The Principality of Marlborough was a short-lived micronation located near Rockhampton, Australia in 1993. Image File history File links Australian_Aboriginal_Flag. ... This article is about entities that are not officially recognised by world governments or major international organisations. ... Rockhampton, sometimes abbreviated to Rocky, is a city in Central Queensland, Australia, located inland from the Capricorn Coast on the Bruce Highway, approximately north of Queenslands capital city, Brisbane. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about entities that are not officially recognised by world governments or major international organisations. ... Rockhampton, sometimes abbreviated to Rocky, is a city in Central Queensland, Australia, located inland from the Capricorn Coast on the Bruce Highway, approximately north of Queenslands capital city, Brisbane. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

It came into being when farmer George Muirhead, facing bankruptcy and the possibility of the repossession of his property - Marlborough - by the Commonwealth Bank, challenged the legality of the repossession procedures in the Queensland Supreme Court. When he lost the case, Muirhead returned to his property, and, along with his wife, declared it to be an independent principality where the bank and Queensland government had no legal authority. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) is one of the largest financial institutions in Australia, founded in 1911 by the Australian Government. ... The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. ...

Less than a week after the proclamation of independence, officers of the Queensland Police entered the property and forcibly evicted the Muirheads. The Muirheads initially won widespread media attention from across Australia, with the media portraying them as hardworking people being victimised by a cold, heartless corporation. Later comments by George Muirhead, where he declared that one of the factors in the secession was preserving his "racial identity", caused him to lose much of his support from moderate segments of the Australian public. Ironically, the Muirheads adopted the Australian Aboriginal flag as the symbol of their "principality" during the "secession". The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. ... The Australian Aboriginal flag Flag ratio: 2:3 The Australian Aboriginal flag is a flag that was initially used by Indigenous Australians in their struggle for land rights in Australia, but whose use has now expanded as a symbol of the Aboriginal people. ...

As of 2004, the Muirheads live quietly in Brisbane, Queensland, having abandoned all pretensions of being the sovereigns of the principality. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ...

References

• "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.