Emu fossil range fossil range Paleocene present Paleocene present status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name IUCN image Emu wild.jpg image width 250px image caption Wild specimen in south eastern ... The Emu inhabits the areas shown in pink. The Emu IPAc en icon i m ju or IPAc en i m u ref cite web url http www.merriam webster.com dictionary emu work Merriam Webster Online title Emu accessdate .... The Emu is common over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids heavily populated areas ... eagles and hawks, they can only run and swerve. The Tasmanian Emu and King Island Emu subspecies ... subspecies has been influenced by human activities. Once common on the east coast, Emu are now ... of the continent have increased the range of the Emu in arid regions, and it is of Least Concern ... settlers. Emus are farmed for their meat, Emu oil oil , and leather. Emu is a lean meat and while it is often ... not been scientifically verified in humans. The Emu is an important cultural icon of Australia. It appears ... Australian mythology, and hundreds of places are named after the bird. Taxonomy File Emu skeleton.jpg thumb left Mounted Emu skeleton There are reports the Emu was first sighted by European explorers ... ref The etymology of the common name Emu is uncertain, but is thought to have come from an Arabic ... terms for the Emu were Barrimal in the Dja Dja Wurrung language, myoure in Gunai , and courn in Jardwadjali ... original 1816 description of the Emu, Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot used two genus generic ... url http elibrary.unm.edu sora Auk v044n04 p0592 p0593.pdf format PDF title Generic name of the Emu ... mentioned as an alternative spelling. ref name ag Classification Although the Emu was long ... remains. The small emus Kangaroo Island Emu D. baudinianus and King Island Emu D. n. ater both ... Emu Are Conspecific journal PLoS ONE volume 6 issue 4 page e18728 doi 10.1371 journal.pone.0018728 ... Emu , became extinct around 1865. However, the mainland sub species of D. novaehollandiae , remain ... more details
wiktionarypar EmuEMU TOCright The Emu is a large, flightless bird. EmuEmu may also refer to Locations Australia Emu Bay, South Australia , on Kangaroo Island Emu Brewery , historic site in Perth Emu Creek , near Aurukun, Queensland Emu Downs Wind Farm, Western Australia , 200km north of Perth Emu Field , South Australia, alternatively known as Emu or Emu Junction , site of the first atomic weapons test on the Australian mainland Emu Flat, Victoria , 92km NE of Melboutne Emu Heights, New South Wales , suburb of Sydney Emu Park, Queensland , 680km NW of Brisbane, near Yeppoon and Great Keppel Island Emu Plains, New South Wales , suburb of Sydney Emu Plains Correctional Centre Emu Plains railway station, Sydney Emu Ridge, Australian Capital Territory , housing estate in Belconnen, Canberra Japan Emu w bu , indoor sporting arena in Nagano Flora and fauna Brown Emu tail , Dromaeocercus brunneus , old world warbler Emu apples , Kunzea pomifera , aka muntries, native cranberries, munthari, muntaberry or monterry Emu bush disambiguation , a number of Australian plants Emu wren , bird in the genus Stipiturus Grey Emu tail , Amphilais seebohmi , old world warbler Entertainment Emu and the jabiru , Aboriginal myth Emu puppet , puppet used by the late entertainer Rod Hull Emus Can t Walk Backwards , novel by Robert Anwood Emu s All Live Pink Windmill Show , British children s television show featuring Rod Hull and Emu Ernest Emu , character in Crash Bandicoot video games Flying Emus , Australian ... Emu Airways , defunct Australian regional airline Emu Bay Railway , privately owned narrow gauge railway in Tasmania E mu Systems , company in the digital audio business Miscellaneous Emu, palm wine in the Nigerian Yoruba language Emu Bay shale , geological formation in Emu Bay, South Australia Emu oil , medicinal oil made from the bird Emu War , also called The Great Emu War, a military operation to kill emus in Western Australia in 1932 Emu beer , group of Western Australian beers Emu ... more details
The name Emu Bush refers to a number of plants in Australia Several species of the genus Eremophila plant Eremophila Hakea laurina dab ... more details
Inappropriate tone date November 2009 Infobox character name Emu series image Image EMU logo.jpg thumb right The logo for the new series of Emu. caption first last cause creator Rod Hull species Emu portrayer Rod Hull episode alias gender Male occupation family spouse children relatives nationality Emu is a puppet emu given to Rod Hull in the 1960s while he was presenting a children s breakfast television ... http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi entertainment 5059196.stm title Emu set for television comeback publisher BBC ... attacked the celebrity guests for comic effect. Rod and Emu appeared on several episodes of The Hudson Brothers comedy show in the United States. Citation needed date November 2009 Emu s new series Hull s son Toby Hull returned Emu to television on CITV in October 2007. ref name comeback Unlike before, Emu now makes noises so viewers can get a good idea of what he is thinking, and whenever Toby needs to move around, an unseen puppeteer controls Emu. The new series had 26 episodes, and is set in a modern apartment block where no pets are allowed. so Emu has to beware of his next door neighbour ... Emu&limit 20&IncludeBlogs 3 title The beak is back Emu returns to CITV publisher The Stage accessdate 2009 04 11 ref Toby s and Emu s other neighbours are two young kids named Charlie and Dani who are cousins. In addition to helping Toby keep Emu a secret, they also help Emu outfox Sophie, who is obsessed with using Emu in different ways as a quick way to make money. While Toby is oblivious to Sophie s scheming ways, Charlie, Dani, and Emu know her true colours. Toby also has to keep Emu a secret ..., it was announced that CITV had ordered a second series of the revived Emu show. Toby Hull would remain as Emu s sidekick, but now they would be running a craft cafe ref cite web last Parker first Robin url http www.broadcastnow.co.uk news commissioning citv orders more emu 5002039.article title CITV orders more Emu & 124 News & 124 Broadcast publisher Broadcastnow.co.uk date accessdate 2009 06 ... more details
