An Independant Province within Western Australia

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This is the very short version of this wacky tale.....

In 1970, a farmer gets fed up with the deal he's given by the Australian government on wheat production, so he sets up his own country and gets away with it due to a legal loophole (which has since been closed to avoid same thing happening again). Leonard doesn't pay taxes, and has been reigning sucessfully over his 75 sq kilometres ever since. Think Monaco without the glamour of casino life and exciting car races. They have their own currency and we got our passports inspected and stamped the day we visited. Mental.

S.x

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Photos

Prince Leonard of Hutt River Province
Taken in Coronation garb in the Seventies.

Shaz takes a beak on Princess Shirley's throne..
..situated within the chapel on Leonard's farm

Sculpture of Prince Leonard
Apparently created by a sculpture student who created it with a small axe over the course of a week long stay at Hutt River Province, and gifted to the Prince

Shaz & Prince Leonard
Prince Leonard has reigned succesfully over his Province for 35 years. He's getting on a bit now, but still happy to take up the odd argument or two with the Aussie government.

Shaz holds up some Hutt River Province official currency
Genuine cash with water marks and everthing!

Hutt Lager...
...unfortunately we didnt get the chance to try any

Inspecting the Hutt River Guards
...al 20 of them.

Comments

[Gaz]

I love these mentalists
Here's another- http://www.knauer.org/mike/discordia/norton.php

[Eggs on Legs]

Top Boy Norton.
Very intellesting Mistah Bond. Where did you pull him out from? Leonard also his his own website; http:www.hutt-river-province.com