Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 3 November 1932, page 2


MACHINE GUNS SENT

AGAINST EMU PEST

PERTH, Wednesday.

A party of Lewis gunners has again been sent to the Campion dis-trict to exterminate emus, which have caused serious damage to crops.

The officer in charge of the party received orders from military head-quarters in Sydney for 100 emu skins, the feathers of which will be used for hats worn by light horsemen,

Time, 1.9.