As of the modern day, hutt river is still separate, while australia treats it as a private business that doesnt pay them taxes and just tries, really hard, to pretend its not there. Principality of hutt river simple english wikipedia, the. Upon arrival you will be met by hrh prince graeme, should he happen to be absent another member of the royal family, who will warmly greet you, issue the necessary entryexit visas and then guide you through the principalitys main buildings. The principality of hutt river phr is an independent sovereign state having seceded from australia on the twenty first day of april 1970 and is comparable in size to hong kong, though the principality is larger in physical size than many countries such as vatican, san marino, monaco, and nauru to. April 24, 2018 when the western australian government introduced stringent wheat production quotas in 1970, they came as a harsh blow to the casley family who, at the time, had 9,900 acres of wheat ready to harvest. The principality of hutt river phr is an independent sovereign state having seceded from australia on the twenty first day of april 1970 and is comparable in size to hong kong, though the principality is larger in physical size than many countries such as vatican, san marino, monaco, and nauru to name but a few. He decided to proclaim his own nation, citing some obscure british law that purportedly said it was ok to secede as long as you were a. The principality of hutt river is situated 595 km north of perth, western australia and is about 75 square km in area, consisting of some 18,500 acres of land. There is no agreement between the australian and phr governments that allows for subjects of the phr to enter or reside in australia other than by going through the normal australian channels necessary to qualify an individual the right to do so, or to. Continentals advertisements claim that its desert storm coins are legal tender of the hutt river province in australia, which it refers to as a principality cx4, pp. The province was created in 1969 in response to a dispute with the government of western australia over what the casley family saw as draconian wheat quotas initially the five families who owned farms in hutt river banded together to fight the quota but when the government threatened to resume their rural lands under eminent domain, casley.
For those wishing to enterlive in the commonwealth of australia. In 1980 a perth court ruled that, at least within hutt river, its currency and. The principality of hutt river in western australia is a micronation that succeeded from australia in 1971 in a response to a disputed over wheat quotas and became its own nation. From fremantle, start with a 25minute highspeed ferry to rottnest island. September 5, 2017 by gareth johnson leave a comment following our recent pieces on what constitutes visiting a country, and what defines a country i received a fair bit of flack over my inclusion of the micronations of sealand, and the hutt river province. Sydney philatelics grahame fudge browse our comprehensive lists and almost complete quality stocks of hutt river province available online. Best hotels near hutt river province, kalbarri, australia. In 1977, following repeated demands for payments from the ato, the province declared. Royal hutt river province air force now called royal hutt river air force on the 29th november 1981 hrh prince leonard flew into the royal fogarty field at melton victoria, in a fuji 200 full aerobatic plane which was the no. Hutt river principality vs the ato the principality has long been pursued by the australian taxation office. The small main townsite of nain, contains buildings for tourism and administration as well as an interdenominational chapel.
The principality of hutt river in western australia is a. Is the principality of hutt river in australia still exist. This edition is greatly expanded over the 4th the latter being some 250 pps shorter in length. At left the common obverse design shows a profile effigy of prince leonard. The territory is located 517 km 354 mi north of perth, near the town of northampton in the state of western australia. Principality of hutt river was founded on april 21, 1970, in wheat quota dispute leonard casley declared farm independent from australia and himself prince his family refuses to. The hunter valley is a prime november spot for sydneysiders, a straight shot two hours north just a little inland from newcastle. The royal college of heraldry is also the place where a person may have their own coat of arms designed and recorded and contact should be made direct with the college in order to obtain further advice regards all matters of heraldry. Initially in those hectic years immediately following the secession it was realised that its own currency was required so the treasury had the task of issuing the first hutt river money in 1974 with the. Official home site of the principality of hutt river. So as of 1972, the principality of hutt river had officially seceded from australia and stopped paying income taxes. This section is a service of the principality of hutt river high representation to the united states of america. Australian micronation prince abdicates after 46 years. What i learned trying to build a micronation the young.
The principality of hutt river, previously known as the hutt river province, is the oldest micronation in australia. The principality claims to be an independent sovereign state founded on 21 april 1970. Prince leonard of hutt river principality abdicates to son. The principality claims to be an independent sovereign state. Heritage council places database hutt river province the principality of hutt river is over 500 km north of perth, western australia and is about 75 square km in size, consisting of approx 18,500 acres of mainly flat or undulating farmland. Some of it was created out of protest norfed, hutt river province. Attempts by talossa to establish diplomatic relations have been answered by a barrage of stamp catalogues and offers to sell us ambassadorships and titles of nobility, but a vast amount of information is available at the hutt river province web page. Please add me to your list of favorite sellers and visit often. Principality of hutt river at his 80thbirthday celebrations in 2005. Hotels near hutt river province, kalbarri on tripadvisor. To order, address the phillips mint, 4463 laurel canyon blvd. Of all the towns and nooks to find yourself in around these parts. On the 21st april 1970 western australian wheat farmer leonard casley after many unsuccessful attempts to resolve a wheat quota dispute with both state and f.
Home page of the principalitys royal college of heraldry. And a major tourism magazine rates phrs settlement of nain as one of australias 100 mustsee places. The ruler of the hutt river, 91yearold prince leonard, announced on feb 1 that he is abdicating the throne to his son. The first hutt river postage stamps issued being the wildflowers issue on 15111973 with new issues regularly being introduced through to the present day. The royal mint of hutt river was established under the control of the. All mail posted within the principality carries the principalitys postage stamps and postmark, whilst all incoming mail is delivered without hindrance by the royal hutt river postal service. The principality of hutt river hutt river province this country came about when a guy that owned a big farm in australia fell out with the government about tax.
See pics 9 34 wide x 9 tall 1we use recycled materials to ship in. Some of it really was used at one time by breakaway republics think chinese issues. Official crest of the principality of hutt river circulating coins of the hrp, 1976, struck at canadas lombardo mint. Home page of the principality of hutt river postal service. This is the principality of hutt river and not the commonwealth of australia. Sederhananya, kita sanggup menyebut asam urat sebagai limbah kuliner yang dikeluarkan ketika. The principality of hutt river, often referred to by its former name, the hutt river province, is an unrecognized micronation in australia. Some of the cording is missing and there is a very faint name. The hutt river province then had a population of 12. Prince leonard had presided over hutt river province, a private estate 500km 300 miles north of perth, since it announced it was seceding from australia in 1970 in a row over wheat quotas.
Home site of the principality of hutt river royal mint. The coins of hrh prince leonard i principality of hutt river. Asam urat yakni senyawa heterosiklik yang terdiri dari karbon, nitrogen, oksigen, dan hidrogen. The principality of hutt river is an independent sovereign state having seceded from australia on the twenty first day of april 1970. Hutt river province is beyond a doubt the worlds most profitable micronation. For instance the 2005 edition listed, i think, 3 different.
Citizens of hutt river pay taxes on income earned there, but only to hutt river s tax departmentnot to australia. A micronation occupying some seventyfive square miles of pasture and farmland roughly twenty miles inland from the indian ocean in western australia, hutt river province principality was founded in 1970 when, in response to agricultural quotas imposed on his familys lands by the state government, wheat farmer leonard george casley seceded from australia. Hutt river province stamps sydney philatelics australia. Prince leonard was the ruler of australias oldest micronation, the hutt river province, founded in 1970 prince leonard was married to his wife, shirley joy butler left, also known as. View all restaurants near hutt river province on tripadvisor. A visit to the principality of hutt river is a unique experience.
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