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 has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 237 fatal shark attacks in Australia. [1] In the two years of 2020 and 2021 there were 11 fatal shark attacks in Australia. [2]

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New South Wales

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
1791 Port Jackson Aboriginal womanFemaleFatal. "bitten in two"3:00 AMUnknown shark

[3]

183717 January Macleay River Washing his feetAlfred Australia HoweMale12Initially injured non-fatally. Later died later due to tetanusEveningUnknown shark [4] [5]
1840DecemberOff The Domain, Sydney HarbourSwimmingMaleFatalUnknown shark [6]
184127 March Cockatoo Island, SydneyBathingAndrew GogginMaleFatal14:00Unknown shark [7]
184526 December Newcastle FishingJohn WilliamsMaleFatalUnknown Shark [8]
18491 December Woolloomooloo, Sydney Harbour (Estuary)BathingSailor from the steamship EagleMaleFatalAfternoonUnknown shark [9]
18499 DecemberSydney HarbourMaleFatalUnknown shark [10]
18529 October (reported) Coalcliff Fell overboardJames RogersMaleFatalUnknown shark [11]
186310 January"Bellynahinch" on the Manning River BathingJames BrownMale17FatalEveningUnknown shark [12]
1871 Manning River MaleFatal. "Caught by legs"Unknown shark [13]
1876 Sydney Unnamed boyMaleFatalUnknown shark [14]
187614 May Sydney Harbour SwimmingFrederick BrownMaleFatalUnknown shark [15]
187712 DecemberNear SydneyWashed overboard from the barque Mary Eady2 malesMaleFatalUnknown shark [16]
1878 Balmain, Sydney (Estuary)Bathing in 2 feet of waterMale11Fatal. Leg severedUnknown shark. [17]
188223 January (reported) Darling Harbour, SydneyBathingGeorge SinclairMaleFatalUnknown shark [18]
188215 April Lake Macquarie FishingMaleFatalUnknown shark [19]
188321 January Iron Cove, SydneyBathingJohn EatonMale37Fatal05:30Unknown shark [20]
188319 December Parramatta River SwimmingCuthbert Vere LysaghtMale21Fatal12:00Unknown shark [21]
18874 December Ryde, Sydney (Estuary)Thomas Cochrane (William Charles Corkhill)MaleFatal11:3012 to 15 foot shark [22]
1888DecemberHawkesbury Bridge, SydneyWorking on the bridge when he fell into the riverMr. RylandMaleFatalUnknown shark [23]
18889 DecemberIron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary)SwimmingStephen CarterMale11Fatal.13:00Unknown shark. [24]
189527 FebruarySydney HarbourSwimmingJames Edward Clifton DonaldMale14FatalUnknown shark [25]
189516 November Jervis Bay FishingEdward BaileyMaleFatalUnknown shark [26]
18959 DecemberWest Balmain, SydneyBathingThomas John TerrillMale14FatalUnknown shark [27]
189611 JanuaryJohnstone's Bay, SydneyBathingWilliam ReadyMale11FatalAfternoonUnknown shark [28]
189826 July (reported)SydneySwimming after their boat capsizedMartin GunnerMale20Reported fatal, but this is a questionable incident [29]
190027 December Middle Harbour, SydneyBathingThomas HoustanMaleFatalUnknown shark [30]
190225 January (reported) Kerosene Bay Dangling feet in the waterJohn OgierMaleFatalUnknown shark [31]
190310 January Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbour (Estuary)Sydney JamesMaleFatalPresumably a Bull shark [32]
190321 June Georges River Boat capsized in the waterWilliam PriceMaleCause of death was actually drowning: the coroner ruled William's death a drowning by asphyxia, dismissing reports of a shark attack [33] [34]
Before 1906 circaNew South WalesSwimming inside string of cedar logsArab boyMaleFatalUnknown shark. Reported a Grey Nurse that leaped out of the water but identification is questionable as there have been no known fatalities caused by this species. [35]
190628 JanuaryGeorges River, Near LugarnoBathingWilliam Joseph DobsonMale31 or 33Fatal14:10A large shark [36]
190723 DecemberMiddle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary)BathingHenry JonesMaleFatalUnknown shark, possibly a bull shark [37]
190915 December20 miles off SydneyFell overboardMr. WittMaleFatalUnknown shark
191026 JanuaryNewcastle HarbourAlfred Victor ClulowMaleFatalUnknown shark [38]
191226 JanuaryFig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near SydneySwimmingJames Edward MorganMale21Fatal15:002.8 m [9'3"] Presumed whaler type shark eg bull shark [39] [40]
19151 JanuarySirius Cove, Sydney HarbourBathing about 100 yards from shoreWarren ToozeMale17Fatal. Upper leg injuryUnknown shark [41]
1916?25 April? (reported) Manly Beach SwimmingThomas HarringtonMaleFatalUnknown shark [42]
19168 DecemberSeven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbour, Sydney (Estuary)Taking wife to beach & about 1 m from the shoreWalter C. GermanMale41Fatal. Right arm severed, chest punctured09:00Unknown shark [43]
19199 JanuarySirius Cove, Sydney HarbourWadingRichard SimpsonMaleFatal. Right thigh bitten12 feet shark [44]
19197 DecemberPelican Island, Macleay RiverSwimmingJames RidleyMale47Fatal. Left leg & calf bitten, leg surgically amputated05:30Unknown shark [45]
192015 JanuaryThrosby Creek, NewcastleSwimmingDavid MillerMaleFatal. Leg bitten10:00Unknown shark [46]
19224 January Stockton Beach, NewcastleSurfingJohn Manning RoweMale26Fatal. Disappeared, then his shark-bitten remains washed ashoreEveningThought to be a shark [47]
19224 February Coogee, SydneySwimmingMilton CoughlanMale18Fatal. Both arms & shoulder bitten15:30Thought to be a Great White shark [48]
19222 MarchCoogee, SydneyBathing in knee-deep waterMervyn GannonMale21

Right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene.

