Tuesday 5 May 2020

Scourge of the skies - Daily mail 3rd March 1901

Once the figures of romance and history, pirates again plague the trade routes of the world. Unlike their forbearers, these rascals attack unarmed shipping and airfreight with little or no risk to their dishonest persons. Our government, along with those of other nations, seems incapable of dealing with these miscreants operating out of uncharted new islands in the Atlantic.
Only last week an airship was taken just one hundred miles west of Cornwall,  luckily for the crew and passengers HMAS Eos was nearby to rescue the unfortunate victims.

On the subject of airship, Kaiser Wilhelm launched the new Zepplin battle ship Bismarck yesterday, capable of out gunning anything currently aloft.
Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow stated "Germany leads with a technological leap, once again a Bismarck will take us forward into a new age"

Thursday 30 April 2020

Confederate history for ages 9 to 11

The Unionist victory was however short lived. The greed driven ambition of the northern industrial barons was their undoing. The 1871 Paris incident crippled the Britsh Empire, unable to support its overseas dominions, the United States capitalized on the confusion and attempted to seize the remaining Canadian provinces. The 1871 elections voiced the dissatisfaction of the confederacy, Unionist attempts to suppress the will of the people resulted in confrontation. 
Unable to conduct a war on two fronts, the United States crumbled before the righteous fury of the confederacy, ultimately pissed to the peace table to negotiate a truce.
Canada, while technically under the dominion of the United States,  is far from a subjugated nation

The Illustrated Police News - 23rd February 1895- Tyrium

Tyrium, an inert lifting gas named after the Nordic God Try, was first discovered under the old bed of the North Sea. Deposites have reportedly been found in the Baltic, Waccasassa Bay, and the region of Biscay. The impact of this new discovery has resulted in an unseemly arms race amongst the greater powers, with the United States desperately trying to find reserves of its own.

Wiener Zeitung 29th April 1892

 Launch of HMAS Dash at the Dover Airworks Yard

HMAS Dash, the first in a new generation of airships, was officially launch today by his royal highness Prince Edward, uncle of our own Kaiser.

The new Tyrium lift vessel looks diminutive alongside HMAS Hector, a mere two year old vacuum hybrid lift ship.
HMAS Dash, while half the size, can carry twice as many guns and men as her recent predecessor, with the lift great enough to allow some armour plating. This new design has caused ripples in diplomatic circles, the United States in particular seems concerned, the Canada issue still unresolved.


Advertisement in the Lowestoft Journal 15th June 1895

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