"The Emu War" with Wren Dennehy (Avoca Reaction)
47m | May 11, 2021In the 1930's Australia went to war against their national, the emu. Learn all about it in this weeks episode as Saoirse Siné tells all to you, and special guest drag performer Wren Dennehy, a.k.a Avoca Reaction.
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Episode Source Material
https://www.britannica.com/animal/emu
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/common-emu
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2315839
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18516559
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-do-so-many-weird-animals-live-in-australia
https://listverse.com/2017/03/12/10-crazy-facts-about-the-great-australian-emu-war/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4509731
https://factslegend.org/25-interesting-emu-war-facts/
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