11:008-foot (2.4m) Great White Shark [49]
192226 April Hawkesbury River SwimmingWilliam A. MunroMaleFatalUnknown shark [50]
192316 JuneBellambi Reef, WollongongAttempting to swim ashore after rowing skiff was holed by sharkJ. RigbyMale

Fatal. Taken by shark. Two other men drowned, only 1 man survived

[51]
19232 NovemberBellinger HeadsFishingMaleShark involvement suspected but not confirmed [52]
19232 December Urunga, Bellinger HeadsFishing, standing in waist-deep waterJames EltonMale

Disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark

[53]
19249 JanuaryNear Asbestos Works, Camellia, Sydney, Parramatta RiverHad just dived into water & was swimmingCharles BrownMale16

Fatal. Right thigh severely bitten, left arm lacerated

16:003 m [10'] shark [54]
192425 April Kiama Fishing, fell in water and swimming to shoreErnest ConroyMale20

Fatal. Partial remains recovered

AfternoonUnknown shark [55]
192512 MarchNewcastle BeachSwimmingJack CanningMale16Fatal. Right forearm severed, lacerations from buttocks to heel15:15Unknown shark. [56]
192715 miles up the Cataract River SwimmingMale10

Fatal. Shoulder bitten

[57]
19273 JanuaryGrays Point, Port Hacking, SydneySwimmingMervwyn AllumMale15

Fatal. Leg bitten from thigh to ankle

11:30Large 3.7 m (12 ft) shark [58]
19284 April Cooks Hill, NewcastleStanding in waist-deep waterEdward Arthur LaneMale28Fatal. Right hand severed, large lacerations on thigh18:00Unknown shark [59]
192912 January Bondi Body surfingColin James StewartMale14Fatal. Right thigh & hip bitten18:10Large 12ft (3.7m) shark [60]
19298 FebruaryBondiSwimmingJohn GibsonMale39Fatal. Right thigh bitten, femoral artery severed16:00Unknown shark [61]
192918 February Maroubra Bay, Sydney Body surfingAllan ButcherMale20Both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis 15:30Unknown shark [62]
192926 December White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney HarbourDiving by wharfWilliam OakleyMale16Fatal. Left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasionsLarge 8-10 ft shark [63]
1930DecemberParramatta RiverMaleFatalUnknown shark
193013 DecemberSailor Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneyFell overboardFrank KennyMaleFatalUnknown shark [64]
193412 MarchDee Why, north of QueenscliffSwimming in hip-deep waterFrank Athol RileyMale17Fatal. Leg & buttocks removed15:004 m [13'] shark seen in vicinity [65]
19341 AprilNorth SteyneSwimming in waist-deep waterLeon Ritson HermesMale15Fatal. Right leg lacerated12:304.3 m [14'] shark, presumed Great White, seen in vicinity [66] [67]
193423 December Woy Woy on the Brisbane Water Taken as he dived into the waterRoy InmanMale14Fatal13:00Unknown shark [68]
193431 DecemberGeorges River at Moorebank, near Milperra BridgeSwimming (lead swimmer in race)Richard George SodenMale19Fatal. Left leg bitten16:30Unknown shark [69]
19352 MarchNorth Narrabeen BeachStandingHerbert McFarlaneMale22Fatal. Thigh bitten17:303.5 m to 4 m [11.5' to 13'] Great white shark [70]
19359 MarchMaroubra BeachSwimmingErnest MacDonaldMale27Fatal. Left thigh, buttock, left forearm bitten, finger removed12:304 m [13'] Great white shark [71]
19364 FebruarySouth Steyne, ManlySwimmingDavid PatonMale14Fatal. Taken by shark, body not recovered. Twenty months later, in October 1937, meshing began at metropolitan beaches15:00Great White Shark [72]
193612 DecemberThrosby Creek, NewcastleSwimmingGeorge LundbergMale15Fatal. Leg severed at knee11:303.7 m (12 ft) shark [73]
193713 February Bar Beach, NewcastleSwimmingJohn WelshMale32Fatal. Buttocks, ankle & right elbow bitten15:20Great white shark [74]
193827 DecemberNorth Beach, Bellinger River SwimmingDaniel GrahamMale19Thought to have been taken by a shark [75]
194023 JanuaryNorth Brighton, Botany Bay SwimmingMaxwell FarrinMale13Fatal. Left leg severed10:403 m [10'] shark [76]
19404 FebruaryNorth Brighton, Botany BayWadingJohn William EkeMale55Fatal. Injuries to both arms14:00Unknown shark ^ [77]
194028 December Stockton Beach, NewcastleStanding on sandbankClarence HammondMale23Fatal. Injuries to lower back09:00Unknown shark, presumably Tiger Shark [78] [79]
19424 JanuaryEgg Rock, Middle Harbour, SydneySwimmingZita SteadmanFemale28Fatal. Bitten in two15:00Likely a 4 m [13'] Bull shark [80]
194226 December Bantry Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneyDog paddling or standingDenise Rosemary BurchFemale15Fatal. Legs bitten10:50Likely Bull shark [81]
19465 January Oatley Bay near Como, George's RiverSwimmingValma TegelFemale14Fatal. Left leg severed, right leg injuredUnknown shark, presumed Bull Shark [82] [83]
19478 November Wilson River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouthSwimmingEdwin ElfordMale12Fatal. Leg severed at knee16:00Unknown shark, presumed Bull Shark [84] [85]
194812 FebruaryStockton Beach, NewcastleSwimmingRonald JohnsonMale16Fatal. Right thigh & leg bitten3.7 m [12'] shark, presumed Tiger Shark [86] [87]
194923 JanuaryBar Beach, NewcastleLifesaving exhibitionRay LandMale20Fatal15:003.6 m [11'9"] Great white shark [88]
19516 DecemberMerewether Beach, NewcastleTreading waterFrank Olkulich, the local surf-ski championMale21Fatal16:002.4 m [8'] shark, presumed Great white shark [89]
195427 February The Entrance, near GosfordSwimmingReg FabriziusMale23Fatal. Right thigh bitten17:15Unknown shark, presumed Great White shark [90] [91]
195518 JanuaryWyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, SydneyHunting lobsters in 2.4 m of waterJohn WillisMale13Fatal. Anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost14:30Exact shark involved unclear. Sources report either a Bronze Whaler, or Bull Shark or Great White [92] [93]
19555 FebruarySugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneySwimmingBruno Aloysius RautenbergMale25Fatal. Legs bitten14:35Large shark. Exact shark involved unclear. Sources report either a Bronze Whaler, or Bull Shark or Great White [94] [95]

