipped with a Lewis machine gun and 10,000 ammunition.
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Opening battle
With all players, the stage has been set for a scene.
However, EMU was out of the scope of the machine gun to local settlers and farmers poured them into a ambush ... or at least they tried.
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Well as it can, EMUS quickly.
So at Campion's battle, when the local people tried to graze Emus and the machine gunmen opened guns at them, they flee and divided into smaller groups - making them almost impossible
Despite hitting the "some" of the birds, and then during the day "perhaps a dozen", EMUS mainly escaped carefree.
EMUS 1 - 0 Australia.
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On November 4, Meria Meredith and his men approached a dam where more than 1,000 EMUs were discovered.
This time, they used their best sneaky skills to get close to EMU before opening fire.
When the machine gunners put their loose barriers, it turned out a sneaky approach was rewarded.
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Equal
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EMUS 2 - 0 Australia.
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The conflict continues like Meria Meredith and his men moving south, hot on high heels are said to be "EMU quite domestically".
However, Major Meredith and his men were very limited.
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So with the observation of a military command structure and knowing the full power of Emus is their speed, Meriatith large ordered one of his machine guns equipped for a car
With one of the machine gunmen is located on a truck mounted on the truck, he was promoted at the speed into the EMUS crowd.
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EMUS 3 - 0 Australia.
End of conflict.
By the end of November 8, only six days after the first battle, the activity was reviewed by the Australian House of Representatives.
With the coverage of the polite media of the film team attached to the military and reported that at least 50 emus died because 2,500 ammunition was fired, Pearce was forced to withdraw from the army.
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The war ended ... or it seemed.
The return of war!
After the war was officially called, farmers are not too satisfied.
To make the problem worse, hot weather and drought have purchased the remaining EDU next.
Với khoảng 19.700 - 19.950 emus còn lại (tùy thuộc vào nguồn tin của bạn), Pearce tuyên bố chiến tranh đã trở lại.
With Meredith main and his army returned in the case, the army began to actually see some light successes.
By December 2, soldiers reported that they killed about 100 EMUs per week.
But on December 10, Meredith was recovered and, spent 9.860 rounds for 986 reported (which was 10 rounds per kill) and claimed that adding 2,500 EMU died of the wound received in the battle,
Consequences of war.
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With - the most - 4,000 EMUs killed, still 16,000 EMUs running around still cause destruction to farmers.
While the government initiated an EMU bonus system that witnessed some success, all in all, EMUS was still the successor of the war.
So how do the Australian farmers - seem to be abandoned by the government and their people - overcome this dark period in Australian history?
Well, they started using metal chain barriers instead of wooden fence.
No, seriously, that's it.
That's what ends Australia's great EMU fight in 1932.
