List of fatal shark attacks in Australia

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This is a list of fatal shark attacks in Australia. The Australian Shark-Incident Database includes 312 fatal shark attacks between 1791 and January 2026.[1] Since 2000 there have been 59 confirmed fatal shark attacks in Australia, including 24 incidents since 2020.[2]

The list below includes incidents that have not yet been confirmed by the Australian Shark Incident Database.

2020s

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2026-06-06 11:20 WA Albany - Michaelmas Island White Spearfishing Daniel Turpin Male 35 [4][5][6]
2026-05-24 12:00 Qld Cairns - Kennedy Shoal Spearfishing Michael Jensz Male 39 Head wound [7][8]
2026-05-16 10:00 WA Rottnest Island - Horseshoe Reef Island - open ocean reef White Spearfishing Steven Mattaboni Male 38 Major lacerations - lower legs [9][10][6]
2026-01-18 16:20 NSW Sydney Harbour - Vaucluse - Nielsen Park - Shark Beach Estuary - bay Bull Swimming;[2] Jumping off rocks Nicolas (Nico) Antic Male 12 Major lacerations - legs [11] 1295
2025-11-27 06:30 NSW Crowdy Bay - Kylies Beach Coastal - surf beach Bull Swimming Livia Mulheim Female 25 Major lacerations [12] 1293
2025-09-06 10:00 NSW Sydney - Long Reef Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Mercury Psillakis Male 57 Leg and arm severed [13][14] 1289
2025-03-10 12:10 WA Esperance - Wharton Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Steven Payne Male 37 Body not recovered [15][16] 1278
2025-02-03 16:45 Qld Moreton Bay - Bribie Island - Woorim Beach Coastal - surf beach Bull Swimming Charlize Zmuda Female 17 Injuries to upper body [17] 1272
2025-01-02 19:00 SA Australian Bight - Granites Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Lance Appleby Male 26 Body not recovered [18] 1270
2024-12-28 16:37 Qld Keppel Bay - Humpy Island Island - open ocean Spearfishing Luke Walford Male 40 Major laceration - neck [19] 1269
2023-12-28 13:30 SA Spencer Gulf - Yorke Peninsula - Ethel Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Khai Cowley Male 15 Leg bitten off [20][21] 1250
2023-10-31 10:20 SA Australian Bight - Streaky Bay Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Tod Gendle Male 55 Body not recovered [22] 1241
2023-05-13 SA Australian Bight - Eyre Peninsula - Walkers Rocks Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Simon Baccanello Male 46 Remains not recovered [23][24] 1232
2023-02-04 15:00 WA Swan River - N Fremantle River Bull Swimming after jumping off jet ski Stella Berry Female 16 Major lacerations - leg [25][26] 1224
2022-02-16 16:35 NSW Little Bay Beach, Sydney Coastal - bay to open ocean White Swimming Simon Nellist Male 35 Consumed [27][28] 1203
2022-11-06 10:00 WA Fremantle - Port Beach Coastal White Swimming Paul Millachip Male 57 Bitten in half [29] 1194
2021-09-05 11:45 NSW Coffs Harbour - Emerald Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Timothy Thompson Male 31 Multiple injuries [30] 1190
2021-05-18 11:00 NSW Forster - Tuncurry Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Mark Sanguinetti Male 59 Leg injury [31][32] 1182
2021-01-21 17:00 SA Australian Bight - Eyre Peninsula - Walkers Rocks Coastal - surf beach White Snorkeling Duncan Craw Male 32 Major lacerations [33] 1169
2020-11-22 08:45 WA Broome - Cable Beach Coastal Bull Surfing Charles Cernobori Male 55 Bites to arm and thigh [34][35] 1164
2020-10-09 16:00 WA Esperance - Wylie Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean White Surfing Andrew Sharpe Male 52 Body not recovered [36][37] 1159
2020-09-08 17:00 Qld Gold Coast - Greenmount Beach Coastal White Surfing Nick Slater Male 46 Leg injuries [38][39] 1155
2020-07-11 14:30 NSW Northern Rivers - Wooli Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Mani Hart-Deville Male 15 Legs injured [40][41] 1150
2020-07-04 14:00 Qld Fraser Island - Indian Head Coastal - open ocean Whaler Spearfishing Matthew Tratt Male 36 Lacerations - leg, foot [42] 1148
2020-06-07 10:00 NSW Kingscliff - Casuarina Beach Coastal - ocean beach White Surfing Rob Pedretti Male 60 Thigh bitten [3][43][44] 1143
2020-04-06 Qld North West Island island - open ocean reef Swimming Zachary Robba Male 23 Injuries to arm, leg, torso [45] 1138
2020-01-05 13:00 WA Esperance - Cull Island Island - open ocean White Diving Gary Johnson[46] Male 57 Right arm severed, body not recovered [47][48] 1132
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2010s

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2018-11-05 17:30 Qld Whitsunday Islands - Cid Harbour Coastal Swimming Daniel Christidis Male 33 lacerations - leg, arm [49][50] 1097
2017-04-17 16:00 WA Esperance - Wylie Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean White Surfing Laeticia Brouwer Female 17 Leg ripped off [51] 1065
2016-06-05 Late morning WA Perth - Mindarie - One Mile Reef Pelagic - reef White Diving Doreen Collyer[52] Female 60 3 limbs removed [53] 1036
2016-05-31 Dusk WA Mandurah - Gearies Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Ben Gerring Male 29 Leg removed [54] 1034
2016-02-16 Qld Kennedy Shoal White Diving Steven Foster Male 54 Body not recovered [55]
2015-07-25 07:00 Tas Lachlan Point - Maria Island Coastal - bay to open ocean White Diving Damian Johnson Male 46 Major lacerations - torso, pelvic region [56] 1008
2015-02-09 09:55 NSW Ballina - Shelly Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Tadashi Nakahara Male 41 Legs severed [57][58] 996
2014-12-30 12:20 WA Cheynes Beach Coastal - beach to open ocean White Spearfishing Jay Muscat Male 17 Multiple injuries [59] 988
2014-12-15 11:30 Qld Port Douglas - Rudder Reef Island open ocean - reef Tiger Spearfishing Daniel Smith Male 18 Major lacerations - arm, thigh [60] 989
2014-09-09 10:40 NSW Byron Bay - Clarkes Beach Coastal - surf beach White Snorkelling Paul Wilcox Male 50 Major lacerations - thigh [61][62] 978
2014-04-03 08:50 NSW South Coast - Tathra Beach Coastal White[3] Swimming Christine Armstrong Female 63 Remains not recovered [63] 969
2014-02-08 12:00 SA Gulf St Vincent - Yorke Peninsula - Goldsmith Beach Coastal White Spearfishing with bait fish Sam Kellett Male 28 Remains not recovered [64][65] 965
2013-11-30 14:00 NSW Coffs - Campbells Beach[3] Coastal Tiger Surfing, in an area with whales present Zac Young Male 19 Major lacerations - arm, torso, leg [66][67] 962
2013-11-23 09:00 WA Gracetown - Umbies Break Coastal - surf beach White Surfing, in an area with dolphins and baitfish present Chris Boyd Male 35 Major lacerations - leg [68] 961
2012-07-14 09:05 WA Wedge Island Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Ben Linden Male 24 Remains not recovered [69] 944
2012-03-31 09:30 WA Bunbury - Stratham Beach Coastal - ocean beach White Diving Peter Kurmann Male 33 [70] 936
2011-10-22 13:25 WA Rottnest Island - Little Armstrong Bay Coastal - surf beach White Diving George Wainwright Male 32 Major lacerations - torso [71] 922
2011-10-09 08:10 WA Perth - Cottesloe Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming Bryn Martin Male 64 Eaten whole [72] 920
2011-09-04 13:26 WA Dunsborough - Bunker Bay - The Boneyards Coastal - surf beach White Surfing, in an area with dolphins and seals present Kyle James Burden Male 21 Major lacerations - leg [73] 919
2011-08-29 19:30 Qld Palm Island - Challenger Bay Island open ocean Tiger Swimming 'Rooster' Male 48 Major lacerations - torso [74] 918
2011-02-17 18:20 SA Australian Bight - Coffin Bay - Perforated Island Island open ocean Whites - 2 Diving, in an area with other sharks present Peter Clarkson Male 49 Remains not recovered [75] 912
2010-08-17 08:05 WA Gracetown - Cowaramup Bay - South Point Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing, in an area with seals Nicholas Edwards Male 31 Leg severed [76] 907
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2000s