[96]

19559 March Wamberal, NSW Body surfing Noel LangfordMale22Fatal18:00Unknown, presumed Great White shark [97]
196016 JanuaryJust below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbour, Sydney Free diving / spear fishing Kenneth William MurrayMale13Right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later15:30Bull shark [98] [99]
196328 JanuarySugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneyWading Marcia Hathaway Female32Fatal. Right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten13:30Bull shark [100]
196620 MayJervis BaySinking of the dredge World AtlasKor Van HeldenMale40FatalNightUnknown shark, presuemed Great White shark [101] [102]
196620 May7 miles offshore on east coast of AustraliaShipwreckDaniel Mangel, seamanMale38Other human remains bitten by sharks, 13 people missingDarkThought to be a Great White Shark [103] [104]
19827 MarchTallow Beach, Byron Bay Surfing Martin FordMale20Fatal. Legs bitten12:00Unknown shark, presumed Great White shark [105] [106]
19939 JuneJulian Rocks, Byron Bay Scuba diving John FordMale31Fatal09:30Remains recovered from 5.5 m [18'] Great white shark [107]
20088 AprilLighthouse Beach, Ballina Body boarding Peter EdmondsMale16Fatal08:05Possibly a Bull shark [108] [109] [110]
201330 NovemberRiecks Point, Campbell's BeachBody boardingZac YoungMale19Fatal14:003m Tiger Shark [111] [112] [113]
20143 AprilTathra BeachSwimmingChristine ArmstrongFemale63Fatal. Eaten Whole.08:503m to 4m Great white shark [114]
20149 SeptemberClarkes Beach, Byron BaySwimmingPaul WilcoxMale50Fatal. Right leg attacked femoral artery severed.10:40Suspected Great white shark [115] [116]
20159 FebruaryShelly Beach, BallinaSurfingTadashi NakaharaMale41Fatal. Legs taken off completely9:553.5m to 4m, likely a Great White Shark [117] [118]
20207 JuneSalt Beach, Kingscliff SurfingRob PedrettiMale60fatal. Significant injuries to left leg, bitten in back of left thigh10:003-3.5m Great White Shark [119] [120]
202011 JulyWooli Beach, Wilsons HeadlandSurfingMani Hart-DevilleMale15Fatal. Significant injuries to both legs14:30Great White Shark [121] [122]
202118 MayTuncurry Beach, Tuncurry SurfingMark SanguinettiMale59Fatal. Bitten on upper thigh4.5m Great White [123] [124] [125]
20215 SeptemberShelly Beach, Emerald BeachSurfingTimothy ThompsonMale31Fatal. Significant arm injuries11:45Great White shark [126] [127]
202216 FebruaryBuchan Point, Little Bay SwimmingSimon NellistMale35Fatal. Injuries described as "catastrophic."16:35Great White Shark [128] [129]

Northern Territory

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
188325 February (reported)Pearling bedsDivingMale [130]
19349 OctoberRedcliff, Cobourg PeninsulaBathingAboriginal womanFemale38 [131]
193716 July (reported)Elcho IslandPearl divingJapanese hard hat diverMale [132]

