The Untold Stories - The Emu War AND the Pastry War - A Double Header

The Emu War- Australia 1932. What started out as a great gesture, giving land to farm to returning WW1 veterans, turned into an unfortunate situation with a ridiculous solution. This was the time of The Great Depression and a time in the Campion region of Australia whose farmers, those veterans, were suffering financial. It probably did not help that they land these veterans was called marginal. Yet the crucial element became the destruction caused by the Emu. The emu, indigenous to Australia, are the second largest bird on earth. They had pretty consistent migration patterns until this land was opened up. To the emu it was a cornucopia, new and easy resources- water and food. However, given the difficulties already sustained with farming the land, these farmers reached out to the Australian government. The response- send 3 from the military with two Lewis guns and get rid of the birds...this effort was not successful as the military had to withdraw.The Pastry War- Mexico was in the midst of gaining their independence from Spain. This time was fraught with many internal struggles. Bandits and others were looting private property and no one was doing anything about it. However, some residents from France reached out to the French King...including a pastry chef....from their French ships sailed to Mexico. Tune in to find out all that happened on History Pondered and Explored#history #australia #mexico #france #emu #emuwar #pastrywar