Infobox journal title Emu cover editor discipline Ornithology abbreviation Emu publisher CSIRO Publishing country Australia frequency Quarterly history 1901 present openaccess license impact 1.191 impact year 2010 website http www.publish.csiro.au journals emu link1 link1 name link2 link2 name JSTOR OCLC 1567848 LCCN CODEN ISSN 0158 4197 eISSN 1448 5540 Emu , subtitled Austral Ornithology , is the peer review peer reviewed scientific journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union . The journal was established in 1901 and is the oldest ornithological journal published in Australia. ref http www.publish.csiro.au paper MU972051.htm Marchant, S 1972 A critical history of Emu . Emu 72 51 69 ref The current editor in chief is Kate Buchanan Deakin University . The journal is published quarterly for the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in print and online by CSIRO Publishing . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 1.191, ranking it 6th out of 19 journals in the category Ornithology . ref name WoS cite book year 2011 chapter Journals Ranked by Impact Ornithology title 2010 Journal Citation Reports publisher Thomson Reuters edition Science accessdate 2011 12 6 work Web of Science postscript . ref See also List of ornithology journals References reflist Further reading cite book author Robin, Libby title The flight of the emu a hundred years of Australian ornithology, 1901 2001 publisher Melbourne University Press location Carlton, Vic year 2001 pages isbn 0 522 84987 3 oclc doi accessdate External links Official website http www.publish.csiro.au journals emu Category Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology Category Publications established in 1901 Category CSIRO Publishing academic journals Category Quarterly journals Category English language journals Category Ornithology in Australia Category 1901 establishments in Australia biology journal stub fr Emu pt Emu revista ru Emu ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date September 2011 Image Emu Bitter logo.jpg thumb right Emu Bitter logo File Emu Export Logo.jpg thumb right Emu Export logo Emu is a beer label currently owned by Lion Nathan . Originally brewed by the Emu Brewery , it is currently brewing brewed by the Swan Brewery in Western Australia . Varieties There are three varieties Emu Bitter is a full strength lager . It is a very bitter ... since it was first launched in 1923. Emu Bitter is colloquially known as Bush Chooks, EB or Kenny ... . Emu Export, sometimes called Emu Export Lager, is a lager . The beer was first brewed in 1954 and contains 4.4 alcohol. It is also affectionately known as the red lead , the emu flightless ... brew of the Emu armada even though its recipe and taste has changed markedly since the controversial dropping to 4.4 alcohol. It was 4.9 . Emu Draft, sometimes Emu Draught, is a midstrength beer. It was first ... alcohol. In the mid to late 20th century, when Emu Bitter came in large brown bottles with green ... available alternative , and were a reference to Emu Bitter s green coloured label and its very bitter ... for Emu Bitter. These old colloquial names are still sometimes used with affection by some older ... for beer drinkers was often only between Emu Bitter and Swan Lager, and both brews had their loyal consumers who would make fun of the opposing brew. Emu Bitter drinkers, in response to the kerosene kero name calling, would often claim that Emu Bitter was a real man s drink , while Swan Lager was a drink for women and young men not tough enough to appreciate the bitter taste of Emu Bitter . And in those ..., a facsimile Hannan s Lager was launched by the Ironbark Brewery . Emu Brewery main Emu Brewery Emu ..., Western Australia Mt Eliza , the brewery s name was later changed to the Emu Brewery to better identify with its popular Emu bottled beer. ref http www.aussieheritage.com.au listings wa Perth EmuBreweryformer 20188 Emu Brewery former , Aussieheritage.com.au, states The Emu Brewery stands on the site ... more details
Emu oil is an oil rendered from the fat of the emu , Dromaius novaehollandiae , a bird indigenous to Australia . ref name aea emu http aea emu.org faq American Emu Association FAQ ref ref name emu farming cite book last1 Devantier first1 Alecia T last2 Carol first2 Turkington title Extraordinary Jobs in Agriculture and Nature publisher Infobase Publishing year 2006 accessdate 2011 02 21 isbn 978 0 8160 5854 9 ref Emu oil and eucalyptus oil have been used historically in Australian aboriginal traditional medicine for fevers, coughs, minor pain, arthritic joints, bruises, cuts and sores. ref cite book title Aboriginal studies Developing an awareness of Aboriginal people and their culture author Jenni Harrold and Joanne Whitby publisher R.I.C. Publications year 1996 isbn 978 1 86311 433 2 page 16 url http books.google.com books?id jG9BwP Vs4QC&pg PA16 ref ref cite book title The arthritis bible ... emu oil can vary widely in color and viscosity, but, assuming the emu has enjoyed a natural diet, is generally a yellow liquid. ref http aea emu.org sites aea emu.org files Emu 20Oil 20Trade 20Rule 20103.pdf American Emu Association Definition of emu oil grades ref It is composed of approximately ... acid . Emu oil also contains roughly 20 linoleic acid an omega 6 fatty acid and 1 2 alpha Linolenic acid linolenic acid an omega 3 fatty acid . A handful of studies have suggested that emu oil, applied ... Antagonism of croton oil inflammation by topical emu oil in CD 1 mice journal Lipids volume 38 issue ... author Politis MJ, Dmytrowich A title Promotion of second intention wound healing by emu oil ... url ref ref name whitehouse Emu oil is marketed and promoted as a dietary supplement with a wide variety of claimed health benefits. ref name usda Commercial emu oil supplements are not standardized ... AG, Davis CK, Roberts MS title Emu oil s A source of non toxic transdermal anti inflammatory agents ... doi 10.1007 s10787 998 0001 9 url ref The U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlighted emu oil in a 2009 ... more details
Infobox company name EMU Australia logo File EMUlogo2008.jpg 250px caption type traded as fate predecessor successor foundation 1994 founder Andrew Raggett defunct location city South Geelong, Victoria location country Australia location locations area served Worldwide key people industry products Footwear services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage URL http www.emuaustralia.com footnotes intl EMU Australia simply referred to as EMU pronounced eem you , often mispronounced eem moo is an Australian brand of footwear. The brand is best known for their sheepskin products. Their signature products are ugg boots , which have been a popular fashion trend for young women since the 2000s. EMU products are also available for men and children. EMU Australia was established in 1994 by surf veteran Andrew Raggett. The main headquarters for the company is located in South Geelong, Victoria , Australia . International locations include San Clemente, California , United States USA Hamburg , Germany and London , England . The main competitors on the market for EMU Australia are UGG Australia and Bearpaw footwear Bearpaw , which produce similar sheepskin products. The name EMU is derived from the Australian Coat of Arms which features the emu bird. External links commonscat Official http www.emuaustralia.com Category 1990s fashion Category 2000s fashion Category 2010s fashion Category Companies established in 1994 Category Shoe companies Category 1994 establishments in Australia shoe stub Australia company stub ... more details
Taxobox name Tasmanian Emu status EX status system iucn2.3 extinct mid 19th century image Tasmanian Emu.jpg image width 250px image caption Restoration by John Gerrard Keulemans regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Struthioniformes familia Casuariidae genus Dromaius species Emu D. novaehollandiae subspecies D. n. diemenensis trinomial Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis trinomial authority William Henry Dudley Le Souef Le Souef , 1907 synonyms Dromaeius diemenensis small lapsus William Henry Dudley Le Souef Le Souef , 1907 small range map Dromaius distribution.png range map width range map caption Geographic distribution of emu taxa and historic shoreline reconstructions around Tasmania The Tasmanian Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis is an extinct subspecies of the Emu . It was found on Tasmania where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene . As opposed to the other insular emu taxa, the King Island Emu King Island and the Kangaroo Island Emu , the population on Tasmania was sizable, meaning that there were no marked effects of small population size as in the other two isolates. Thus, the Tasmanian Emu had not progressed to the point where it could be considered a distinct species , and even its status as a distinct subspecies is not universally accepted as it agreed with the mainland birds in measurements and the external characters used to distinguish it a whitish instead of black foreneck and throat and an unfeathered neck apparently ... smaller than the modern Emu, but in conflict, other evidence including descriptions of Pleistocene ... The Tasmanian emu was, as the mainland birds, hunted as a pest animal pest . In addition, the practice ... subspecies were still around, hybridizing them out of existence , but the history of emu introductions ... described in 1907 br Emou Tasmania ca Em de Tasm nia fr meu de Tasmanie hr Tasmanski emu id Emu Tasmania it Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis hu Tasm niai emu zh ... more details
Use dmy dates date December 2011 Use Australian English date December 2011 Infobox Airline airline Emu Airways IATA TL founded April, 1970 ref http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1981 1981 20 203500.html . Retrieved 12 26 08. ref ceased November, 2005 hubs Adelaide Airport fleet size 2 destinations 2 headquarters Adelaide , Australia key people Emu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide in Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island . It was part of the RegionalLink Airlines group which also included Airnorth and Airlines of South Australia ASA . Code data International Air Transport Association IATA Code TL History File Emu Airways Beech 1900C PER Wheatley.jpg thumb Beech 1900C at Perth Airport 2001 . Emu Airways operated for close to 30 years and was previously owned by Emu Air Charter Pty Ltd. It was acquired in March 