Queensland

Includes Torres Strait
YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
1853 Moreton Bay Fell into the waterJames Hexton, pilotMale [133]
186219 December (reported) Brisbane River Trying to catch a wounded birdMale [134]
1863AprilCaloundra HeadsLaunching a boatMr. BarnsfieldMale2 sharks [135]
187226 FebruaryBramble ReefWreck of the 150-ton brig MariaSome were taken by sharks [136]
188025 NovemberPetrie Bight, Brisbane RiverSwimmingAlexey DruryMale12Feet bitten, surgically amputatedAfternoon [137]
188617 JuneOff Bribie HeadsSwimming after being washed overboardLacoonMale18 [138]
189030 DecemberMoreton BaySwimming to shore after boat capsized by a squallC. Gregorybut death may have been due to drowning [139]
1892 Badu Island Dress divingMr. A. RotamanMaleBitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT [140]
189828 December (reported)The NarrowsFell overboardJames WatersMale [141]
190130 January Brisbane BathingJohn ThompsonMaleThigh bitten [142]
190312 March Logan River SwimmingWilliam BartlettMaleThought to be a Bull Shark [143]
19047 FebruaryBrisbaneSwimming after his hatGeorge GrantMale [144]
190614 April Lizard Island Diving for beche-de-merCharleyMale17 [145]
19065 September (reported)MabiuagSwimmingSmithMale [146]
19073 February Ross Creek BathingWilliam WilliamsMale18Morning [147]
190718 October (reported)Near Thursday Island Bathingmale from the lugger TeazerMale [148]
190821 SeptemberThursday IslandFell from the jettyKong Choong TingMaleRemains recovered from 3 sharks [149]
pre–1909Moreton BayFell into the waterLieutenant HextonMale [150]
190918 JuneMiddleton Reef, 300 nm from Brisbane1446-ton Norwegian barque Errol, bound from Peru to Newcastle with 22 on board wrecked. Survivors sheltered on the wreck of the Annasona. Subsequently, the Master, his wife & 4 children perished along with several crew. Survivors (5) were rescued 7/12/1909Master of the ErrolMaleonly his legs, still in sea-boots, were recovered [151]
19121 JanuaryRoss CreekBathingSamuel TristingMaleMorning [152]
19169 NovemberKissing Point Camp, TownsvilleBathingRobert Alexander PoultneyMale27Evening [153]
191610 November Townsville SwimmingWalter GregsonMale06:00 [154]
191819 SeptemberTownsvilleBathingJoseph BartlettMale22 [155]
19195 January Ross River, TownsvilleWading (shrimping)Jack HoeyMale38Thigh bitten, leg amputated10:00 [156]
192024 January (reported)Arlington ReefFree divingJapanese diverMale [157]
1920–1923 Great Barrier Reef 3 Japanese diversMale [158]
19214 OctoberBarrier ReefDiving for beche-de-mer Yoichi SchamokMale22Left thigh bittenAfternoon [159]
192127 NovemberGay's Corner, Bulimba Reach of Brisbane RiverFell from his father's back into the waterGeorge JackMale8Disappeared, body not recoveredMorning [160]
192215 JanuaryRoss River, TownsvilleSwimmingRobert MilroyMale5417:30 [161]
19225 DecemberPialba Beach near Maryborough Bathing in 3' to 4' of waterAlfred GassmanMale19Severe injuries to torso2.7 m [9'] "blue" shark [162]
192322 MayGreat Barrier ReefDiving?Keizo MasoyoMaleMidday [163]
19262 December (reported) Palm Island Diving for trochus Norman SkeenMale [164]
19279 May (reported)Off Cairns WalkingQuassa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [165]
192827 January Deliverance Island Retrieving meat from a cage in the waterHarry EnvoldtMale78 [166]
192820 FebruaryNear Barrow Point, Queensland Pearl diving Wanewa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [167]
192828 March (reported)BobMale [168]
192927 JanuaryAlma Bay, Magnetic Island, TownsvilleSwimmingHarry WeatherallMale18Right buttock lacerated, left arm severed above elbow, right forearm severed by shark, both arms surgically amputated17:30 [169]
192912 MarchNear Dauan Island BathingTorres Strait Islander schoolboyMale [170]
19294 April Badu Island Swimming between boatsNed Luffman, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [171]
19299 AprilBadu IslandMale [172]
19291 SeptemberRoss River, TownsvilleFell from wharf into water & attacked immediatelyEdward William HobbsMale42Severe injuries to both legs [173]
19293 December (reported)TownsvilleMale50s [174]
19304 JuneNear Mabuiag Island Ibigan, a Torres Strait islanderMale [175]
193122 MarchRoss River, TownsvilleFishing with a cast netArthur TomidaMale19Left thigh severely bitten [176]
19311 August Port Douglas Fell overboard?Llewellyn RobertsMale [177]
193212 MayNear Warrior ReefsPearl divingHenry Solomon, Cape York nativeMale [178]
19334 JanuaryStrand Beach, Kissing Point, TownsvilleSwimmingStanley Victor LocksleyMale38Severe abdominal wounds (Note: 14 days earlier a dog was bitten in two by a large shark)17:30 [179]
193320 NovemberNear Boydong CayFree diving for trochusBili, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten3.4 m [11'] tiger shark [180]
193426 AugustOff Eva Island 20 miles from Cardwell Dived into sea from launch & bitten immediatelyRobert SteeleMaleBody was not recovered [181]
193422 OctoberWarrior ReefsFreediving for trochus shell (submerged)David Younger, Torres Strait IslanderMaleForearm lacerated & surgically amputated, but died of gas gangrene 13 days afterwards [182]
193513 AugustNear Warrior Reefs, QueenslandDiving for beche-de-mer from luggerBarani, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten [183]
193526 AugustAt Flat Top, near Mackay Fell overboard, hanging onto lifebuoyPatrick QuinnMale38His body was not recovered, but about 3 weeks later 2 sharks were caught with human remains, thought to be those of QuinnNight3.7 m [12'] shark [184]
193626 June Nepean Island Diving for trochus, but swimming on surfaceWillie, an aborigineMale162.4 m [8'] tiger shark [185]
193715 MayRoss River, TownsvilleRefused permission to cross on the ferry, he was swimming across the riverWilliam TennantMale33Left arm severed at elbow, right arm bitten, right leg severed at kneeNight2 days later a 600-lb shark was caught 100 yards from the site [186]
193727 OctoberKirra Beach, Coolangatta SwimmingNorman GirvanMale1817:30A 3.6 m [11 ft 10 in], 850-kg [1874-lb] female tiger contained Girvan's remains [187]
193727 OctoberKirra Beach, CoolangattaSwimmingJack BrinkleyMale2517:30Tiger shark [188]
193711 NovemberOta ReefDiving for trochusNelan KrisMale1712' shark [189]
193812 JulyOff Bathurst IslandHardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo MaruOkadaMale25Dragged out of diving helmet [190]
