Hutt River
An Aussie By Any Other Name
Great Australians in history. A problematic exercise for any scholar. Before anything else, of course, one must ponder exactly what it is that makes one an Australian. Is Zalman Silber an Australian? He is actually a New Yorker, but responsible for one of Sydney’s most remarkable attractions, the Skywalk, not to mention one of Melbourne’s, too, called The Edge. The former is simply a glass-floored catwalk a thousand feet above ground that offers visitors not only a bird’s-eye view of Sydney but a bird’s-nerve feel, too, what with gusting winds necessitating cable tethers for visitor safety. The latter is a glass enclosure that juts out from the top of the Eureka Tower, providing stunning panoramic views every which way you look.
Both are premier attractions for their cities, hauling in tourist dollars by the fistful every day. Does that make Zalman Silber a great Australian? Does that make him Australian at all? After all, he’s just a businessman – but the bottom line is that he has benefited Sydney and Melbourne tremendously, providing employment and tax revenue while bolstering the cities’ overseas profile.
So just what makes for an Australian? Many are those who have only been born in Australia but really made their mark elsewhere. Then there are those who also denigrate their country of origin, Australia, but are still, in the final analysis, considered Australians. Even someone like Rupert Murdoch, who renounced his Australian citizenship in order to advance certain business interests of his, is still thought as Australian!
Indeed, one Leonard Casley even went so far as to secede his property from Australia and go on to declare war on Australia! It’s no joke: the Principality of Hutt River actually issues its own visa (hours of operation are ten to four) and postage. And Hutt River isn’t the only micronation on the island-continent; Australia also hosts – if that is the right word – the Province of Bumbunga, the Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina, the Grand Duchy of Avram, the Independent State of Rainbow Creek, the Empire of Atlantium, the Principality of Marlborough, the Principality of Snake Hill, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands, the United Federation of Koronis (which is merely based in Australia, claiming sovereignty only over the Koronis Family of Asteroids), and the Principality of Ponderosa. In fact, most of the world’s modern-day micronations are to be found in Australia!
So what makes for a great Australian? No one really knows. No one can quite put his or her finger on what makes for an Australian in the first place – not if they really thought about it. But one thing is for sure: people in Australia, whether they think themselves Australians or not, really prize their independence above all else!
Fighting Tyranny – Hutt River Province inside Western Australia
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Hutt River – picturesque Hutt river with dense temperate rainforest alongside Photo Mugs SAS-899 Hutt River – picturesque Hutt river with dense temperate rainforest alongside its banks Kaitoke Regional Park, Wellington District, North Island, New Zealand Kaitoke Regional Park and the Hutt river was used as filming location for the Lord of the Rings Triology. The scenes were strongly digitally enhanced though so its difficult to recognize the locations. Steffen a Alexandra Sailer Pleas… |
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Swing Bridge – leading over picturesque Hutt river with dense temperate Photo Mugs SAS-796 Swing Bridge – leading over picturesque Hutt river with dense temperate rainforest alongside its banks Kaitoke Regional Park, Wellington District, North Island, New Zealand Kaitoke Regional Park and the Hutt river was used as filming location for the Lord of the Rings Triology. The scenes were strongly digitally enhanced though so its difficult to recognize the locations. Steffen a Alexand… |
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