The micronation was founded on 21 April 1970 when Leonard Casley declared his farm to be an independent country, the Hutt River Province. He attempted to secede from Australia over a dispute concerning wheat production quotas.
Born out of a desire to shrug off the shackles of the country's constitutional democracy, Australia has been home to more than a dozen different micronations, among the most in the world, including the Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina and the Province of Bumbunga.
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. It is unrecognized except by other micronations, but got de facto legal status on 21 April 1972.
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The Principality of Hutt River, often referred to by its former name, the Hutt River Province, was a micronation in Australia. The principality claimed to be an independent sovereign state bordering the Commonwealth of Australia, founded on 21 April 1970. It was dissolved on 3 August 2020.
Principality of Hutt River (PHR) was a micronation in Australia which issued its own passports, stamps, first day covers, coins, and had its own government office, post office, non-denominational royal chapel, flag, museum, army, navy, and once declared war on Australia.
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. it is of comparable size to Hong Kong (not the New Territories).
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The smallest town in Australia is the quirky Cooladdi (Aboriginal meaning “Black Duck”), which is placed between Quilpie and Charleville in southwest Queensland. Coolidge is actually a ghost town and, even though it once had a population of 270, now it's home to only four people.
Neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.
While Australia now recognises dual citizenship, there are still many countries that do not allow their citizens to hold an additional foreign citizenship. It is a long-standing principle of citizenship law that the citizenship of a state is bestowed by that state.
The Constitution of Australia, however, describes the union as "one indissoluble Federal Commonwealth" and makes no provision for states to secede.
Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901, when the British Parliament passed legislation enabling the six Australian colonies to collectively govern in their own right as the Commonwealth of Australia.
Aboriginal people have inherent independent rights, including having a separate passport. Any Aboriginal person, who provides all of the necessary documentation and details, is invited to apply for the Aboriginal passport.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were granted Australian citizenship along with all other Australians in 1948. (Before this all Australians were British subjects).
Documents purporting to be "passports" issued by the "Hutt River Province" are not recognised as valid passports by the Australian Government.
A non-Hutt River citizen may be naturalised by the Cabinet on application if: (I) the person has attained the age of 18 years, or has obtained the consent of his or her parents or guardians for acquiring citizenship or overseas citizenship of the Hutt River Province Principality; (2) the person has according to the ...
A visit to the Principality of Hutt River is a unique experience. 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 entry/exit visas and then guide you through the Principality's main buildings.
The Hutt River is very popular for swimming, trout fishing and other recreational activities. It is easily accessible from the Hutt River trail which provides a scenic walk and cycle path.
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