193914 DecemberRubbish Dump Creek, Mackay SwimmingFrank GurranMale20Left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated12:152.6 m [8.5'] shark landed 2 hours later [191]
194314 MayOff BrisbaneHospital Ship Centaur torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-177MaleAfter 04:00 [192]
194515 JuneTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingE. J. McHughMale16:00 [193]
194619 AprilTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingRobert McAuliffeMale1713:30 [194]
194618 AugustEllis Beach, 20 miles from CairnsSwimming after a tennis ballPhillip South CollinMale30Body not recovered15:204.3 m [14'] shark [195]
194620 November40 miles off Thursday IslandPearl diving from luggerEsrona Johnson, Torres Strait islanderMale30Right arm severed [196]
1947NovemberMoreton BayD. Smith78 [197]
194826 DecemberKing's Beach, Caloundra Treading water, waiting for a waveEric KeysMale28Left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee11:30 [198]
194917 AprilEllis Beach, 20 miles from CairnsBathing in water 0.9 m deepRichard Joseph MaguireMale13Left leg severed13:303.3 m [10 ft 10 in] shark [199]
194928 AugustYorkeys KnobSwimmingJames HowardMale34Right leg, thigh & fingers lacerated13:20 [200]
19509 AprilCooper's PointSea Disaster, sinking of the fishing launch MavisJohn McDonaldMale50 [201]
195016 DecemberPalm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, BrisbaneTreading waterDesmond Quinlan, lifesaverMale20Lower abdomen severely bitten, left leg severed16:15 [202]
19514 September (reported) Fitzroy River, near Rockhampton Body found on deserted luxury yacht, 38' ChristineDr. E. Al JoskeMale56Abdominal wounds & right leg severed at the hip [203]
195122 OctoberOcean baths, Kissing Point BeachSwimmingArthur James KenealeyMale42Leg severed, shark dragged him through hole in protective net19:10 [204]
19544 September Darnley Island, Torres Strait Spearfishing, hunting crayfishKapua GutchenMale35After being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died9' shark [205]
195414 September (reported)Darnley Island, Torres StraitSpear fishingmaleMale [206]
195626 February Pioneer River, near MackayDiving into waterBarry Keith AntoniniMale15Large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed11:001.8 m [6'] shark [207]
195823 November Surfers Paradise SwimmingPeter Gerard SpronkMale2115:1512' shark [208]
195919 DecemberOff Wynnum in Moreton Bay, near BrisbaneDived from dinghy to retrieve oar in heavy seasStanley Arthur MullenMale2906:00 [209]
196118 December Noosa Heads Surfing, pushing board ashoreJohn Grayson AndrewsMale22Right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee06:15Next morning a 3 m [10'] shark was caught that had Andrews' leg in its gut [210]
196128 DecemberLambert's Beach, MackayStandingMargaret HobbsFemale18Right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack16:153 m [10'] shark [211]
196418 NovemberFingal Beach, near Tweed Heads Swimming out to rescue swimmers in difficultyGlenthorne PriorMale2913:30 [212]
196521 NovemberNear BrisbaneFishing from 34' boat when pulled overboard by hooked sharkGordon HobrookMale434.6 m [15'] shark [213]
19715 December Gladstone Gregory CarrollMale20 [214]
197713 MarchNear Moreton Island in Moreton BayTheir 9 m launch was run down by a 25,000-ton Japanese freighter on the night of 3-11-1977 & they drifted, clinging to an icebox for 2 daysJohn HayesMale45 [215]
197713 MarchNear Moreton Island in Moreton BayTheir 9 m launch was run down by a 25,000-ton Japanese freighter on the night of 3-11-1977 & they drifted, clinging to an icebox for 2 daysVictor BeaverMale74 [216]
197723 AugustBuddina Beach, south of Noosa Floating on an inflatable raftGeorge WalterMale25Left arm severed, legs bittenGreat White Shark [217]
198325 JulyOff Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of TownsvilleSwimming from the New VentureDennis Patrick MurphyMale24Shark bit leg, then dragged him underwaterNight5 m [16.5'] tiger shark [218]
198326 JulyOff Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of TownsvilleSwimming from the New VentureLinda Ann HortonFemale21Shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater04:005 m [16.5'] tiger shark [219]
198430 November1 km off Black's BeachSailing on catamaran & fell into the waterNicholas BosMale1612:33 [220]
19887 NovemberOff North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghyCedric CoucomMale62Nightfall [221]
19888 NovemberOff North Keppel Island, off YeppoonThe Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghyBruce CoucomMale17When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy"Early morning [222]
19908 AprilDingo Reef, 80 nm off TownsvilleFree diving for trochusRobert BullenMale37Presumed fatal [223]
19921 OctoberNorth Point Beach, Moreton IslandSurfingMichael DochertyMale2814:30Great White Shark [224]
200216 DecemberLake Heron, Miami LakesSwimmingBeau MartinMale2302:30 [225]
20038 FebruaryBurleigh Lake, Gold Coast SwimmingBob PurcellMale84Morning [226]
200411 DecemberOpal ReefSpearfishingMark ThompsonMale38Leg bitten13:00 [227]
20067 JanuaryAmity Point, North Stradbroke Island SwimmingSarah WhileyFemale21Attacked by multiple sharks, arms severed before she died.17:15Multiple Bull Sharks [228]
201415 DecemberRudder Reef, north-east of Port Douglas SpearfishingDaniel SmithMale18Devastating injuries to whole right side.11:30Great White Shark
201616 Februarynear Kennedy ShoalScuba divingSteven FosterMale54Went missing 16 February. Clothing and diving equipment belonging to Foster were recovered, suggesting he was taken by a shark.Great White Shark [229]
20185 NovemberCid Harbour, Whitsunday Islands SwimmingDaniel ChristidisMale3317:30Great White Shark [230] [231]
20206 AprilNorth West IslandSwimmingZachary RobbaMale23Great White Shark [232]
20204 July Fraser Island SpearfishingMatthew TrattMale3614:00Great White Shark [233]
20208 SeptemberGreenmount Beach, CoolangattaSurfingNick SlaterMale4617:00Great White Shark [234] [235]
202428 December Keppel Bay Islands National Park, Humpy Island camping areaFishingLuke WalfordMale4016:37Great White Shark [236]
20253 FebruaryWoorim Beach, Bribie Island SwimmingCharlize ZmudaFemale17Sustained life-threatening injuries to upper body. Succumbed to injuries after 15 minutes.16:45 [237]