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2008-12-27 07:00 WA Rockingham - Port Kennedy Beach Coastal - surf beach White Snorkeling Brian Guest Male 51 Remains not recovered [77] 868
2008-04-08 08:05 NSW Ballina - Lighthouse Beach Coastal - surf beach Bull Surfing Peter Edmonds Male 16 Major lacerations - thigh, calf [78][79] 860
2006-01-07 17:15 Qld North Stradbroke Island - Amity Point Coastal - surf beach Bull Swimming Sarah Whiley Female 21 Major lacerations - leg, hand [80] 828
2005-08-24 16:10 SA Gulf St Vincent - Adelaide - Glenelg Beach Coastal - ocean beach White Diving Jarrod Stehbens Male 23 Major laceration - torso [81] 819
2005-03-19 14:00 WA Houtman Abrolhos - Pelsaert Island - Wreck Point Island open ocean White Snorkeling Geoffrey Brazier Male 26 Major laceration - torso [82] 815
2004-12-16 15:15 SA Gulf St Vincent - Adelaide - West Beach Coastal - beach to open ocean White - 2 Surfing Nick Peterson Male 18 Fully consumed [83] 811
2004-12-11 13:00 Qld Port Douglas - Opal Reef Pelagic - reef Tiger Spearfishing Mark Thompson Male 38 Major laceration - thigh [84] 810
2004-07-10 14:10 WA Gracetown - Lefthanders near Margaret River Coastal - surf beach White - 2 Surfing Bradley Smith Male 30 Eaten whole [85] 804
2003-02-08 Morning Qld Gold Coast River Bull Swimming, in an area with Pinnipeds present Bob Purcell Male 84 Major lacerations - leg [86] 779
2002-12-16 02:30 Qld Lake Heron, Miami Lakes River Bull Swimming Beau Martin Male 23 Major lacerations - torso, leg [87] 775
2002-04-30 12:40 SA Australian Bight - Smoky Bay - near Saddle Point Coastal White Diving for scallops Paul Buckland Male 23 Major lacerations - leg [88] 770
2000-11-06 06:30 WA Perth - Cottesloe Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming, in an area with a seal present Ken Crew Male 49 Torso attacked [89] 749
2000-09-25 13:00 SA Australian Bight - Eyre Peninsula - Elliston - Blacks Coastal - reef White Surfing near a seal and dolphins Jevan Wright Male 17 Fully consumed [90][91][92] 743
2000-09-24 07:30 SA Australian Bight - Ceduna - Cactus Beach Coastal - reef White Surfing, in an area with Pinnipeds present Cameron Bayes Male 25 Fully consumed [93] 744
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1990s

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1999-05-29 14:30 SA Spencer Gulf - Yorke Peninsula - Hardwicke Bay - Flahertys Beach Coastal White Boarding or windsurfing Tony Donoghue Male 22 Body not recovered [94] 729
1998-06-28 14:00 SA Australian Bight - S Neptune Island Coastal White Snorkeling, in an area with seals present Doug Chesher Male 26 Leg injuries [95] 723
1997-01-20 18:00 WA Geraldton Tiger[96] windsurfing[96] Werner Schonhofer Male 41 Eaten whole [96][97][98]
1995-09-11 15:00 WA Hopetoun - Honeymoon Island Island open ocean White Diving David Alan Weir Male 29 Eaten in half [99] 691
1993-11-21 15:15 WA Broome - Roebuck Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean Tiger Diving Richard Peter Bisley Male 27 [100] 678
1993-06-09 09:30 NSW Byron Bay - Julian Rocks Coastal - surf beach White Diving John Ford Male 31 Consumed [78] 677
1993-06-05 10:55 Tas Tenth Island - Georgetown Island open ocean White Diving, in an area with seals and scuba diving present Therese Cartwright Female 35 Remains not recovered [101] 676
1992-10-01 14:30 Qld Moreton Island - North Point Coastal White Surfing Michael Docherty Male 28 [102] 672
1991-09-08 15:00 SA Gulf St Vincent - Aldinga Beach Coastal White Diving Jonathon Lee Male 19 Major lacerations - torso [103] 665
1990-04-08 14:00 Qld Townsville - Dingo Reef Island open ocean - reef Tiger Snorkeling, freediving for trochus Robert Bullen Male 37 Body not recovered [104] 653
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1980s

