There are no absolutes, are there? A pity the Australian light horse wasn't in the field during the great emu wars!
That being said, the Battle of Beersheba was a brilliant use of cavalery, because walking in close formation against entreched machine guns is just as stupid as charging an enemy in tight formation. Sometimes, there simply isn't a lot of choice, WW1 showed that problem every day.
Oddly enough there would have been a fair number of Beersheba survivors present.
The 1932 "Emu War" took place in the Campion region of Western Australia .. a town (and farming surrounds) cleared and created as Soldier Settlement lots and farms given to discharged veterans.
Never forget that the Coolgardie Miner (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" [1].
Everybody tends to laugh at the Emu Wars, but nobody ever comes up with a better idea, myself included. Heck, we constantly fail to get rid of crows at certain places. Smart buggers, those crows... I do love them!
That being said, the Battle of Beersheba was a brilliant use of cavalery, because walking in close formation against entreched machine guns is just as stupid as charging an enemy in tight formation. Sometimes, there simply isn't a lot of choice, WW1 showed that problem every day.