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Strengths

 * The page historically recounts specific details about the Great Emu War, including details about people involved, numeric data regarding rounds and losses, and how events unfolded.
 * There is no sense of bias communicated through the article, despite how easy it would be to associate certain non-objective ideas with the information provided.
 * The article is maintained on a consistent basis, and an author even addresses how it is frequently checked for vandalism.

Weaknesses

 * Despite being detailed, certain information that surely exists is not present in the article (such as the names of the two soldiers Meredith brought with him).
 * Some parts of the article feels empty, such as some sections (such as "Aftermath") have little more than two sentences.

First paragraph of "The 'War'"
- Changed line "... Meredith commanding a pair of soldiers armed..." to "Meredith commanding soldiers Sergeant S McMurray and Gunner J O'Hallora, armed..." to include the names of other historical figures involved in the war.

- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/1540-9295-11.6.336/full

After "Aftermath"
- Added this line to the end of the section. "Throughout 1930 and onward, exclusion barrier fencing became a popular means of keeping emu out of agricultural areas (in addition to other vermin such as dingoes and rabbits)."

- http://www.jstor.org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/stable/213480?seq=12#page_scan_tab_contents