South Australia

YearDateAreaMarine WatersActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
185528 March Port Wakefield Gulf St. VincentFell overboard from the SobellaMaster ColemanMale [238]
188414 January Port Pirie, 230 km north of Adelaide Spencer GulfFell overboardMiss WarrenFemaleSaid to involve 2 sharks [239]
192617 March West Beach, BrightonGulf St. VincentSwimmingPrimrose WhyteFemale15:45Great white [240]
193622 JanuaryWest Beach, near AdelaideGulf St. VincentSwimming. Passer-by, Len Bedford, heard him shriek, saw shark leap from the water & swimmer disappearedRay BennettMale1318:00Great White shark [241]
19629 December Carrickalinga HeadGulf St. VincentSpearfishingGeoffrey Martin CornerMale16Right leg bitten thigh to calf14:30Great White Shark [242]
19715 September Adelaide Gulf St. VincentFishingLeslie Oswald HarrisMale51Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later [243]
19749 January Streaky Bay Great Australian Bight Diving for abaloneTerry ManuelMale26Right leg severedGreat White Shark [244]
197519 January Coffin Bay Great Australian BightSurfingDavid BarrowmanMale17Body not recoveredGreat White Shark [245]
197510 February(Point Sinclair) Penong Great Australian BightSwimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing baitWade ShipardMale12Right leg severed18:00Great White Shark [246]
19853 MarchWiseman's Beach, Peake Bay, Port Lincoln Spencer GulfFree diving for scallopsShirley Anne DurdinFemale33Bitten in half, decapitated and fully consumed.12:30Great White Shark 20 ft [247]
198718 September Marino Rocks, AdelaideGulf St. VincentScuba Diving for scallopsTerrance GibsonMale47Great White shark [248]
19899 March Waitpinga Beach, near Victor Harbor Southern OceanSurfingMatthew FoaleMale27Thigh bitten20:15Great White Shark [249]
19918 SeptemberSnapper Point, Aldinga Beach, AdelaideGulf St. VincentScuba divingJonathon LeeMale1915:00Great White Shark [250]
199828 June South Neptune Island Great Australian BightFree diving for abaloneDoug ChesherMale26Left thigh and lower leg severely injured14:00Great White Shark [251]
199929 May Hardwicke Bay, Yorke PeninsulaSpencer GulfWindsurfingTony DonoghueMale22Body not recovered14:30Great White Shark [252]
200024 September Cactus Beach near PenongGreat Australian BightSurfingCameron BayesMale25fully consumed07:30Great White Shark 16 ft [253]
200025 SeptemberBlackfellows Point, 5 km north of Elliston, Eyre PeninsulaGreat Australian BightSurfing (a seal was present among surfers)Jevan WrightMale17fully consumed13:00Great White Shark 16 ft [254] [255] [256]
200230 April Smoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre PeninsulaGreat Australian BightScallop diving (using surface-supplied air & a POD)Paul BucklandMale2312:40Great White Shark [257]
200416 DecemberWest Beach, AdelaideGulf St. VincentScurfing (surfboard being towed behind a boat)Nick PetersonMale18Ripped apart, then consumed15:15Two Great White Sharks [258]
200524 August Glenelg, AdelaideGulf St. VincentScuba divingJarrod StehbensMale2316:10Great White Shark [259]
201117 FebruaryOff Perforated Island, near Coffin Bay Great Australian BightDiving for abalonePeter ClarksonMale4918:20Two Great White Sharks [260]
20148 FebruaryOff Goldsmith Beach near Edithburgh, Yorke PeninsulaGulf St. VincentSpear-fishingSam KellettMale28Body never recovered.12:00Great White Shark [261] [262]
202313 MayOff Walkers Rocks Beach, Eyre PeninsulaGreat Australian BightSurfingSimon BaccanelloMale46Body never recoveredGreat White Shark [263] [264]
202331 OctoberOff Granites Beach, near Streaky Bay Great Australian BightSurfingTod GendleMale55Body never recovered, fully consumed10:20Great White Shark [265]
202328 DecemberOff Ethel Beach, Yorke PeninsulaSpencer GulfSurfingKhai CowleyMale15Body recovered13:30Great White Shark [266] [267]
20252 JanuaryWestallGreat Australian BightSurfingLance ApplebyMale26Great White Shark [268]

