The unsuccessful attempts to curb the population of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, employed soldiers armed with Lewis guns—leading the media to adopt the name "Emu War" when referring to the incident.
Neuspješni pokušaji smanjivanja populacije emua, velike australske neleteće ptice, uključivali su vojnike naoružane Lewisovim puškama - što je potaklo medije da prozovu događaje "Emu ratom".