The Great Emu War: 90 years on from the army's wheatbelt battle
ABC News · 2022-12-10
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Western Australia · 1932
The Emu War
- 01 The opening
- 02 The experience
- 03 The ending
- 04 Behind the history
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The Emu War
Survive for sixty seconds in Western Australia's wheat district until the withdrawal order arrives.
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