The PoliNation conference on micronations, was held on Dangar Island near Sydney, on April 17th 2010. Here is the media coverage of the event so far…
15th of April
ABC Radio National, Life Matters: “Micronations”
April 17.
Sydney Morning Herald: Meeting of the Mini Me brigade
April 18
The National: Delegates make it regal at summit
April 20
COMradio:Una nació, una secció: El [...]
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The Principality of Laird’s Corner
I have just returned from a trip to the Robertson Pie Shop in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. In the mid eighties the owner of the Robertson Pie Shop applied to extend his commercial premises. The local municipality rejected his application, and in protest he declared he would secede from the Commonwealth. The [...]
Hutt River Province: A history in newspaper
Update: See the new Hutt River page.
The world’s micronations on Google Maps
Click here to view the Micronations World Map in google maps.
I have spent the last couple of days putting together this Google Map of the worlds micronations.
View Micronations World Map in a larger map
Key:
Green: marks an active micronation
Yellow: marks a micronation of uncertain
Red: marks a defunct micronation
Markers with a black dot refer to a precise [...]
Micronation Conference: Sydney, 17 April 2010
George Cruickshank (of Atlantium) has announced an academic conference on micronations:
I’m delighted to announce that the world’s first serious academic conference on the subject of micronations will take place in Sydney on 17 April 2010.
The 1-day conference is being convened by Dr Judy Lattas, and funded by Macquarie University. It will take place on beautiful [...]
Wiki article on David Siminton
Read my wiki article on David Siminton over at the List of Micronations Wiki.
David Siminton, illegal banks and the Principality of Camside
Just for laughs, here are a few articles on my favorite micronationalist and ponzi scammer, David Siminton.
The Age: Rebel bank incurs wrath of APRA
SMH: ‘Governor’ at war with APRA
The Age: ‘Governor swaps principality for jail
ASIC bans self-proclaimed governor of Camside linked to unlawful bank
Defending Scoundrels: ‘Principality of Camside’ principal going to jail, but not yet
Herald [...]
Kevin Baugh: How to Start Your Own Micronation
Kevin Baugh, creator of the well known Republic of Molossia, published this short guide to “starting” a micronation in April 2001. It ranked very highly on google for a number of years, and inspired a lot of the creators of internet micronations.
This piece offers a lot of insight into how the creators of micronations might [...]