2004 by Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin based aviation services company Capiteq Limited , as part of a major new coalition of regional air services in Australia, RegionalLink Airlines. This was considered Australia s first airline franchise operation. All of the participating airlines would continue to trade in their local markets under their own names, the logos of which were featured on the fuselages of aircraft within the group. However, Emu Airways and partner Airlines of South Australia ceased operations on 9 November 2005, citing the entry of QantasLink and other factors in their decision. Services Adelaide to Kingscote on Kangaroo Island Fleet The airline s fleet varied over thirty years of operation, and included various light passenger aircraft during its tenure. As of the acquisition by Capiteq Limited, the fleet consisted of 2 Beechcraft 1900 Raytheon Beech 1900C ref http www.asiatraveltips.com travelnews04 13Emu.shtml . Retrieved 12 26 08. ref References reflist External links commonscat Emu Airways http www.regionallink.com.au RegionalLink Airlines http www.airnorth.com.au Airnorth Aviation lists Airlines of Australia ... more details
Taxobox name Emu wrens image StipiturusKeulemans.jpg regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Maluridae genus Stipiturus genus authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1831 subdivision ranks Species subdivision S. malachurus br S. mallee br S. ruficeps The emu wrens Stipiturus are a genus of bird in the fairy wren family Maluridae . They are found only in Australia where they inhabit scrubland scrub , heathland and grassland . They are small birds, 12 19 cm long with the tail accounting for over half of their length. The tail has only six feathers which are loose and coarse in structure, rather like the feathers of the Emu . Three species are recognised, one of which is endangered. Taxonomy The common name of the genus is derived from the resemblance of their tails to the feathers of an Emu . ref name EABI cite book title Every Australian Bird Illustrated author Wade P. ed. year 1977 page 188 publisher Rigby isbn 0727000098 ref The genus was defined by French naturalist Ren Primev re Lesson Ren Lesson in 1831 after his visit to Port Jackson on the 1823 5 voyage of the Coquille , although the Southern Emu wren had already been encountered and described ... abstract accessdate 2007 09 20 ref The three species are Southern Emu wren Stipiturus malachurus ... Emu wren Stipiturus mallee endangered , restricted to the Mallee country of Northwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia. Rufous crowned Emu wren Stipiturus ruficeps of the arid interior of central northern Australia. Ornithologist Richard Schodde has proposed the Southern Emu wren is the ancestral ..., to 7.5 g of the Southern Emu wren. ref name row33 Rowley and Russell, p. 33. ref Habitat and behaviour The three live in distinct habitats the Southern Emu wren preferring marshes and heathland, the Mallee Emu wren inhabiting spinifex understory in Mallee woodland, and the Rufous crowned Emu wren ... cover. Emu wrens are predominantly insectivorous, but supplement their diet with seeds. ref name ... more details
The Emu Brewery was a brewery in Perth, Western Australia Perth , Western Australia , which traced its ... to produce Emu beer Emu brand beer until the late 1970s, when production was shifted to a new factory in Canning Vale, Western Australia Canning Vale . Emu beer continues to be produced as a brand of Swan ... on the site. ref name Cultural cite journal last Spearritt first Peter title Emu Brewery .... ref name Cultural File 1900s Emu Brewery, Perth.jpg thumb right The brewery in the 1900s After .... 77 ref Emu Brewery 1908 onwards The Stanley Brewery s most popular brand of beer was an ale sold under the Emu trademark. ref Spiller Spiller , p. 76 ref In order to ensure that drinkers knew from which brewery the Emu brand came, as well as to avoid confusion between the Stanley Co operative Brewery Limited and its similarly named holding company, the company was renamed on 6 March 1908 to the Emu Co operative Brewery Ltd . ref name Spiller77 The Emu Brewery had been turning out beer of variable ... of the newly renamed Emu Brewery Ltd . ref name Spiller78 The brewery became profitable once ... the traditional award winner, Swan. ref name Spiller78 Emu continued to compete with Swan by introducing Emu Bitter, a bottom fermentation beer to compete with the bitter beer Swan introduced in 1923 ... 1927, the brewery s directors approached the Swan Brewery to sell Emu s assets. ref name Spiller81 Spiller Spiller , p. 81 ref Swan proceeded with this acquisition of the Emu Brewery, and continued ... the old Stanley Brewery building. ref name Seddon File 1938 Emu Brewery, Perth.jpg thumb right An aerial ... with no windows at all, to exclude daylight. ref name Heritage cite AHD 18139 Emu Brewery former ... 1964 ref An image of the 1938 building featured on Emu beer labels for over fifty years. ref name ..., the Emu Brewery will be finished to secure brightness, airiness and a maximum of natural light ... to industrial building. The Western Mail , 19 January 1939 The Emu Brewery continued manufacturing ... more details