Tasmania

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
1820scircaSweet Water Point, Pittwater"Amphibious Jack"Male [269]
183122 January (reported)HobartBoat capsized, clinging to lineRobert DudlowMale [270]
1870lateDerwent RiverCanoeingSub Lieut. Bowyer of H.M.S. ChileMaleShark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of shark attack in same river [271]
1880St George's BayMale [272]
1843-1844Circa. Reported on 14 September 1883.Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier PeninsulaSwimming / escaping imprisonmentOwenMale [273]
18934 AprilChimney Point, George's BayBoat capsized, swimming ashoreJoseph MeredithMale16:30 [274]
190525 MarchBridportBathingCharles Taylor [275]
195917 JanuarySafety CoveIn deep water about 100 yards from his shipBrian Derry, a Naval RatingMale2216:30Multiple White Sharks [276]
197530 JulyAdventure Bay, Bruny IslandScuba diving for abaloneRobert SlackMale37AfternoonGreat White Shark [277]
198228 FebruarySouth Cape BaySkindiving, but swimming on the surfaceGeert TalenMale32Body not recoveredGreat White Shark [278]
19935 JuneTenth IslandScuba diving at seal colonyTherese CartwrightFemale3510:55Great White Shark [279]
201525 JulyLachlan Point, Maria IslandScuba diving, collecting scallopsDamian JohnsonMale46Body not recovered - Attacked while surfacing as his daughter watched.7:00Great White Shark [280]

Victoria

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
18397 AugustSealer's Cove, Wilson's PromontorySwimming from capsized whale boatCaptain Wishart of the whaler WallabyMale39'...two wounds made by a shark, one about the middle of the right thigh, and the other, rather above the calf of the left leg.' [281]
184919 SeptemberWarrnamboolSwimminga sailor from the schooner BrotherMale [282]
185511 NovemberMelbourneSwimmingSeaman from whaling brig CurlewMale [283]
185814 MarchHobson BayBathingAdolphe BollanderMale2215:00 [284]
1864Corio Bay, Port PhillipSwimmingMr. Warren, Jr.MalePresumed but shark involvement not confirmed [285]
18766 FebruaryAlbert Park in Port Phillip BayBathingPeter RooneyMale18Rescued by man on horseback, but died on the beach [286]
187728 JanuaryEmerald HillBathingWilliam MarksMale30"The flesh on each leg, from the knee upwards, was entirely torn out, and there were bite marks of the two jaws of a large fish on one breast, and also on the back." [287]
18898 JulyPort PhillipFell into the waterMale [288]
191410 JuneSandringhamBathingMr. CroxfordMale43Afternoon [289]
19163 AprilCarrumClinging to overturned rowing boatMonte Robinson & Andrew McNeillMale17 [290]
193015 FebruaryMiddle Brighton, Port PhillipDiving off pier & treading waterNorman ClarkMale1816:30White Shark [291]
1936Port Phillip Bay, Port MelbourneSwimmingMale [292]
19361 DecemberMordiallocFishingCharles Frederick Swann, a returned soldierMale46Swann's 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the plankingPresumably a Great White Shark [293]
194912 NovemberPort Phillip BayNo detailsJohn W. SmithMale [294]
195411 DecemberPoint LonsdaleSwimmingLawrence David BurnsMale2311:00 [295]
19564 MarchPortsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip BaySwimming, attacked at surf carnivalJohn Patrick WishartMale2616:45Unknown species, 3.7 metre shark. Witnesses say there may have been another shark nearby [296]
1987Mornington PeninsulaBoardingMajor lacerationsGreat White Shark [297]