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1989-03-09 20:15 SA Encounter Bay - Waitpinga Beach Coastal White Surfing Matthew Foale Male 27 Major lacerations - thigh [105] 643
1988-11-08 Early morning Qld North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon Open ocean Tiger - 3 Swimming with a dinghy, after ship sank Bruce Coucom Male 17 Bitten in torso before shark swam away, body in mouth [78] 636
1988-11-07 Nightfall Qld North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon Tiger - 2 Swimming with a dinghy, after ship sank Cedric Coucom Male 62 [106] 635
1987-09-18 SA Adelaide - Marino Rocks Coastal White Diving, in an area with dolphins present Terrance Gibson Male 47 [107] 628
1987-02 Vic Mornington Peninsula - Wilsons Prom Coastal - open ocean White Surfing, in an area with spearfishing Male[3] Major lacerations [3][108] 625
1986-01 Qld Torres Strait - Muralag (Prince of Wales Island) Island open ocean Tiger Spearfishing Male [3] 617
1985-03-03 12:30 SA Spencer Gulf - Port Lincoln - Wisemans Beach[3] Coastal White Diving for scallops Shirley Durdin Female 33 Major lacerations - torso; victim consumed [109] 614
1984-11-30 12:33 Qld Mackay - Blacks Beach Coastal - surf beach Tiger Fell into water while sailing on catamaran Nicholas Bos Male 16 Major lacerations - arm, head, torso [110] 611
1983-07-26 04:00 Qld Great Barrier Reef - off Lodestone Reef Ocean - pelagic Tiger Adrift after prawn trawling vessel sank Linda Ann Horton Female 21 Remains not recovered; seized by the chest and taken underwater [111] 601
1983-07-25 Night Qld Great Barrier Reef - off Lodestone Reef Pelagic Tiger Swimming from the New Venture Dennis Patrick Murphy Male 24 Remains not recovered; leg bitten, then dragged underwater [112] 600
1982-03-07 12:00 NSW Byron Bay - Tallow Beach Coastal - surf beach White Surfing Martin Ford Male 20 Major lacerations - leg [78] 598
1982-02-28 Tas South Cape Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean White ≈ Geert Talen Male 32 Remains not recovered [113] 597
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1970s

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1977-08-23 16:00 Qld Sunshine Coast - Caloundra - Buddina Beach (south of Noosa) Coastal - surf beach Tiger Floating on an inflatable raft George Walter Male 25 Major lacerations - arm, torso, foot [114] 579
1977-03-13 16:30 Qld Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Coastal Tiger Drifting in the sea, clinging to an icebox for 2 days, after cabin cruiser was struck by a freight ship Victor Beaver Male 74 Taken [115] 577
1977-03-13 16:30 Qld Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Coastal Tiger Drifting in the sea, clinging to an icebox for 2 days, after cabin cruiser was struck by a freight ship John Hayes Male 45 Remains not recovered [116] 576
1975-07-30 13:00 Tas Bruny Island - Fluted Cape Coastal - open ocean White Diving Robert Slack Male 37 Remains not recovered [117] 572
1975-02-10 18:00 SA Australian Bight - Ceduna - Point Sinclair Coastal - bay to open ocean White Swimming near cray pots, in water containing fresh blood and offal Wade Shipard Male 12 Major lacerations - bit leg off [118] 568
1975-01-19 11:00 SA Australian Bight - Port Lincoln - Almonta Beach Coastal White Surfing David Barrowman Male 17 Major lacerations - torso [119] 566
1974-09-01 Qld Stradbroke Island - Jumpinpin Pelagic - open ocean Tiger Drifting in the current after boat sank Adrian Te Veluwe Male 23 Body never found [120] 564
1974-01-09 13:00 SA Australian Bight - Streaky Bay - Highcliff Coastal White Diving Terry Manuel Male 26 Major lacerations - arm, leg, torso [121] 563
1971-12-05 15:00 Qld Gladstone - Cape Capricorn Open ocean Tiger Swimming Gregory Carroll Male 20 Remains not recovered [78] 552
1971-09-05 SA Gulf St Vincent - Adelaide Coastal Fishing Leslie Harris Male 51 Suffered three heart attacks shortly after a shark bite [122]
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1960s

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1967-08-19 11:00 WA Jurien Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean White Spearfishing, in an area with pinnipeds and other sharks present Robert Bartle Male 23 Major laceration - torso (bitten in two) [123] 543
1966-05-20 After dark NSW Jervis Bay Coastal - bay White Shipwreck Daniel Mangel Male 38 Major lacerations - arm, shoulder [78][79]
1966-05-20 Night NSW Jervis Bay Coastal - bay White Shipwreck Kor Van Helden Male 40 consumed [78]
1965-11-21 Qld Near Brisbane Unconfirmed 4.7 m [15 ft] Fishing from a boat when pulled overboard by hooked shark Gordon Hobrook Male 43 [124]
1964-11-18 13:30 Qld Fingal Beach, near Tweed Heads Swimming out to rescue swimmers in difficulty Glenthorne Prior Male 29 [125]
1963-01-28 13:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - Middle Harbour Estuary - bay Bull Standing in water Marcia Hathaway Female 32 Major lacerations - leg [78] 523
1962-12-09 14:30 SA Gulf St Vincent - Carrickalinga Headland Coastal White spearfishing, with baitfish Geoffrey Corner Male 16 Major lacerations - leg [126] 522
1961-12-28 16:15 Qld Mackay - Lamberts Beach Coastal - surf beach Tiger Swimming Margaret Hobbs Female 18 Major lacerations - arms (right severed at shoulder, left hand severed), leg; died the next day [127] 516
1961-12-18 06:15 Qld Sunshine Coast - Noosa Heads - Main Beach Coastal - surf beach Bull Surfing John Grayson Andrews Male 22 Major lacerations - leg (severed), arm [128] 514
1960-01-16 15:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - Roseville Bridge Estuary - bay Bull Snorkeling, in an area with baitfish present Kenneth Murray Male 13 Major lacerations - leg (severed) [78][79] 499
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1950s

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1959-12-19 06:00 Qld Moreton Bay - off Wynnum Tiger[3] Swimming[3] from dinghy to retrieve oar in heavy seas Stanley Arthur Mullen Male 29 Major lacerations [129] 496
1959-01-17 16:30 Tas Port Arthur - Safety Cove Coastal - bay to open ocean White - multiple Swimming Brian Derry Male 22 Body not recovered [130] 489
1958-11-23 15:15 Qld Surfers Paradise coastal Tiger[3] Swimming Peter Gerard Spronk Male 21 Major lacerations - torso[3] [131] 486
1958-03 Qld Torres Strait - Masig (Yorke) Island Island open ocean Tiger[3] Spearfishing[3] Male 24 Major lacerations - leg[3] [3] 483
1957-02 WA Cape Leveque Coastal - open ocean Tiger[3] Swimming[3] Male[3] [3] 475
1956-03-04 16:45 Vic Portsea Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming John Wishart Male 26 [132] 471
1956-02-26 11:00 Qld Mackay - Pioneer River - Rocklea Reach River Bull[3] Swimming Barry Keith Antonini Male 15 Major lacerations - leg[3] [133] 467
1955-03-09 18:00 NSW Central Coast - Wamberal Beach Coastal White Swimming Noel Langford Male 22 Body not recovered [78] 464
1955-02-05 14:35 NSW Sydney Harbour - Sugarloaf Bay Estuary - bay Bull Swimming Bruno Rautenberg Male 25 Major lacerations - leg[3] [134][135] 463
1955-01-18 14:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - BalmoralBeach - Wyargine Point Estuary - bay Bull[3] Spearfishing John Willis Male 13 Major lacerations - leg, hand[3] [78] 462
1954-12-11 11:00 Vic Point Lonsdale White Swimming Lawrence Burns Male 23 [136]
1954-09-04 Qld Torres Strait - Erub (Darley Island) Island open ocean Tiger[3] Spearfishing, hunting crayfish Kapua Gutchen Male 35 Major lacerations[3] [137][138] 461
1954-02-27 17:15 NSW Central Coast - The Entrance Coastal White Swimming Reg Fabrizius Male 23 Major lacerations - thigh[3] [78] 459
1951-12-06 16:00 NSW Newcastle - Merewether Beach Coastal White Swimming Frank Olkulich Male 21 Major lacerations - arm, leg, torso [78] 442
1951-10-22 19:10 Qld Townsville - Kissing Point Beach ocean baths Coastal Tiger Swimming Arthur James Kenealey Male 42 Major lacerations - hand, torso, thigh [139] 441
1951-09-04 Qld Fitzroy River, near Rockhampton River Bull Major lacerations - leg, torso;[3] found on luxury yacht Dr. E. Al Joske Male 56 Major lacerations - leg, torso [140] 440
1950-12-16 16:15 Qld Brisbane - Palm Beach North, 5 miles [8.0 km] north of Burleigh Heads Coastal Tiger Treading water Desmond Quinlan, a lifesaver Male 20 Major lacerations - leg, torso [141] 436
1950-04-09 Qld Cairns - Ella Bay - Cooper Point Coastal Tiger Swimming, after shipwreck John McDonald Male 50 Major lacerations [142] 433
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1940s

