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Edited by grendelfreak
02/02/2006 7:33 pm
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Have read your aricle it is very informative
would you like to post it on the forum?
there is a special thread for member articles or you could post it here.
My question still is where can one purchase any of the older Hutt River Coins?
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Australia
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That's an interesting site....Rebel governments....Confederate States of America.
I never even considered the confederacy as a different country, But they had their own government for years. Somehow in American History it seems they never really made the break. The southern states never left the United States. We don't see Re-joined dates on the coins.
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rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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I suggest trying to email them directly, the webpage is http://www.huttriver.net/ and the "contact us" email is info@huttriver.net |
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Originally posted by grendelfreak
I suggest trying to email them directly, the webpage is http://www.huttriver.net/ and the "contact us" email is info@huttriver.net
Been there - done that that is how I got the documentation for citizenship I posted in a nother thread. but alas no Coins - YET The quest of a Knight - Dream the impossible dream 9 song also posted above rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
Edited by rggoodie
02/17/2006 09:01 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Okay, guess I am just a poor reader, or simply don't catch on.
Is Hutt River just a joke? Or for real? Or, like Quebec, does the possibility exist that someday it could become independent?
Just curious.
Also, am curious about Hutt River coins. Are they "novelties," or considered real coins. Are they legal tender in Hutt River, and/or Australia in general?
Any answers would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Australia
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Garry to my knowledge (and I may be wrong), the Hutt River Provience is for real. It is a city within Australia that decided to make up its own laws and own currency none of which is legally binding nor acceptable anywhere else in Australia.
Is it a joke? Well I will leave that upto you to decide.....lol
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The Principality of Hutt River is located some 500klms north of Perth (capital of Western Australia). There are all sorts of stories about the orign of the Hutt River Province, the one that is most consistent is Leonard Casey, when faced with restrictive wheat quotas, decided to cede away from the Commonwealth of Australia in 1970.
Roughly about 75 square kilometres in size, Leonard Casey became it's self styled sovereign and called himself "Prince Leonard" with his own coinage and set of laws. "Citizens"of the Hutt River Province pays no taxes and do not even vote in Australian elections.
What is truly remarkable is our Government leting him get away with it.
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Thanks Lim, I was almost there.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thank you for the information.
Most interesting!!
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Hey Lim, since you're over that way, have you ever visited the HRP? Some friends of mine called in there on their round-Australia trip. They said it wasn't easy to find - it's not as if they can put up lots of signs saying "secessionist principality - this way". They got a grand tour by the Prince himself, but there's not terribly much to see - a few buildings, monuments and whatnot - and of course the gift shop. They bought me a set of HRP notes.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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You will have to turn off the main highway to get to the HRP and yes it is not well sign posted. Having said that, though I have driven many times between Perth and the North West, I have not made that trip to check out the HRP...  |
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