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Principality of Marlborough
Unrecognised micronation
Claimed byGeorge Muirhead
Dates claimed1993
Area claimedProperty near Marlborough, Queensland

The Principality of Marlborough was a short-lived micronation established in 1993 located at 22°30′18.19″S 149°9′6.45″E / 22.5050528°S 149.1517917°E / -22.5050528; 149.1517917 near Marlborough, Queensland, Australia, about 106 km (66 mi) north of Rockhampton.


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References

  1. Milliken, Robert (10 June 1993). "Outback 'duke' takes on the bank: A Queensland man has defied Australia by creating a principality to escape his debts". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  • "DIY Sovereignty and the Popular Right in Australia", by Judy Lattas, Macquarie University, March 2005.
  • "Defiant Graziers Under Arrest", Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 1993.
  • "Rebel graziers' bid to keep land ends in contempt charge", Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 1993.
  • "Defiant graziers stay in jail", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1993.
  • "A Principality without walls near Jericho", Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1993.
  • "The great conspiracy to enslave Australia", Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June 1993.
  • Queensland Title Office records from 1993 for Kierawonga & Indicus.
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