Western Australia

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
pre–1903Pearl divingAhmunMale [298]
pre–1903 Roebuck Bay DivingMale [299]
mid–1870sCirca Shark Bay Sitting on gunwale of boatAndrew FarmerMale [300]
18827 February (reported)Pearl divingNative diverMaleThigh bitten [301]
188212 May (reported)Pearl divingMalay diverMaleTorso bitten [302]
18953 June (reported)Barrow Passage, Barrow IslandPearl divingJapanese diverMale [303]
18961 NovemberEsperanceBoat swampedLouisMale [304]
189629 NovemberAlbanySwimmingDaviesMale [305]
191023 December (reported)FremantleShipwrecked pearling schoonerTheodore Anderson's captain & rest of crew taken by sharksMale [306]
192327 January Swan River, Freshwater Bay, Claremont SwimmingCharles Topsail RobertsonMale13Back of thigh bitten [307]
192323 NovemberCondon, 88 km NE of Port HedlandDry shellingSelim and Dea Opre, Koepang IslandersMaleDisappeared, partial remains of Selim was found, there was no trace of Dea Opre [308]
192522 NovemberCottesloe BeachFloating on his backSimeon (Samuel) EtteltonMale55Thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat15:154 m [13'] female tiger shark [309]
194827 DecemberLancelin IslandSwimmingArthur StrahanMale17Disappeared while swimmingHis hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949 [310]
196719 AugustJurien BaySpearfishing, dived to pick up a float lineRobert BartleMale23"bitten in two"11:00Great White shark [311]
199321 NovemberA pearl farm in Roebuck BayHookah divingRichard Peter BisleyMale2715:15Tiger shark caught 6 days later with diver's remains in its gut [312]
199511 SeptemberHoneymoon Island, near HopetounAbalone diving using Hookah (near calving whales)David Alan WeirMale29Head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/199515:00Great White Shark [313]
199720 JanuaryGeraldtonWindsurfingWerner SchonhoferMale41Presumed, body not recovered, shark mutilated wetsuit & harness recovered18:004.5 m [14 ft 9 in] tiger shark [314] [315]
20006 NovemberCottesloe Beach, PerthSwimmingKen CrewMale49Torso attacked leg torn off.06:30Great White Shark [316]
200410 JulyLefthanders Beach, Margaret RiverSurfingBradley Adrian SmithMale30Stomach and legs attacked14:10Two Great White Sharks [317]
200519 MarchWreck Point, Abrolhos IslandsSnorkelingGeoffrey BrazierMale2614:00Great White Shark [318]
200827 December Port Kennedy BeachSnorkelingBrian GuestMale5107:00Great White Shark [319]
201017 AugustCowaramup BaySurfingNicholas EdwardsMale31Leg severed08:05Great White Shark [320]
20114 SeptemberBunker BayBody boardingKyle James BurdenMale21Eaten in half13:26Great White Shark [321]
20119 OctoberCottesloe BeachSwimmingBryn MartinMale64Believed to have been eaten whole, only remains found were shredded speedos08:10Great White Shark [322]
201122 OctoberRottnest IslandDivingGeorge WainwrightMale3213:25Great White Shark [323]
201231 MarchStratham Beach, Geographe BayScuba divingPeter KurmannMale3309:30Great White Shark [324]
201214 JulyOff Wedge IslandSurfingBen LindenMale24Eaten whole. Shark attacked jet ski trying to retrieve Ben's body.09:05Great White Shark [325]
201323 NovemberGracetownSurfingChris BoydMale35Left arm severed, flesh off the right leg.09:00Great White Shark [326]
201430 DecemberCheynes Beach, near AlbanySpearfishingJay MuscatMale17Attacked at the leg-torsoMiddayGreat White Shark [327]
201631 MayFalcon Beach, MandurahSurfingBen GerringMale29Leg torn off. Died days later.DuskGreat White Shark [328]
20165 JuneBetween One and Three Mile reefs, MindarieDivingDoreen Collyer [329] Female60Mauled to death.Late morningGreat White Shark [330]
201717 AprilKelp beds, Wylie Bay, EsperanceSurfingLaeticia Maree Brouwer [331] Female17Leg torn off in front of father, mother and 2 sisters. Died at the scene.16:00Great White Shark [332]
20205 JanuaryCull Island, EsperanceDivingGary Johnson [333] Male57Mauled while scuba diving13:00Great White Shark [334]
20209 OctoberKelp beds, Wylie Bay, EsperanceSurfingAndrew SharpeMale52Attacked whilst surfing, body never found, witnesses and damage to surfboard confirmed shark attack16:00Great White Shark [335] [336]
202022 NovemberCable Beach, near BroomeBodyboardingCharles CernoboriMale55Bitten on thigh and severed hand08:45Tiger Shark [337] [338]
20216 NovemberPort Beach, Fremantle SwimmingPaul MillachipMale57Separated in two and consumed10:00Great White Shark [339]
20234 FebruarySwan River, North Fremantle SwimmingStella BerryFemale16Injury to legs15:00Bull Shark [340] [341]

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