Use dmy dates date November 2011 Use Australian English date November 2011 Image Totem One Obelisk.jpg thumb Obelisk at the Totem One test site Emu Field is located in the desert of South Australia , at coord 28 41 54 S 132 22 17 E type landmark region AU SA display inline,title ground zero Totem 1 test . ref http www.johnstonsarchive.net nuclear tests UK ntests1.html ref Variously known as Emu Field , Emu Junction or Emu , it was the site of the Operation Totem pair of nuclear tests conducted by the British government in October 1953. The site was surveyed by Len Beadell in 1952. A village and airstrip were constructed for the subsequent testing program. Two atomic tests were conducted at the site. Totem 1 was detonated on 15 October 1953 and Totem 2 was detonated on 27 October 1953. The devices were both sited on towers and yielded 9 kilotons and 7 kilotons respectively. ref Michael Carter et al. 2006 . Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests in Australia, Vol 1 Dosimetry , Commonwealth of Australia, p. 3. ref The site was also used in September October 1953 for some of the Kitten series of tests, which were conventional rather than nuclear explosions used to evaluate initiator neutron initiator s. It was later found that the Radioactive contamination radioactive cloud from the first detonation did not disperse as expected, and traveled north east over the Australian continent. The site at Emu Field was considered too remote for future use, and the search for a more convenient location led to the survey of British nuclear tests at Maralinga Maralinga , where a further series of atomic tests was conducted in 1956. There are now stone monuments at the ground zero points, which can be visited by tourists with the written approval of the RAAF Woomera Test Range who now control access to the area , though the location is still extremely remote see Anne Beadell Highway . Evidence of the explosions may still be seen at ground zero in the form of vitrified sand a ... more details
Name Emu War Image Name Flickr aussiegall Having a bad hair day.jpg Imagesize 240px Image Alt Image Caption An emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Thumb Time AKA Great Emu War Participants Emus br Sir George ... Australia Date 2 November 10 December 1932 Result See Aftermath Aftermath URL The Emu War , also known as the Great Emu War , ref Cite book last Shuttlesworth first Dorothy Edwards authorlink coauthors ... part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emu s said to be running amok in the Campion ... the name Emu War when referring to the incident. Background Following World War I , large numbers ... title Feathered foes soldier settlers and Western Australia s Emu War of 1932 journal Journal of Australian ... trove.nla.gov.au ndp del article 4509731 title Emu War defended work The Argus date 19 November ... Sir George Pearce, who ordered that the army cull the emu population. He was later referred to in Parliament as the Minister of the Emu War by Senator James Dunn Australian politician James Dunn . ref ... to assist the farmers and, according to a newspaper account, to collect 100 emu skins so that their feathers ... title Machine Guns Sent Against Emu Pests page 2 ref The first attempt On 2 November the men traveled ... blank fire into serried masses of Emus were soon dissipated. The Emu command had evidently ordered ... del article 2317086 title Emu War Again work The Canberra Times date 12 November 1932 page 1 ref ... In A War On The Emu work The Sun Herald The Sunday Herald date 5 July 1953 page 13 ref The second attempt After the withdrawal of the military, the emu attacks on crops continued. Farmers again asked ... were necessary to combat the serious agricultural threat of the large emu population. ref name ... 1932, word of the Emu War had spread, reaching to Great Britain. Some Quantify date September 2010 conservationists there protested the cull as extermination of the rare emu . ref Cite book last ... emuwar How we lost the Emu War http www.naturebase.net pdf plants animals living with wildlife 0805 ... more details
Infobox rugby league club clubname Emu Plains image Image Emu Plains JRLFC.jpg 150px fullname Emu Plains Junior Rugby League Football Club nickname Emu, The Emu s colours Red, White and Blue founded 1967 ... minorpremierships minorpremiershipyears current homejersey Emu Jersey.svg awayjersey The Emu Plains JRLFC , colloquially known as just Emu , is a Rugby League club in the Penrith, New South Wales .... The club colours are red, white and blue. History File Emu 1920.jpg left 350px Although officially ... and Emus team at the Penrith Showground. Known as the Emu Wanderers , they joined the Western Districts ... from Emu Plains and Penrith, the first time players from the district competed in a competition ..., Wentworthville, St. Marys, Blacktown, Riverstone, Windsor, Emu Plains and Penrith. ref http www.rl1908.com ..., as Emu Plains took A and B grade teams to Riverstone where they won 47 0 and 5 0 respectively. In 1927 Emu Plains decided to field a private team in the Blue Mountains competition under the banner of Emu Gravel Company . They were big buggers, tough as bags said Jack Lack. Modern Day File A Grade ... sport story big things ahead for emu boys ref Emu Plains has a very competitive rivalry with Penrith Brothers , every year since 2009 the two clubs have a retro day . The Emu club has had varied success, with teams in the finals most years, and the Emu Plains A Grade team defeating St Mary s Saints to win the 1st Division A Grade competition in 2009. In 2010, Emu s A Grade found themselves ... Emu were down by 6, and then in the last minute of the game, Emu Plains scored to take the game ... minute Grand Final, Emu Plains had been defeated by one point. Colour Origins Image Eastern Suburbs colours.svg right 75px Emu Plains colours were originally blue and white and because of this they were commonly known as the Emu Blues . By the 1960s, there were multiple teams in blue and white, including Newtown, Canterbury and a number of Junior League clubs such as the Penrith Warratahs. So Emu ... more details
