2016 Greg McDonald

[robbiegal]

Hey Greg, Humans make mistakes and dont worry too much about those little things.. At the end of the day, if there is a mistake, so what. Not life threatening if you ask me. Good luck with the book, I only have the 2013 book. However it is always next to my bed ... I use it every day to improve my knowledge.

Take care .. AP

ahh ... i used to really enjoy sitting in bed and reading through maccas to teach myself about coins and values, and looking through my coin albums

i have sort of lost interest ... i need to get back on board with this hobby

i haven't been through as tough a time as Greg and he seems to have kept up his interest!!

I can't believe what he's been through but I do think he needs to recoup some revenue - so let's get the book out on the newsstands - as soon as reasonably possible!!
Move forward and get back on board with your profession
i am so sorry about that rouge trader - sounds like a bloody nightmare

[trout]

I Love your work Uni :good:

[Greg McDonald]

Hey Unicorn!

What a nice surprise. Your poem was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me!  I really appreciate it very much.  I don't know where it will end.  My daughter Lily was so impressed that she printed it out, took a pic with her phone and added it to her facebook page.  If only I had this poem 40 years ago and could use it to impress 18 year old girls.  Maybe we'll have to just be content with being rich once you put it to music and turn the song into a world-wide hit.  Doesn't hurt to dream.

Cheers and thanks again

Greg

[Hercules]

Greg McDonald wrote a guide, which makes lots of sense,
And in that guide he had some pounds,
Dollars and some cents,
With an orange here and a purple there,
Here a green, there a yellow,
All the colours of the rainbow,
Greg McDonald wrote a guide, filled with Aussie pence.

[Unicorn]

Gee thanks Greg, I'm so glad you like it. :good:

[Basil]

I suppose this is a bad time to ask(hehe) Greg to include Hutt River Coins in the next guide,he might be asked by the ATO to value some of them.LOL.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-16/hutt-river-province-decision-on-ato-fight/8624450

[Pedro]

I reckon you might be treading on thin ice Basil :laugh2: (not that there would be any at Hutt River :biggrin:)

Pedro

[Hercules]

It's amazing what you learn on this forum. I'd never even heard of Hutt River until this afternoon. Are they familiar with the Australian Constitution? What part of the word "indissoluble" don't they understand?

[Unicorn]

It's amazing what you learn on this forum. I'd never even heard of Hutt River until this afternoon.

Hey Herc ..... here's something for you ..... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/352080958083

(I do have a sheet of these somewhere packed away). :laugh2:

[JeffH]

I wonder why?

[Pedro]

(I do have a sheet of these somewhere packed away). :laugh2:

I hope you negotiated a royalty stream for the use of your likeness Uni :biggrin:

Pedro

[Unicorn]

Yes Pedro, but I'll have to line up with the ATO on the creditors list, so my chances of a return would be ..... bugga all, they even managed to capture in colour my alter egos. Carrying those Knights in full chainmail is hard yakka!
Can anyone else hear the sound of coconut shells? Ni?

I wonder why?

Serendipity?

[robbiegal]

It's amazing what you learn on this forum. I'd never even heard of Hutt River until this afternoon. Are they familiar with the Australian Constitution? What part of the word "indissoluble" don't they understand?

They declared war on australia
Australia ignored them
They took possession of the land and set up the sovereignty (however you spell that one)
They know what they're doing
It's a kingdom
Tourist go there too

[Robster]

We had a similar thing occur in South Australia - The Province of Bumbunga situated near Snowtown - I have several issues of stamps from that period! :angel:

[robbiegal]

The Principality of Hutt River is a micronation in Australia. The principality claims to be an independent sovereign state and to have achieved legal status on 21 April 1970. The principality is located 517 km (354 mi) north of Perth, near the town of Northampton in the state of Western Australia. It has an area of 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi), making it larger than several independent countries.

The Principality of Hutt River is a regional tourist attraction, and issues its own currency, stamps, and passports (which are not recognised by the Australian Government or any other government).[2] The micronation was founded on 21 April 1970 by Leonard Casley, who declared his farm to be an independent country under the name Hutt River Province. He attempted to secede from Australia over a dispute surrounding wheat production quotas. A few years later, Casley began styling himself Prince Leonard and granting family members royal titles, although he did not include the word "principality" in his country's official name until 2006.

On 1 February 2017, at the age of 91 and after ruling for 45 years, Prince Leonard announced he would shortly be abdicating the throne, handing over to his youngest son,[3] with his youngest son Prince Graeme taking over the throne on 15 February 2017.[4]


Treatment by Buckingham Palace

In April 2016, the Principality of Hutt River finally received an official nod from Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Leonard, the sovereign of Hutt River, received a letter with the Queen's good wishes on the anniversary of the Principality seceding from Australia 46 years ago, on April 21, 1970. The letter from Buckingham Palace is signed by Mrs Sonia Bonici, Senior Correspondence Officer. It reads in part: "I am to convey Her Majesty's good wishes to you and to all concerned for a most enjoyable and successful celebration on 23rd and 24th of April to mark the forty-sixth anniversary of the Principality of Hutt River." The Queen was replying to a letter from Prince Leonard congratulating her on her 90th birthday.[57]