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Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival

ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become an unlikely world capital for the retro ...
The Guardian

‘It’s a net zero cargo solution’: could Victoria become home to an airship renaissance?

French startup hoping to develop Ballarat manufacturing hub says dirigibles will transport freight too cumbersome for road or aid to inaccessible locations They’re huge, can float through the air and ...
al.com

Enter the retrofuturistic world of steampunk, the neo-Victorian escape from 'throwaway' culture (video)

- In an alternate world where steam-powered machines, gadgets and ingenious inventions – from jet packs to flying airships – abound in a neo-Victorian society lies a group of freedom fighters. Led by ...