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1949-11-12 Vic Port Phillip - Middle Brighton Pier Coastal - bay Unknown Unknown John W Smith Male Body, without head or hands found in bay [143]
1949-08-28 13:20 Qld Cairns - Yorkeys Knob Beach Coastal Tiger[3] Swimming James Howard Male 34 Major lacerations - torso;[3] right leg, thigh and fingers lacerated [144] 430
1949-04-17 13:30 Qld Cairns - Ellis Beach Coastal Tiger[3] Bathing in water 90 cm [2 ft 11 in] deep Richard Joseph Maguire Male 13 Major lacerations - leg[3] [145] 426
1949-01-23 15:00 NSW Newcastle - Bar Beach Coastal White Swimming Ray Land Male 20 [78]
1948-12-27 WA Lancelin Island Tiger Swimming Arthur Strahan Male 17 Eaten whole [146]
1948-12-26 11:30 Qld Sunshine Coast - Caloundra - King's Beach Coastal - surf beach Tiger[3] Treading water, waiting for a wave Eric Keys Male 28 Major lacerations - arm, leg, pelvic region[3] [147] 419
1948-02-12 NSW Newcastle - Stockton Beach Coastal Tiger[3] Swimming Ronald Johnson Male 16 Major lacerations - torso, leg[3] [78] 417
1947-11-30 Qld Moreton Bay D. Smith 78 [148]
1947-11-08 16:00 NSW Port Macquarie - Wilson River River Bull[3] Swimming Edwin Elford Male 12 Major lacerations - leg[3] [78] 413
1946-11-20 Qld Torres Strait - Thursday Island - 64 km off Island open ocean - reef Tiger[3] Pearl diving from lugger Esrona Johnson, a Torres Strait Islander man Male 30 Major lacerations - arm[3] [149] 409
1946-08-18 15:20 Qld Cairns - Ellis Beach Coastal Tiger Swimming after a tennis ball Phillip South Collin Male 30 Major lacerations - torso[3] [78] 407
1946-04-19 13:30 Qld Cairns - Trinity Beach Coastal Tiger[3] Swimming Robert McAuliffe Male 17 Major lacerations - arm, leg[3] [150] 406
1946-01-05 NSW Sydney - Georges River, Oatley Bay River Bull[3] Swimming Valma Tegel Female 14 Major lacerations - leg[3] [78] 404
1945-06-15 16:00 Qld Cairns - Trinity Beach Coastal Tiger[3] Swimming E. J. McHugh Male [151] 402
1943-05-14 After 04:00 Qld off Brisbane Awaiting rescue from a hospital ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during WWII [152]
1942-12-26 10:50 NSW Sydney Harbour - Bantry Bay Estuary Bull Swimming Denise Burch Female 15 Major lacerations - leg[3] [153] 398
1942-01-04 15:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Bantry Bay Estuary Bull Swimming Zita Steadman Female 28 Major lacerations - torso[3] [154] 393
1941-10 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Tiger Swimming Male [3] 390
1940-12-28 09:00 NSW Newcastle - Stockton Beach Coastal Tiger Swimming Clarence Hammond Male 23 Injuries to torso [155] 388
1940-02-04 14:00 NSW Sydney - Botany Bay - Brighton-Le-Sands Estuary - bay to open ocean Bull[3] Wading John William Eke Male 55 Injuries to both arms [156] 385
1940-01-23 10:40 NSW Sydney - Botany Bay - Brighton-Le-Sands Estuary - bay to open ocean Tiger Swimming Maxwell Farrin Male 13 Left leg severed [157] 384
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1930s

