An Australian Monarch

by William Pitt

In Brief :
140 pages, 153 mm x 235 mm, Soft cover, Section sewn
The story of a remarkable episode in the history of Australia. Leonard Casley and his family who owned and operated a wheat farm in Western Australia, were faced with financial ruin under the centrally controlled wheat marketing rules. He studied the rules, he met the administrators of the rules, and found the only survival option, within the rules, was to secede from Australia. He did this, and the resulting adventure is a mixture of high stress and hilarity; of success against all odds; of great personal courage and family support. The Australian spirit of bucking an oppressive book of rules could not be better described than in the story of the Hutt River Province. ISBN 978 1876344672

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Overview:

The Principality of Hutt River is here to stay. The Northampton Tourist Office in Western Australia includes on their website under ‘Attractions’ the following text: ‘Something unique to the Northampton area is The Independent Principality of Hutt River. In 1970 the owners of this 18,500 ha property seceded from the rest of Australia to become a new Principality. They now have their own money and stamps, so don’t miss out on this unique experience, drop into the Principality of Hutt River’.
Dip into this remarkable story and learn more about the mouse that roared by the banks of Hutt River.

An Australia Monarch was launched by Prince Leonard at the State Library of NSW on 4 Feb 2010.

2010 celebrates the 40th year of the secession of the Principality of Hutt River. ABC Landline ran a story on this Sunday 18 April 2010 - see http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2010/s2875856.htm

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