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Who doesn't like a good story from Down Under? When the Australian government tried to kill two birds with one stone by helping World War I vets grow large amounts of wheat, they never anticipated the third bird: more than 20,000 emus.
Find out how farmers in Western Australia and the military got in over their heads with the Great Emu War!
By Dave Militello5
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Who doesn't like a good story from Down Under? When the Australian government tried to kill two birds with one stone by helping World War I vets grow large amounts of wheat, they never anticipated the third bird: more than 20,000 emus.
Find out how farmers in Western Australia and the military got in over their heads with the Great Emu War!