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1939-12-14 12:15 Qld Mackay - Rubbish Dump Creek River 2.6 m [8.5 ft] shark landed 2 hours later Swimming Frank Gurran Male 20 Major lacerations - leg and foot [158] 380
1938-12-27 NSW Urunga Unknown Swimming Daniel Graham Male 19 Not recovered [159]
1938-07-12 NT Off Bathurst Island Hardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo Maru Okada Male 25 Body not recovered [160] 372
1938-06 Qld Torres Strait Island open ocean - reef Diving Male Body not recovered 371
1937-11-11 Qld Ota/Otter Reef unconfirmed - 3.7 m [12 ft] shark Diving for trochus Nelan Kris Male 17 [161] 366
1937-10-27 17:30 Qld Coolangatta - Kirra Beach Coastal Tiger - A 3.6 m [12 ft], 850 kg [1,870 lb] Female contained Girvan's remains Swimming Norman Girvan Male 18 Remains found in shark [135] 363
1937-10-27 17:30 Qld Coolangatta - Kirra Beach Coastal Tiger Swimming Jack Brinkley Male 25 [162] 364
1937-07-16 NT Elcho Island Pearl diving Japanese hard hat diver Male [163]
1937-05-15 Night Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary 2 days later a 270 kg [600 lb] shark was caught 91 m [100 yd] from the site Swimming across the river after being refused permission to cross on the ferry William Tennant Male 33 Major lacerations - leg, hand [164] 360
1937-02-13 15:20 NSW Newcastle - Bar Beach Coastal White Swimming John Welsh Male 32 Major lacerations - torso, leg [165] 358
1936-12-12 11:30 NSW Newcastle - Throsby Creek Estuary Bull[3] Swimming George Lundberg Male 15 Leg severed [166] 356
1936-12-01 Vic Mordialloc White Fishing Charles Swann Male 46 [167]
1936-06-26 Qld Torres Strait - Nepean Island Island open ocean Tiger - 2.4 m [7 ft 10 in] Swimming to surface after diving for trochus Willie, an Indigenous Australian Male 16 [168] 351
1936-02-04 15:00 NSW Sydney - Manly - S Steyne Coastal - surf beach White Swimming David Paton Male 14 Body not recovered [169] 345
1936-01-22 18:00 SA Gulf St Vincent - Adelaide - West Beach Coastal - beach to open ocean White Swimming Ray Bennett Male 13 [170] 344
1936 Vic Port Phillip Swimming Male [171]
1935-08-26 Night Qld At Flat Top, near Mackay Pelagic Unknown - 3.7 m [12 ft] Fell overboard, hanging onto lifebuoy Patrick Quinn Male 38 Body not recovered, but sharks were caught with human remains thought to be those of Quinn [172]
1935-08-13 Qld Torres Strait - Warrior Reefs Pelagic Diving for beche-de-mer from lugger Barani, a Papuan Male Major lacerations - right buttock and thigh [173] 340
1935-03-09 12:30 NSW Maroubra Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming Ernest MacDonald Male 27 Multiple injuries [174] 335
1935-03-02 17:30 NSW Sydney - North Narrabeen Beach Coastal - surf beach White Standing Herbert McFarlane Male 22 Thigh bitten [175] 338
1935-01 Qld Torres strait - unknown pearl beds Island open ocean - reef Tiger Swimming Male 333
1934-12-31 16:30 NSW Georges River Moorebank Estuary Bull[3] Swimming Richard Soden Male 19 Left leg bitten [176] 330
1934-12-23 13:00 NSW Central Coast - Horsefield Bay - Brisbane Waters Estuary Bull[3] Swimming Roy Inman Male 14 [177] 331
1934-10-22 Qld Torres Strait - Warrior Reef Islands Island open ocean - reef Freediving for trochus shell (submerged) David Younger, a Torres Strait Islander Male Forearm lacerated; died of gas gangrene 13 days later [178] 327
1934-10-09 NT Cobourg Peninsula - Redcliff Coastal Bathing Aboriginal woman Female 38 [179] 328
1934-08-26 Qld Off Eva Island 32 km [20 miles] from Cardwell Coastal Swimming, immediately after entering the sea Robert Steele Male Body not recovered [180] 326
1934-04-01 12:30 NSW Sydney - Manly, North Steyne Coastal - surf beach White Swimming Leon Hermes Male 15 Right leg injures [181] 325
1934-03-12 15:00 NSW Sydney - Dee Why Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming Frank Athol Riley Male 17 Leg removed [182] 323
1933-11-20 Qld Torres Strait - near Boydong Cay Tiger - 3.4 m [11 ft 2 in] Freediving for trochus Bili, a Papuan Male Major lacerations - right buttock and thigh [183] 316
1933-01-04 17:30 Qld Townsville - Strand Beach, Kissing Point Coastal Swimming Stanley Victor Locksley Male 38 285 [184] 309
1932-05-12 Qld Torres Strait - near Warrior Reefs Island open ocean Pearl diving Henry Solomon, Cape York native Male [185] 305
1931-08-01 Qld Port Douglas Fell overboard? Llewellyn Roberts Male [186]
1931-03-22 Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Fishing with a cast net Arthur Tomida Male 19 Left thigh bitten [187] 299
1930-12-31 NSW Parramatta River Unknown Male [citation needed]
1930-12-13 NSW Sydney Harbour Estuary Unknown Fell overboard Frank Kenny Male [188]
1930-07 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Tiger Snorkelling Male 16 292
1930-06-04 Qld Torres Strait - Mabuiag Island Island open ocean Ibigan, a Torres Strait Islander Male [189] 291
1930-02-15 16:30 Vic Port Philip - Middle Brighton Pier Coastal - bay White Swimming Norman Clark Male 18 [190] 289
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1920s

