Taking to the field on 13 November 1932, the military were successful during the first two days. They killed about 40 of the invading emus. The third day, 15 November, was less successful. By 2 December, the soldiers were killing about 100 emus per week. Meredith was recalled on 10 December, and in his report he claimed 986 kills with 9,860 rounds, at a rate of exactly 10 rounds per confirmed kill. In addition, Meredith claimed 2,500 wounded birds had died as a result of the injuries that they had sustained. In judging the success of the cull, 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".
Throughout 1930 and onward, exclusion barrier fencing became a common way to keep emus out of agricultural areas. Such fencing also kept out other vermin, such as dingoes and rabbits).
By December 1932, word of the Emu War had spread, reaching the United Kingdom. Some conservationists there protested the cull as "extermination of the rare emu". Dominic Serventy and Hubert Whittell, the eminent Australian ornithologists, described the "war" as "an attempt at the mass destruction of the birds".
The war had been a failure and there were problems with the cull. But, the farmers of the region asked the army to fight the emu again in 1934, 1943, and 1948. Each time the government said no. They refused to fight the birds. Instead, the government continued the bounty system that had started in 1923. This was effective. During six-months of 1934, Western Australians killed 57,034 emu and claimed their bounties.
In November 1950, Hugh Leslie, a newspaper editor and state and federal politician from Western Australia, complained about emus in federal parliament. He asked the Army Minister Josiah Francis to give .303 ammunition from the army to farmers to kill the emus. The minister approved giving 500,000 bullets to the farmers.
Kohl's
Kohl's is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl's Corporation. It has 1,158 locations that makes it the largest department store chain in the United States . The company was founded by a Polish immigrant Maxwell Kohl, who opened a corner grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1927.
The company is headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating stores in every U.S. state except Hawaii.
Magnavox Odyssey Series
The Magnavox Odyssey is a video game console by Magnavox. It is the first one to be released commercially. But there are more consoles released by Magnavox. All these consoles form the Magnavox Odyssey series.
The following is a list of all consoles released in the Magnavox Odyssey series:
In 1974, Magnavox became a subsidiary of Philips. Philips continued making video game consoles. These consoles are known as the Philips Odyssey series.
Ulay
Ulay (born Frank Uwe Laysiepen; 30 November 1943 – 2 March 2020) was a German contemporary artist. He is best known for his worldwide for his Polaroid art and performance art together with longtime companion Marina Abramović. He was based in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam and Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
Ulay was born in Solingen. He dated Marina Abramović from 1976 to 1988. On 2 March 2020, Ulay died in Ljubljana of lymphoma at the age of 76.
Balbir Singh Kullar
Balbir Singh Kullar (8 August 1942 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian field hockey player and Punjab Police officer. Best known for his sporting career, he was part of two medal-winning Indian field hockey teams. He won a gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games and a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Singh Kullar was born in Sansarpur. On 18 February 2020, he died in Sansarpur of a heart attack. He was 77.
Brittany Byrnes
Brittany Anne Trish Byrnes (born 31 July 1987) is an Australian movie and television actress. She has been acting since she was seven. Her known roles are Thea Hawkins in "Search for Treasure Island", Hannah Schuller in "Escape of the Artful Dodger" and Charlotte Watsford in "H2O: Just Add Water".
2007 Ontario general election
The 2007 Ontario general election was held on October 10, 2007, to elect members (MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Premier Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular vote. The election set a record for the lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial election; only 52.8% people who were eligible voted. This broke the previous record of 54.7% in the 1923 election.
Matt Skiba
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2000 Canadian federal election
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the House of Commons of Canada of the 37th Parliament of Canada.
Source: Elections Canada
2002 Manitoba municipal elections
The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
School trustee Malcolm Jolly died on 11 March 2003. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Electors could vote for four candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 24 October 2002 and 28 October 2002. The final official totals do not appear to have been significantly different.
"See: 2002 Winnipeg municipal election"
2004 Canadian federal election
The 2004 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th General Election), was held on June 28, 2004, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 38th Parliament of Canada.
Source: Elections Canada
Notes
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2006 Canadian federal election
The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 39th Parliament of Canada.
David Emerson, elected on January 23 as a Liberal in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Kingsway, changed parties on February 6 to join the Conservatives before the new Parliament had taken office. He is reflected here as a Liberal.
André Arthur was elected as an independent candidate in the Quebec riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.
2009 Nova Scotia general election
The 2009 Nova Scotia general election was held on June 9, 2009 to elect members of the 61st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Candidates lined up.
2000 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election
The 2000 municipal elections of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada, took place on 21 October 2000. Elections have been held every four years since the amalgamation of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the town of Bedford and Halifax County into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996. The regional council is made up of twenty three councillors and one mayor, all positions were up for election.
There are no political parties at the municipal level in Nova Scotia, so all candidates run as independents.
2002 Vancouver municipal election
The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the 2002 Vancouver municipal election, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Park Board seats. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 School Board seat and 2 Park Board seats. The Green Party of Vancouver won 1 School Board seat.