Historically Accurate11 Jan 2021

What Has 3 Aussies, 2 Guns, 1 Truck, and 20K Emus?

How do you fight a war against emus? With machine guns. At least, that was the tactic used by a few chosen members of the Australian military in 1932 when 20,000 emus started destroying farms owned by Australia’s World War I veterans. Major GPW Meredith of the Royal Australian Artillery and a few other military personnel banded together with veteran-farmers to conquer the flock of emus taking over government-granted land. Except… they lost. In this episode of Historically Accurate, host Dawn-Michelle Lewis and co-host Rebecca Lease, friend of host and hater of emus, talk about bad aim, the “guerilla tactics” of emus, and ponder one vital question: why didn’t they just build really tall fences? Sources: Gore, Jasper Garner “Looking Back: Australia's Emu Wars.” Australian Geographic, 29 July 2020, www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/. Johnson, Murray "'Feathered foes': soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932 [Paper in: Discordant Notes.]". Journal of Australian Studies. 88 2006. 147-157,185-187. Milzarski, Eric. “Why the Emu War Wasn't as Silly as Folks Make It out to Be.” We Are The Mighty, We Are The Mighty, 30 Oct. 2020, www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/australian-emu-war-was-serious/. Quotes: “I personally think you could have found better ways to keep the emus out of your crops.” (27:08-27:13) Links: Support this show thru Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheHApodcast Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hapodcast/ Theme Song Composed by: Daniel Dorty Lyricist and Vocalist: Sushma Saha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sushmasahahaha/ Podcast production and show notes provided by FIRESIDE Marketing

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