Hutt River

English Principality of + thumb|px|Flag of Hutt River Etymology Named after the Hutt River (Western Australia) Hutt River, a 60-kilometre (37 mile) long river that flowed past the micronation. Coined on 21 April 1970 by founder Leonard Casley (1925–2019), initially as either the Hutt River Province or Province of Hutt River. Proper noun Hutt River en historical A former micronation laying claim to a farm in the Mid West region of Western Australia that existed between 1970 and 2020; officially the Principality of Hutt River. en 4 March 1971 Farmer sets up own 'province' w:The StarPhoenix 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=hDVgAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=%22Hutt+River+Province%22&article_id=1081,724400&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9tu2u5O2HAxWjSkEAHYppBwUQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Hutt%20River%20Province%22&f=false Casley shares power with three of his sons. Wayne, 20, looks after foreign affairs and says Hutt River policies have a lot in common with those of the federal government in Canberra. en 16 June 1975 The Prince of Hutt River w:Time Magazine 105 25 https://time.com/archive/6851293/australia-the-prince-of-hutt-river/ When the wheat quota for his Western Australia farm was cut in 1969, Leonard Casley protested that the government was trying to make him a pauper. Rather than let that happen, Casley decided to make himself a prince. On April 21, 1970, he served notice of secession and declared his 18,500-acre farm a sovereign state, which he called the Province of Hutt River (pop. 20). 11 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240811235554/https://time.com/archive/6851293/australia-the-prince-of-hutt-river/ 11 August 2024 en 9 January 1986 Don Alpert Historic Carson City Dollars Still Coveted by Collectors w:Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-09-vw-14424-story.html Fantasy coins are those that appear to be real but are not issued by official authorities. Such is the case with the new commemorative (pictured) from Hutt River Province in Australia. If it doesn't bother you that the province is not recognized in Australia or elsewhere, then perhaps the piece by Hal Reed, a Los Angeles artist, will have some collector interest. https://web.archive.org/web/20260117200033/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-09-vw-14424-story.html 17 January 2026 en September 2006 John Ryan, George Dunford, Simon Sellars w:Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations w:Lonely Planet 24 978-1-74104-730-1 https://archive.org/details/micronationsthel0000ryan/page/24/mode The relationship with Australia, however, continued to be difficult. At one point the Australian Postmaster refused to handle outgoing Hutt River mail, forcing it to be diverted via Canada. en 12 August 2020 Richard Collett A tiny 'nation' in outback Australia w:BBC News https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200811-a-tiny-nation-in-outback-australia Despite Prince Leonard's death last year, his family continued to raise the blue, gold and white standard of the Hutt River above the red plains of the Australian outback until 31 January 2020, when external pressure on the Hutt River's borders and finances finally proved insurmountable. https://web.archive.org/web/20260918160355/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200811-a-tiny-nation-in-outback-australia 18 September 2026 Synonyms en Principality of Hutt River formal en Hutt River Province; en Province of Hutt River; en Hutt River Province Principality former official names Hypernyms en micronation Derived terms en Hutt River dollar en Hutt Riverian rare en Micronations