One side in this war was targeted because they kept creating gaps in (*) rabbit fences.
This conflict primarily took place near the settlement of Campion. Before this conflict, the government had purchased tens of thousands of hectares of land for veterans, but failed to provide wheat subsidies as promised. At the start of this conflict, defense minister Sir George Pierce deployed a force commanded by Major GPW Meredith. One side in this war was targeted because they kept creating gaps in (*) rabbit fences. One soldier in this war stated that not even "dum-dum bullets" could stop the other side. Despite a pair of Lewis guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, this operation was largely unsuccessful, killing fewer than 1,000 enemy combatants. For 10 points, name this 1932 Australian military operation, which was fought against a certain native species of farmland-destroying birds.
This conflict primarily took place near the settlement of Campion.
Great Emu War