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Year Date Time State Area Site category[3] Species Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Reference UIN[3]
1929 1929-12-26 NSW Sydney Harbour - Bald Rock Wharf, White Bay Estuary Bull[3] Swimming William Oakley Male 16 Multiple injuries [191] 285
1929 1929-12-03 (reported) Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Male 50s [192] 283
1929 1929-09-01 Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Fell from wharf into water & attacked immediately Edward William Hobbs Male 42 Both legs injured [193] 281
1929 1929-04-09 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Male [194]
1929 1929-04-04 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Swimming between boats Ned Luffman, a Torres Strait Islander Male [195]
1929 1929-03-12 Qld Torres Strait - Dauan Island Island open ocean Bathing A Torres Strait Islander schoolboy Male [196] 275
1929 1929-02-18 15:30 NSW Sydney - Maroubra Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming Allan Butcher Male 20 Multiple injuries [197] 269
1929 1929-02-08 16:00 NSW Sydney - Bondi Beach Coastal - surf beach White Swimming John Gibson Male 39 Leg injuries [198] 270
1929 1929-01-27 17:30 Qld Townsville - Magnetic Island - Alma Bay Coastal Swimming Harry Weatherall Male 18 Major lacerations - arm, torso [199] 265
1929 1929-01-12 18:10 NSW Sydney - Bondi Beach Coastal - surf beach White Body surfing Colin Stewart Male 14 Leg injuries [200] 267
1928 1928-04-04 18:00 NSW Newcastle - Cooks Hill - Bar Beach Coastal White[3] Swimming - 1m depth Edward Arthur Lane Male 28 Major lacerations - hand, leg, torso [201] 262
1928 1928-03-28 (reported) Qld Bob Male [202]
1928 1928-02-20 Qld Near Barrow Point Island open ocean - reef Pearl diving Wanewa, a Torres Strait Islander Male [203] 258
1928 1928-01-27 Qld Torres Strait - Deliverance Island Island open ocean Retrieving meat from a cage in the water Harry Envoldt Male 78 [204] 257
1927 1927-05-09 (reported) Qld Off Cairns Coastal Walking Quassa, a Torres Strait Islander Male [205] 255
1927 1927-01-03 11:30 NSW Sydney - Port Hacking - Grays Point River Tiger[3] Swimming Mervwyn Allum Male 15 Leg bitten from thigh to ankle [206] 250
1927 1927 NSW 24 km [15 miles] up the Cataract River River Swimming Male 10 Shoulder bitten [207]
1926 1926-12-02 Qld Palm Island Island open ocean - reef Diving for trochus Norman Skeen Male [208] 248
1926 1926-03-17 15:45 SA Gulf St Vincent - Adelaide - Brighton Pier[3] Coastal - ocean beach White Swimming Primrose Whyte Female [209] 245
1925 1925-11-22 15:15 WA Perth - Cottesloe Beach Coastal - surf beach White Floating on his back Simeon (Samuel) Ettelton Male 55 Thigh & torso bitten [210] 244
1925 1925-03-12 15:15 NSW Newcastle Beach Coastal White Swimming Jack Canning Male 16 Right forearm severed, lacerations from buttocks to heel [211] 243
1924 1924-04-25 Afternoon NSW Kiama - Blowhole Coastal - ocean beach White[3] Fishing, fell in water and swimming to shore Ernest Conroy Male 20 Partial remains recovered [212] 240
1924 1924-01-09 16:00 NSW Sydney - Parramatta River - near Camellia River Bull[3] Swimming soon after diving into water Charles Brown Male 16 Right thigh severely bitten, left arm lacerated [213] 237
1923 1923-12-02 NSW Bellinger Heads - Urunga Coastal White Fishing in waist-deep water James Elton Male Disappeared while attempting to haul in a catch [214]
1923 1923-11-23 WA Port Hedland - Condon Creek Coastal - open ocean Dry shelling Pinctada albina, as forced labour Selim Opre, a local Aboriginal man Male Partial remains found [215] 235
1923 1923-11-23 WA Port Hedland - Condon Creek Coastal - open ocean Dry shelling Pinctada albina, as forced labour Dea Opre, a local Aboriginal man Male Body not recovered [215] 234
1923 1923-11-02 NSW Bellinger Heads Suspected shark involvement Fishing Male Body not recovered [216]
1923 1923-06-16 NSW Wollongong - Bellambi Coastal White Attempting to swim ashore after rowing skiff was holed by shark J. Rigby Male Taken by shark; two other men drowned, only 1 man survived [217] 232
1923 1923-05-22 Midday Qld Great Barrier Reef pelagic - reef Diving? Keizo Masoyo Male [218] 229
1923 1923-01-27 WA Swan River, Freshwater Bay, Claremont River Swimming Charles Topsail Robertson Male 13 Back of thigh bitten [219] 226
1920 - 1923 Qld Great Barrier Reef Three (3) Japanese divers Males [220]
1922 1922-12-05 09:15 Qld Maryborough - Hervey Bay - Pialba Beach Coastal - beach to open ocean A 2.7 m [8 ft 10 in] "blue" shark Bathing in water - depth 1.2 m [3.9 ft] Alfred Gassman Male 19 Severe injuries to torso [221] 225
1922 1922-04-26 NSW Hawkesbury River River Unknown Swimming William A Munro Male [222]
1922 1922-03-02 11:00 NSW Sydney - Coogee Beach Coastal - surf beach White - 2.4 m [7.9 ft] Bathing in knee-deep water Mervyn Gannon Male 21 Right hand severed; lacerations on left thigh & left hand; died of gas gangrene [223] 224
1922 1922-02-04 15:30 NSW Sydney - Coogee Beach Coastal - surf beach Thought to be a White Swimming Milton Coughlan Male 18 Both arms & shoulder bitten [224] 223
1922 1922-01-15 17:30 Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Swimming Robert Milroy Male 54 [225] 222
1922 1922-01-04 Evening NSW Newcastle - Stockton Beach Surfing John Manning Rowe Male 26 Disappeared, then his shark-bitten remains washed ashore [226]
1921 1921-11-27 Morning Qld Brisbane River -Bulimba Reach - Gay's Corner River Fell from his father's back into the water George Jack Male 8 Body not recovered [227] 218
1921 1921-10-04 Afternoon Qld Great Barrier Reef Pelagic Diving for beche-de-mer Yoichi Schamok Male 22 Left thigh bitten [228]
1920 1920-01-24 (reported) Qld Arlington Reef Pelagic - reef Freediving A Japanese diver Male [229] 217
1920 1920-01-15 10:00 NSW Newcastle - Throsby Creek Estuary Bull[3] Swimming David Miller Male Leg bitten [230] 207
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1910s

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Year Date Time State Area Site category[3] Species Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Reference UIN[3]
1919 1919-12-07 05:30 NSW Macleay River - Pelican Island River Bull[3] Swimming James Ridley Male 47 Left leg & calf bitten [231] 206
1919 1919-01-09 07:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - Sirius Cove Estuary Unknown - 3.7 m [12 ft] Wading Richard Simpson Male 13 Right thigh bitten [232] 203
1919 1919-01-05 10:00 Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Wading while shrimping Jack Hoey Male 38 Thigh bitten [233] 204
1918 1918-11 1500 Qld Arlington Reef - Green Island Pelagic Tiger Snorkeling Male Major lacerations - torso [3] 201
1918 1918-09-19 Qld Townsville - Strand Beach Coastal Bathing Joseph Bartlett Male 22 [234] 200
1916 1916-12 QLD Yeppoon - Mens Beach Coastal Tiger Swimming Male 26 Major lacerations - calf [3] 191
1916 1916-12-08 09:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Sugarloaf Point - Seven Shillings Beach Estuary Unknown Returning to shore after rescuing wife from shark attack, 1 m [1.1 yd] from the shore Walter C German Male 41 Right arm severed, chest punctured [235]
1916 1916-11 WA Port Hedland - Condon Creek Coastal - open ocean Tiger Snorkelling Male Major lacerations - leg [3] 189
1916 1916-11-10 06:00 Qld Townsville - Strand Beach Coastal Swimming Walter Gregson Male [236] 187
1916 1916-11-09 Evening Qld Townsville - Kissing Point Camp Coastal Bathing Robert Alexander Poultney Male 27 [237] 186
1916 1916-04-25 NSW Manly Beach Coastal - surf beach Swimming Thomas Harrington Male [238]
1916 1916-04-03 Vic Carrum clinging to overturned rowing boat Monte Robinson & Andrew McNeill Males 17 [239]
1915 1915-01-01 NSW Sydney Harbour - Sirius Cove Estuary Unknown Bathing about 91 m [100 yd] from shore Warren Tooze Male 17 Upper leg injury [240] 180
1914 1914-06-10 Afternoon Vic Port Phillip - Sandringham Beach Coastal - bay Swimming Mr Croxford Male 43 [241] 177
1912 1912-01-26 15:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Lane Cove River - Figtree River Unconfirmed - 2.8 m [9 ft 2 in] whaler type shark, possibly a bull Swimming James Edward Morgan Male 21 [242][243] 161
1912 1912-01-01 Morning Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Bathing Samuel Tristing Male [244] 162
1911 1911-03 Qld Torres Strait - Thursday Island Island open ocean Tiger Swimming Male 16 Major lacerations - torso, thigh [3] 158
1910 1910-12-23 WA Green Island[245] Escaping a shipwrecked pearling schooner Captain and all but one crew Males [246]
1910 1910-01-26 NSW Newcastle Harbour Estuary Alfred Victor Clulow Male 16 [247] 153
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1900s

