Independent State of Rainbow Creek

Independent State of Rainbow Creek
Micronation (unrecognized entity)
A set of 1979 Rainbow Creek stamps showing Barnes, his secession document, and the creek at the centre of his troubles
Area claimedFarmland in Cowwarr, Victoria, Australia
Claimed byThomas Barnes
Dates claimed23 July 1979–present

The Independent State of Rainbow Creek was an Australian secessionist micronation active during the 1970s and 80s, located in Cowwarr, a town on the Thomson River in the Victorian Alps. It was founded on 23 July 1979 by Thomas Barnes in protest of alleged incompetence by the Government of Victoria and others in regards to the flooding of his and others' properties.

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