Talk:Emu War

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Australian English check, please

It would be much appreciated if any Australian editors could have a look and make sure I haven't let any Americanisms or US spelling slip in. Thanks, --Gotanda (talk) 03:16, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Three soldiers

Were there literally only 3 soldiers, and 2 guns, to shoot the emus? Or did these 3 have other soldiers under their commands? I really can't tell, and if it was only 3, why was this such a big deal that it needed support from the settlers and the army? Lights and freedom (talk) 04:06, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

GA status?

Check needed by someone who knows the literature. Present-day status not clear enough. Present-day numbers of emus up or down? Overall lack of present-day long-term consequences of the "war". Good on the history, no doubt about that. Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:00, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

What I find are the following sites:

• https://theconversation.com/all-cost-little-benefit-was-barrier-fence-is-bad-news-for-biodiversity-12333 - About the impact of the fence(s) on loncal wildlife.
• https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/wildlife-trade/natives/wild-harvest/kangaroo-wallaby-statistics/kangaroo-population - Kangaroo population estimates (this only seems to cover 2001-2011 or so)

I haven't had an in-depth look at the article, so I don't know if, and how this should be added. Eptalon (talk) 10:59, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

@Macdonald-ross and Eptalon: You guys realize that this is about the emu war, not the kangaroo fence, right? Lights and freedom (talk) 17:09, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

There's a fence of about 135 miles (217 km), between two rabbit-proof fences, It was constructed between 1957 and 1959, and is called Lake Moore Emu Fence. Also, there'll be some statistics, as to how many Emus, where, and when, we just need to find them. Eptalon (talk) 18:00, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

It seems to me that we do need to check on both emus and kangas, their current status and data, and their effect on farming. Well, the first step is to read En wiki. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:00, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

What with droughts, dingoes, rabbits, kangas, emus... the life of an Aussie farmer is not an easy one! Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:18, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

• Back to the point: after a lot of thought, I don't see any reason to drop its status. Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:25, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

A few remaining complex sentences

@Gotanda: I think these sentences may be a bit difficult, because they have several clauses, use long words, or possibly advanced word senses or sentence structures. But I'm a native speaker, so I'm just going off guesses, and they may in fact be simple enough.

1. Following the negative coverage of the events in the local media, that included claims that "only a few" emus had died, Pearce took out the military personnel and the guns on 8 November. ("First try", P4)
2. After the withdrawal, Major Meredith compared the emus to Zulus and commented on the striking manoeuvrability (ability to move quickly and carefully) of the emus, even while badly hurt. ("First try", P5)
3. Farmers again asked for support, citing the hot weather and drought that brought emus invading farms in the thousands. ("Second try", P1)
4. James Mitchell, the Premier of Western Australia lent his strong support to renewal of the military assistance. ("Second try", P1)
5. At the same time, a report from the Base Commander was issued that indicated 300 emus had been killed in the initial operation. ("Second try", P1)
6. In judging the success of the war, an article in the Coolgardie Miner on 23 August 1935 reported that although the use of machine guns had been "criticised in many quarters, the method proved effective and saved what remained of the wheat". ("Second try", P3)

Also, it said a movie starring John Cleese & others was filmed in 2022. This was out of date (as of December 2022 it had not been filmed yet), so I corrected it. Lights and freedom (talk) 02:21, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

@Gotanda Are you going to simplify these? Lights and freedom (talk) 08:55, 8 March 2023 (UTC)