The emu is Australia's second largest bird by weight, and the Southern â¦ cassowary is Australia's second largest bird by height.The emu is Australia's tallest bird, averaging 1.6 to 2 metres in height.Its nearest rival is the Southern Cassowary which averages 1.5 to 2 metres. Next to the emu, it looks distinctly shorter and stockier.The Southern Cassowary, however, tends to be heavier.he emu is Australia's tallest bird, averaging 1.6 to 2 metres in height. Its nearest rival is the Southern Cassowary which averages 1.5 to 2 metres. Next to the emu, it looks distinctly shorter and stockier. The Southern Cassowary, however, tends to be heavier.
Campbell River is located in southwestern British Columbia on the mid-eastern shore of Vancouver Island.
In 1792, Capt. Robert Gray, in the Columbia, discovered the river named after his ship and claimed the area for the U.S. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the area. John Jacob Astor 's fur depot, Astoria, was founded in 1811.