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Australian self-proclaimed independent States

Hutt River Province
Bumbunga

Hutt River Province

Ralp Bartlett mentions the Hutt River Province, originally a principality (from 1970), but in 1980 upgraded by Prince Roy to a Kingdom. Unfortunately, no mention of a flag. There is also mention of four other "states" like this in Australia.
jan oskar engene 19-JUN-1995

Bumbunga

A British Blue Ensign defaced with a map of Australia in the fly in gold. The map appears directly on the blue and is not on a roundel or disc. This flag, described by brendan jones seems to be the one of another self-proclaimed country in Australia, the Province of Bumbunga. The only addition to the description given, would be that a blue dot appears on the map where Bumbunga is located (close to Adelaide). By the way, Tasmania is not included on the map. The flag was adopted i 1976.
My source for this information is an article by Ralp G Bartlett called "Province of Bumbunga. Study of a Self-Proclaimed Independent State within Australia", pp. 68-77 in the Report of the XI International Congress of Vexillology (Madrid 1985).
Jan Oskar Engene 19-JUN-1995