Infobox prison prison name Emu Plains Correctional Centre location Emu Plains , New South Wales status Operational security Minimum Female capacity opened closed managed by Corrective Services NSW Emu Plains Correctional Centre is a minimum security institution for females located on Old Bathurst Rd, Emu Plains , New South Wales , Australia . Emu Plains Correctional Centre is a minimum security institution for females situated 60km west of Sydney s central business district. Industries Inmates are employed in the dairy for dairy processing. Education Inmates are encouraged to participate in a range of courses which are subject to change. Notable prisoners Anu Singh http www.smh.com.au news Miranda Devine Her new careers to die for Her new careers to die for 2005 06 04 1117825101481.html NewSouthWalesPrisons http www.correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au offender management correctional centres emu plains coord missing New South Wales Category Prisons in New South Wales Australia prison stub ... more details
Infobox CityRail station station name Emu Plains image EmuPlains.jpg servicearea Blue Mountains Line servicearea2 Western Line code EPS suburb Emu Plains street Station Street distance 57.44 altitude 30 traintype Suburban all stops br Suburban limited stops br Intercity platforms 2 tracks 2 platform arr 2 Side stationtype Ground gates No connect Bus br Train disabled Yes facilities http www.cityrail.info facilities facilities.jsp?n 97&giveOutput true&facility Link Emu Plains railway station is located in the western Sydney suburb of Emu Plains, New South Wales Emu Plains and also serves the surrounding suburbs of Emu Heights and Leonay. With two side platforms, it is located on the Western railway ... runs five routes via Emu Plains railway station, although two routes do not physically stop outside Emu Plains Station Route 688 between Emu Heights, New South Wales Emu Heights and Penrith, New South ... Route 168 between Leonay, New South Wales Leonay and Emu Heights, New South Wales Emu Heights and Penrith ..., New South Wales Penrith does not stop outside Emu Plains Railway Station. Passengers must alight ..., New South Wales Penrith does not stop outside Emu Plains Railway Station. Passengers must alight from Great Western Highway Easy Access upgrade Emu Plains station has undergone an easy access upgrade ... signage and tactile platform markers. Gallery gallery File Railway Station Emu Plains, 1950.jpg Station in 1950 File Railway Station Emu Plains, 1971.jpg Station in 1971 File Emu Plains railway station 1.jpg Looking towards Sydney File Emu Plains railway station 2.jpg In the carpark looking towards the main building gallery Trackplan File Emu Plains trackplan.png none thumbnail 500px Track arrangement at Emu Plains Neighbouring stations s rail start s rail title CityRail s line system CityRail line Emu Plains next Penrith s line system CityRail line Blue Mountains previous Lapstone next Penrith ... Emu Plains Railway Station Category Railway stations in Sydney Category Railway stations opened ... more details
The Emu Downs wind farm Coord 30 30 S 115 20 E region AU WA is a 79.2 MW wind farm in Western Australia. It was a joint development between Stanwell Corporation and Griffin Energy . The site is approximately 200 kilometres north of Perth, near Cervantes, Western Australia Cervantes . Construction of the 180 million project commenced in November 2005, and the project was commissioned in October 2006. ref name Emu downs http www.stanwell.com PDF Emu 20Downs 20Fact 20Sheet.pdf Emu Downs Wind Farm ref Emu Downs wind farm consists of 48 Vestas wind turbines each with 1.65 MW generating capacity , a substation, interconnection to the main 132 kV electricity grid, administration and stores buildings, and a network of access roads. The wind farm is close to the coast, with a good quality wind resource that has increased wind speeds and reliability aligning with periods for peak power demand. ref name Emu downs The wind farm provides electricity to run a desalination plant , convert 260 km mi abbr on to the south. The Kwinana Desalination Plant , located just south of Perth, turns water from the Indian Ocean into nearly 152 million litres 40 million gallons of drinking water per day. ref http www.npr.org templates story story.php?storyId 11134967 Australia Turns to Desalination Amid Water Shortage ref Emu Downs wind farm is accredited under the Australian Government s Renewable Energy Electricity Act 2000 and as a Green Power Generator by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority. ref name Emu downs In June 2011 the Queensland Government finalised the sale of all of its wind farm assets when it sold out of Emu Downs at a loss for 171 million. Image EmuDownsWindFarm.jpg thumb center 600px Emu Downs Wind Farm See also Portal box Australia Energy Wind farm Wind power in Australia References Reflist Wind farms in Australia Category Wind farms in Western Australia af Emu Downs windplaas ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Emu Park state qld image The Singing Ship, Emu Park.JPG caption The Singing Ship monument latd 23 latm 15 lats longd 150 longm 49 longs pushpin label position left lga Rockhampton Regional Council postcode 4710 est pop 2,967 ref name ABS elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov Electoral district of Keppel Keppel fedgov Division of Capricornia Capricornia dist1 681 dir1 NW location1 Brisbane dist2 45 dir2 NE location2 Rockhampton, Queensland