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Year Date Time State Area Site category[3] Species Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Reference UIN[3]
1909 1909-12-15 NSW 40 km [25 miles] off Sydney Open ocean Unknown Fell overboard Mr C Witt Male [248]
1909 1909-06-18 Qld Middleton Reef, 560 km [300 nmi] from Brisbane Awaiting rescue following shipwreck Some of the 17 dead were taken by sharks; others drowned or died of other causes; only legs, still in sea-boots, were recovered [249]
1908 1908-12-31 Qld Moreton Bay Fell into the water Lieutenant Hexton Male [250]
1908 1908-09-21 Qld Torres Strait - Thursday Island Fell from the jetty Kong Choong Ting Male Remains recovered from 3 sharks [251]
1907 1907-12-23 NSW Sydney Harbour - Sugarloaf Bay Estuary Bull[3] Bathing Henry Jones Male [252] 151
1907 1907-10-18 Qld Torres Strait - Thursday Island Bathing Male from the lugger Teazer Male [253]
1907 1907-02-03 Morning Qld Townsville - Ross Creek Estuary Bathing William Williams Male 18 [254] 148
1906 1906-09-05 Qld Torres Strait - Mabuiag Island Swimming Smith Male [255] 146
1906 1906-04-14 Qld Lizard Island Island open ocean Diving for beche-de-mer Charley Male 17 [256] 145
1906 1906-01-28 14:10 NSW Sydney - Georges River - The Moons (near Lugarno) River Bull[3] Bathing William Joseph Dobson Male 31 or 33 [257] 144
1905 1905-12 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Tiger Snorkeling Male Major lacerations - thigh 143
1905 1905-03-25 Tas Bridport Bathing Charles Taylor Male [258]
pre–1906 NSW Sydney Harbour - under Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour Bull or Grey Nurse Swimming in murky water near floating logs An Arab boy Male Not recovered [259]
1904 1904-02-07 Qld Brisbane Swimming after his hat George Grant Male [260]
1903 1903-06-21 NSW Sydney - Georges River River Cause of death was actually drowning: the coroner ruled William's death a drowning by asphyxia, dismissing reports of a shark attack Boat capsized in the water William Price Male [261][262]
1903 1903-03-12 Qld Logan River River Swimming William Bartlett Male [263] 139
1903 1903-01-10 NSW Sydney Harbour - Lane Cove River Estuary Bull[3] Sydney James Male [264] 137
1902 1902-01-25 NSW Kerosene Bay Unknown Dangling feet in the water John Ogier Male [265]
pre–1903 WA Broome - Roebuck Bay Coastal - bay to open ocean Diving Male [266]
pre–1903 WA Pearl diving Ahmun Male [267]
1901 1901-01-30 Qld Brisbane River - Rowing Club River Bathing John Thompson Male Thigh bitten [268] 130
1900 1900-12-27 NSW Sydney Harbour - Middle Harbour - Folly Point Estuary - bay Bull[3] Bathing Thomas Houstan Male 21[3] Major lacerations - leg[3] [269] 128
1900 1900-11 Qld Torres Strait - unknown pearl beds Island open ocean Snorkelling Male [3] 127
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Before 1900

