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Krakatoa, 1883: the eruption the whole world read about
One hundred and twenty newspaper reports, in the order the news travelled.
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Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia
Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad27 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articledelpher.nlAt 0:30
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New York
New York Herald27 Aug 1883
Articleloc.gov
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Bombay
Times of India27 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivearchive.org
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Red sunsets alarm the public — Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivetrove.nla.gov.au
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Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore
The Straits Times27 Aug 1883
Archiveeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883
Articletrove.nla.gov.au
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Death toll estimates revised — New York
New York Herald28 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articleloc.gov
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Bombay
Times of India28 Aug 1883
Articlearchive.orgAt 4:06
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Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times28 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times28 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Barometer readings jump twice — Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald28 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivetrove.nla.gov.auAt 4:42
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Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore
The Straits Times28 Aug 1883
Articleeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times28 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Red sunsets alarm the public — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times28 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nzAt 5:18
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Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia
Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivedelpher.nl
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Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times28 Aug 1883
Articlepaperspast.natlib.govt.nzAt 5:54
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Batavia
Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883
Archivedelpher.nl
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Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times29 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nzAt 6:30
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times29 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Red sunsets alarm the public — New York
New York Herald29 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articleloc.gov
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times29 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Red sunsets alarm the public — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times29 Aug 1883
Articlepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Bombay
Times of India29 Aug 1883
Archivearchive.org
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Pumice rafts sighted at sea — New York
New York Herald29 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveloc.gov
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Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times29 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Tidal wave reaches the coast — Singapore
The Straits Times29 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveeresources.nlb.gov.sgAt 8:54
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Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Paris
Le Figaro30 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articlegallica.bnf.fr
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Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times30 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nzAt 10:06
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Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Singapore
The Straits Times30 Aug 1883
Articleeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Pumice rafts sighted at sea — London
The Times30 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivethetimes.co.uk
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archivetrove.nla.gov.au
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New York
New York Herald31 Aug 1883
Archiveloc.gov
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Death toll estimates revised — Paris
Le Figaro31 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articlegallica.bnf.frAt 13:06
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Singapore
The Straits Times31 Aug 1883
Archiveeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Singapore
The Straits Times31 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald31 Aug 1883
Archivetrove.nla.gov.auAt 14:18
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Tidal wave reaches the coast — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times31 Aug 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Singapore
The Straits Times31 Aug 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore
The Straits Times31 Aug 1883
Articleeresources.nlb.gov.sg
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Royal Society committee appointed — Paris
Le Figaro1 Sep 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Articlegallica.bnf.fr
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times1 Sep 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Singapore
The Straits Times1 Sep 1883
Articleeresources.nlb.gov.sgAt 16:42
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Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Batavia
Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883
Articledelpher.nl
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Barometer readings jump twice — New York
New York Herald1 Sep 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveloc.govAt 17:18
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Barometer readings jump twice — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times1 Sep 1883
Articlepaperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin
Otago Daily Times1 Sep 1883
Archivepaperspast.natlib.govt.nzAt 17:54
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Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — New York
New York Herald1 Sep 1883
Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.
Archiveloc.gov
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