Rockhampton dist3 21 dir3 NW location3 Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon Emu Park is a small town on the Capricorn Coast located 21 kilometres south of Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon in Queensland , Australia . At the 2006 Census in Australia census , Emu Park had a population of 2,967. ref name ABS Census 2006 AUS id UCL320200 name Emu Park Urban Centre Locality quick on accessdate 2007 06 28 ref Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was first discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay Islands National Park Keppel Bay , including the Great Keppel Island . This small, peaceful town is a popular tourist spot. It has won several tourism awards, and features fishing , surfing , boating , and unspoiled beach es. History Unreferenced section date April 2008 Emu Park s European history dates to the 1860s when the Jardine family established a cattle grazing property south of the current town, at Zilzie , an anagram of Lizzie Jardine. Emu Park township was established in the 1870s when several Rockhampton, Queensland Rockhampton families built seaside ... s Beach and Pine Beach. Emu Park was connected to Rockhampton by train in 1888 and became a popular ... External links http queenslandplaces.com.au emu park University of Queensland Queensland Places Emu Park http nla.gov.au nla.cs ma an26056697 Down on the sands at Emu Park sheet music published in the 1910s ... Queensland geo stub nl Emu Park ... more details
Infobox Television show name Emu s World Br Emu s All Live Pink Windmill Show image caption show name ... production website Emu was an anarchic British television puppet of Rod Hull , and after successful ... . BBC Emu s Broadcasting Company Emu s Broadcasting Company 1975 1980 was a children s television series featuring Rod Hull and Emu running their own television station, which parodied many BBC series of the time. Supporting Rod Hull and his emu puppet were Billy Dainty who played a James Bond pastiche ... 1977 BBC Specials Emu s Magical Music Show 27 December 1980 35 Minutes Emu s Magical Christmas Music Show 27 December 1981 35 Minutes Emu s Magical Easter Show 12 April 1982 40 Minutes Rod And Emu s Saturday Specials BBC Series 1 6 editions from 1 January 1983 5 February 1983 The Rod And Emu Show BBC Series 1 6 editions from 28 January 1984 10 March 1984 ITV Emu s World In 1981 Emu and Rod ... green witch Grotbags played by the singer and comedienne Carol Lee Scott , with Rod and emu living ... Hull s aggressive arm length puppet Emu so that once captured in Carol Lee Scott s own words she ... 5 October 1983 Special Emu s World at Christmas 21 December 1983 Series 5 6 editions from 9 March 1984 13 April 1984 Special Emu at Easter 20 April 1984 Series 6 13 editions from 12 May 1988 4 August 1988 Emu s All Live Pink Windmill Show The Series morphed into Pink Windmill show and carried on from Emu s world, but the format also featured viewer phone ins, as well as a segment in Grotbags grotto ... cancelled in 1988 airing simply as Emu s Pink Windmill Show which was floor managed by Martin Essex .... Transmission Series 1 7 editions from 13 July 1984 24 August 1984 Emu at Christmas 25 December 1984 Series 2 13 editions from 12 April 1985 5 July 1985 Emu s Pink Windmill Show Series 1 10 editions from 14 February 1986 25 April 1986 Emu at Christmas 26 December 1986 Emu s Wide World Series ... TV Rod and Emu did have one more television series with Central Independent Television in 1989 ... more details
File Skipton Mount Emu Creek.JPG thumb The Glenelg Highway passing over Mount Emu Creek at Skipton, Victoria Mount Emu Creek is a long but small meandering waterway located in the west of Victoria. The total length of the Mount Emu Creek is over 250 kilometres. The creek forms near Trawalla, and Trawalla Creek flows to Mount Emu Creek, the quantity and quality of water from Trawalla Creek is of great importance to Mount Emu Creek. Trawalla Creek drains the area of highest rainfall within Mount Emu Creek s catchment. It appears that Trawalla Creek contributes most the of the good quality water that enters Mount Emu Creek. Mount Emu Creek has a length of approximately 70 kilometres through this sub catchment, and passes through the township of Darlington. Mount Emu Creek is the major waterway within the Hopkins Basin. The main drainage area is from numerous small tributaries and gullies to the east and west of the waterway, including Darlington Creek. ref http www.glenelg hopkins.vic.gov.au ?id subcatchmenth7 ref The waterway starts as a series of creeks and waterways which merge to form the Mount Emu Creek which flows through areas around Beaufort, Victoria Beaufort , Skipton, Victoria Skipton , Darlington, Victoria Darlington , Terang, Victoria Terang and Panmure, Victoria Panmure . It joins the Hopkins River which eventually leads out to sea at Warrnambool, Victoria Warrnambool . The Mount Emu system is a very popular fishing stream with the locals and out of towners where trophy sized trout can be pursued. The creek is regularly stocked with brown trout from the department of Natural Resources and environment with the assistance of the Terang Angling Club. There is also ..., tupong and black fish. ref http linux.gatewaybbs.com.au hulla index2.html ref Platypuses Mount Emu ... night research session along the Mount Emu Creek was conducted by the Australian Platypus Conservancy ... ref Murdering Gully Massacre Murdering Gully massacre occurred in a gully on Mount Emu Creek, where ... more details
Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, Victoria , Australia . Built circa 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. ref http trove.nla.gov.au ndp del article 968474 ref ref http vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au places heritage 1136 ref It was so named because it was low lying ground and the haunt of numerous emus. ref name Grove Australian Council of National Trusts 1993 reprint of combined edition Historic Homesteads. Emu Bottom by Elisabeth Grove, p.328. Canberra, ACT. ISBN 0908198027 ref The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud. ref Susan Priestly 1984 Making their Mark . P.81. Fairfax, Syme and Weldon. ISBN 0 949288039 ref Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world while the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect. ref name Grove History Image George Evans.jpg right thumb 100px George Evans, c.1860s The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans 1785 1876 , who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprize 1829 Enterprize from Van Diemen s Land in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by Evans, by squatting licence, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown land . In 1843, Evans, aged 58, married eighteen year ... about emu bottom emu bottom story.htm ref After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To Evans dismay, his run was purchased by the immensely ... in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans son s died ... about emu bottom about emu bottom.htm ref Emu Bottom operated as a tourist attraction ... 2007 10 emu bottom wetlands reserve and.html ref References Reflist External links ... more details
Taxobox name Rufous crowned Emu wren image StipiturusKeulemans.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Maluridae genus Stipiturus species S. ruficeps binomial Stipiturus ruficeps binomial authority Archibald James Campbell Campbell , 1899 synonyms The Rufous crowned Emu wren Stipiturus ruficeps is a species of bird in the Maluridae family. It is Endemism endemic to Australia . Taxonomy The Rufous crowned Emu wren is one of three species of the genus Stipiturus , commonly known as emu wrens, found across southern and central Australia. It was first described in 1899 by Archibald James Campbell , more than a century after its relative the Southern Emu wren . Its species name is derived from the Latin words rufus red and ceps head . No subspecies are recognised, although birds from Western Australia may have redder plumage, and females more blue on the face and lores. It has been considered a subspecies of the Southern and Mallee Emu wrens in the past with anywhere from one to three species recognised. ref name Row211 Rowley and Russell, p. 211. ref The common name of the genus is derived from the resemblance of their tails to the feathers of an Emu . ref name EABI cite book title Every Australian Bird Illustrated author Wade P. ed. year 1977 page 188 publisher Rigby isbn 0727000098 ref Description The Rufous crowned Emu wren is the smallest and most brightly coloured of the three emu wren species. ref name Rowp5 Rowley and Russell, plate 5. ref The adult male has reddish upperparts with faint streaks, with a prominently rufous crown and grey brown wings. It has a bright sky blue throat, upper chest, lores and ear coverts. The lores and ear coverts, and border chest are streaked with black. The tail is double the body length, and is composed of six filamentous feathers, the central two of which are longer ..., p. 210. ref Distribution and habitat The Rufous crowned Emu wren is found across the arid ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Emu Flat state vic image Emu Flat State School.jpg caption Former Emu Flat State School use lga map yes latd 37 latm 05 lats longd 144 longm 45 longs pushpin label position right lga Shire of Mitchell postcode 3522. ref cite web title Location Emu Flat, Vic url http www1.auspost.com.au postcodes index.asp?Locality emu flat&sub 1&State VIC&Postcode &submit1 Search work Postcode Search publisher Australia Post accessdate 2008 04 21 ref est pop elevation maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov fedgov dist1 92 dir1 NW location1 Melbourne dist2 23 dir2 N location2 Lancefield, Victoria Lancefield dist3 20 dir3 S location3 Tooborac, Victoria Tooborac near n near ne near e near se near s near sw near w near nw Emu Flat is a Suburbs and localities Australia locality in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . It is situated between Lancefield, Victoria Lancefield and Tooborac, Victoria Tooborac , 92 kilometres to the north west of Melbourne by road. ref cite web title travelmate.com.au url http www.travelmate.com.au MapMaker mapmaker.asp accessdate 2008 04 21 Emu Flat Baynton Rd, Nulla Vale ref ref cite web title Emu Flat url http www.ga.gov.au bin gazd01?rec 242349 work Place Names Search publisher Geoscience Australia accessdate 2008 04 21 ref Emu Flat has two heritage places listed in the Shire of Mitchell Planning Scheme. These are the Uniting Church formerly Presbyterian Church , and the former State School . ref cite web title Schedule to the Heritage Overlay url http www.psdocs.dpcd.vic.gov.au public Mitchell 43 01s mith.doc work Mitchell Planning Scheme accessdate 2008 04 21 ref Emu Flat Post Office opened on 17 September 1877 and closed in 1945. ref name a Cite web last Premier Postal History title Post Office List url https www.premierpostal.com cgi bin wsProd.sh Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy VIC&country accessdate 2008 04 11 postscript None ref References reflist coord 37 07 24 S 144 45 28 ... more details
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