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Year Date Time State Area Site category[3] Species Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Reference UIN[3]
1898 1898-12-28 Qld The Narrows Unknown Fell overboard James Waters Male [270]
1898 1898-07-26 (reported) NSW Sydney Swimming after their boat capsized Martin Gunner Male 20 Source labels incident as a 'questionable incident'; it was extract from newspaper advertising testimonial for pills [271]
1896 1896-11-29 WA Albany Coastal - harbour Swimming Davies Male [272]
1896 1896-11-01 WA Esperance Coastal - harbour Boat swamped Louis Male [273] 117
1896 1896-01-11 Afternoon NSW Sydney Harbour - Johnstons Bay - Pyrmont Baths Estuary - bay Bull[3] Bathing William Ready Male 11 Major lacerations - torso[3] [274] 116
1895 1895-12-16 NSW Jervis Bay Estuary - bay Unknown Fishing Edward Bailey Male [275]
1895 1895-12-09 NSW Sydney - West Balmain - Iron Cove Bridge Estuary - bay Bull[3] Bathing Thomas John Terrill Male 14 Major lacerations - torso[3] [276] 115
1895 1895-11 NSW Jervis Bay - Governors Head Coastal - bay to open ocean A whaler Swimming Male Body not recovered [3] 113
1895 1895-06-03 (reported) WA Barrow Island - Barrow Passage Island open ocean - open ocean Pearl diving A Japanese diver Male [277] 112
1895 1895-02-27 NSW Sydney Harbour Estuary - bay Bull[3] Swimming James Edward Clifton Donald Male 14 Major lacerations - leg[3] [278] 110
1893 1893-04-04 16:30 Tas George's Bay - Chimney Point Swimming ashore after boat capsized Joseph Meredith Male [279]
1893 1893-01 Qld Claremont Isles National Park Pelagic - reef Tiger Swimming Male Body not recovered [3] 106
1892 1892-03-06 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean Dress diving Mr A. Rotaman Male Bitten in two by shark after provoking it with a knife [280]
1892 1892-01 Qld Torres Strait - Badu Island Island open ocean - reef Tiger Diving Male Major lacerations - torso [3] 101
1890 1890-12-30 Qld Moreton Bay Swimming to shore after boat capsized by a squall C. Gregory Death may have been due to drowning [281]
1889 1889-07-08 Vic Port Phillip - Bay Heads Pelagic - open ocean Fell into the water Male [282] 97
1888 1888-12-31 NSW Hawkesbury Bridge, Sydney Estuary - bay Unknown Working on the bridge when he fell into the river Mr Ryland Male [283]
1888 1888-12-09 13:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Iron Cove Bridge Estuary - bay Bull[3] Swimming Stephen Carter Male 11 Major lacerations - torso[3] [284] 96
1887 1887-12-04 11:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - Ryde, Parramatta River River Bull[3] Swimming Thomas Cochrane (William Charles Corkhill) Male 25 Major lacerations - torso, leg, pelvic area [285] 94
1886 1886-06-17 Qld Off Bribie Heads Swimming after being washed overboard Lacoon Male 18 [286]
1884 1884-01-14 SA Spencer Gulf - Port Pirie Coastal White[3] - 2 sharks Swimming;[3] Fell overboard Miss Warren Female 16 Remains not recovered [287] 88
1883 1883-12-19 12:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Parramatta River - Blackwall Estuary - bay Unknown Swimming Cuthbert Vere Lysaght Male 21 [288] 86
1883 1883-02-25 NT Pearling beds Diving Male [289]
1883 1883-01-21 05:30 NSW Sydney Harbour - Iron Cove Estuary - bay Unknown Bathing John Eaton Male 37 [290] 85
1882 1882-12 WA Broome Coastal - bay to open ocean Tiger Snorkeling Male [3] 84
1882 1882-05-12 (reported) WA Broome - Ninety Mile Beach Coastal - beach to open ocean Pearl diving A Malay diver Male Major lacerations - torso [291] 83
1882 1882-04-15 NSW Lake Macquarie Estuary Unknown Fishing Male [292] 81
1882 1882-02-07 WA Pearl diving A native diver Male Thigh bitten [293]
1882 1882-01-23 (reported) NSW Darling Harbour, Sydney Unknown Bathing George Sinclair Male [294]
1881 1881-11 NSW Sydney Harbour - Rushcutters Bay Estuary - bay Bull Swimming Male Body not recovered 78
1880 1880-11-25 Afternoon Qld Petrie Bight, Brisbane River - Kangaroo Point River Swimming Alexey Drury Male 12 Feet bitten [295] 74
1880 1880 Tas St George's Bay Male [296]
1880 1880-01 Qld Cairns - Fitzroy Island Island open ocean Tiger Swimming Male Body not recovered 71
1879 1879-06 NSW Sydney Harbour - Darling Harbour Estuary - bay Bull Swimming Male Major lacerations - leg 69
1878 NSW Sydney - Balmain Estuary Unknown Bathing in 61 cm [2 ft] of water Male 11 Leg severed [297]
1877 1877-12-12 NSW Near Sydney Unknown Washed overboard from the barque Mary Eady 2 Males Male [298]
1877 1877-01-28 Vic Port Phillip - Emerald Hill Coastal - bay Bathing William Marks Male 30 Flesh on legs torn out; bites to face and torso [299] 60
1876 1876-05-14 NSW Sydney Harbour Estuary Unknown Swimming Frederick Brown Male [300]
1876 1876-02-06 06:00[3] Vic Port Phillip - Albert Park pier Coastal - bay Bathing Peter Rooney Male 18 Major lacerations - leg, pelvic region[3] [301] 57
1876 1876-02 Qld Torres Strait - unknown pearl beds Island open ocean Tiger snorkeling Male Major lacerations - torso 56
1875 1875-10 Qld Torres Strait - unknown pearl beds Island open ocean Tiger Snorkeling Male Major lacerations - leg 51
1876 NSW Sydney Unknown An unnamed boy Male [302]
1875 1875 WA Shark Bay Sitting on gunwale of boat Andrew Farmer Male [303]
1872 1872-02-26 Qld Bramble Reef Ship-wrecked Some were taken by sharks [304]
1871 NSW Manning River River Unknown Male "Caught by legs" [305]
1870 1870-12-31 Tas Derwent River Canoeing Sub Lieut Bowyer of HMS Chile Male [306]
1865 1865-11 Vic Port Phillip - Williamstown Coastal - bay White Swimming Male 33 Major lacerations - thigh 39
1864 1864 Vic Port Phillip - Corio Bay Swimming, attempting to rescue his dog who had fallen from his boat Mr Warren Jr Male Disappeared suddenly; shark involvement presumed [307]
1863 1863-04-30 Qld Sunshine Coast - Caloundra Heads Coastal - surf beach Unknown - 2 sharks Launching a boat Mr Barnsfield Male [308] 38
1863 1863-01 Qld Moreton Bay - Victoria Point Coastal Tiger Swimming Male Body not recovered 36
1863 1863-01-10 Evening NSW Manning River - "Bellynahinch" River Unknown Bathing James Brown Male 17 [309] 35
1862 1862-12-19 Qld Brisbane River River Trying to catch a wounded bird Male [310] 34
1858 1858-03-14 15:00 Vic Port Phillip - Hobsons Bay Coastal - bay Bathing Adolphe Bollander Male 22 [311] 30
1855 1855-11 NSW Sydney Harbour - Millers Point Estuary - bay Bull Swimming Male Major lacerations - leg 27
1855 1855-11-11 Vic Port Phillip - Williamstown Coastal - bay Swimming A seaman from whaling brig Curlew Male [312]
1855 1855-07 Qld Torres Strait - Keriri (Hammond) Island Island open ocean Tiger Swimming Male Major lacerations - torso 26
1855 1855-03-28 SA Gulf St Vincent - Port Wakefield Fell overboard Master Coleman Male [313]
1853 1853 Qld Moreton Bay Fell into the water James Hexton, pilot Male [314]
1852 1852-10-09 NSW Coalcliff Unknown Fell overboard James Rogers Male [315]
1850 1850-01 Qld Moreton Bay Coastal Tiger shark Swimming Male Body not recovered 21
1849 1849-12-09 NSW Sydney Harbour Estuary - bay Bull Male [316]
1849 1849-12-01 Afternoon NSW Sydney Harbour - Woolloomooloo Bay Estuary - bay Unknown Bathing A Sailor from the steamship Eagle Male [317]
1849 1849-09-19 Vic Warrnambool Swimming A sailor from the schooner Brother Male [318]
1849 1849-01 WA Dunsborough - Castle Rock - Quindalup Pelagic - open ocean White Swimming Male [3] 18
1845 1845-12-26 NSW Newcastle Unknown Fishing; fell overboard John Williams Male [319]
1843 1843-09-14 Tas Between Pt Arthur Penal Colony and Forestier Peninsula Swimming to escape imprisonment Owen Male [320]
1841 1841-03-27 14:00 NSW Sydney Harbour - Cockatoo Island Estuary - bay Bull Bathing Andrew Goggin Male 22 Major lacerations - thigh[3] [321] 15
1840 1840–12 NSW Sydney Harbour - Woolloomooloo Bay - off The Domain Estuary - bay Bull Swimming; dead whale in the water[3] Male 18 Major lacerations - legs [322] 14
1839 1839-08-07 Vic Wilsons Prom - Sealer's Cove Coastal White[3] Swimming from capsized whale boat Captain Wishart of the whaler Wallaby Male 39 Major lacerations - legs[3] [323] 13
1837 1837-01-17 Evening NSW Macleay River River Bull Washing his feet Alfred Australia Howe Male 12 Major lacerations on leg;[3] later died due to tetanus [324][325] 12
1836 1836-08 Qld K'gari (Fraser Island) to Inskip Point Coastal A whaler Swimming Male Body not recovered [3] 11
1836 1836-08 Qld K'gari (Fraser Island) to Inskip Point Coastal A whaler Swimming Male Other: body not recovered 10
1831 1831-01-22 Tas Hobart Clinging to line after boat capsized Robert Dudlow Male [326]
1829 Tas Pittwater - Sweet Water Point Estuary - bay to open ocean "Amphibious Jack" Male Major lacerations - leg [327] 4
1791 03:00 NSW Sydney Harbour Estuary Unknown An Aboriginal woman Female Major lacerations - torso; "bitten in two" [328][329] 1
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