QuickCheck: Did Australia lose a war against emus?

Emus are large flightless that are about 1.75m tall and weigh up to 50kg. They are endemic to Australia and travel in large flocks.

AUSTRALIANS taking up arms to fight a war against nuisance emus. It’s about as quintessentially Aussie as you can get.

However, is it true that Australia waged war against the emus in 1932 and lost?

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