Cassowary of New South Wales breaking wind A General Election was looming

A General Election was looming

February 1975 75-0735-001

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Cassowary of New South Wales breaking wind A General Election was loomingOrnithological study of a flightless bird, most likely to be the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) native to Australia. Plate 1 from Journal of a voyage to New South Wales by John White (J. Debrett, London, 1790). The accompanying text states that: 'A New Holland Cassowary was brought into camp. This bird stands seven feet high, measuring from the ground to the upper part of the head, and, in every respect, is much larger than the common Cassowary of all