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 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 January Johnstons 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 JamesMaleFatalUnknown [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 possibly a 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

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

Disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark

Great White [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 JanuaryBondiBody surfingColin StewartMale14Leg injuries18:10Great White [60]
19298 FebruaryBondiSwimmingJohn GibsonMale39Leg injuries16:00Great White [61]
192918 FebruaryMaroubra BeachSwimmingAllan ButcherMale20Multiple Injuries15:30Great White [62]
192926 DecemberSydney HarbourSwimmingWilliam OakleyMale16Multiple injuriesUnknown [63]
1930DecemberParramatta RiverMaleFatalUnknown
193013 DecemberSydney HarbourFell overboardFrank KennyMaleFatalUnknown [64]
193412 MarchDee WhySwimmingFrank Athol RileyMale17Leg removed15:00Great White [65]
19341 AprilNorth SteyneSwimmingLeon HermesMale15Right leg injures12:30Great White [66] [67]
193423 DecemberWoy WoySwimmingRoy InmanMale14Fatal13:00Unknown [68]
193431 DecemberGeorges River

Moorebank

SwimmingRichard SodenMale19Fatal. Left leg bitten16:30Unknown [69]
19352 MarchNorth NarrabeenStandingHerbert McFarlaneMale22Fatal. Thigh bitten17:30Great White [70]
19359 MarchMaroubra BeachSwimmingErnest MacDonaldMale27Multiple injuries12:30Great White [71]
19364 FebruarySouth Steyne, ManlySwimmingDavid PatonMale14Body not recovered15:00Great White [72]
193612 DecemberThrosby Creek, NewcastleSwimmingGeorge LundbergMale15Leg severed11:30Unknown [73]
193713 FebruaryBar Beach NewcastleSwimmingJohn WelshMale32Multiple injuries15:20Great White [74]
193827 DecemberBotany baySwimmingDaniel GrahamMale19Not recoveredUnknown [75]
194023 JanuaryBotany baySwimmingMaxwell FarrinMale13Fatal. Left leg severed10:40Unknown [76]
19404 FebruaryBotany bayWadingJohn William EkeMale55Injuries to both arms14:00Unknown [77]
194028 DecemberStockton BeachSwimmingClarence HammondMale23Injuries to torso09:00Great White [78] [79]
19424 JanuarySydney HarbourSwimmingZita SteadmanFemale28Fatal. Bitten in two15:00Unknown [80]
194226 DecemberSydney HarbourSwimmingDenise BurchFemale15Fatal. Legs bitten10:50Unknown [81]
19465 JanuaryComoSwimmingValma TegelFemale14Both legs severedUnknown [82] [83]
19478 NovemberPort MacquarieSwimmingEdwin ElfordMale12Leg Severed16:00Great White [84] [85]
194812 FebruaryStockton BeachSwimmingRonald JohnsonMale16Legs mauledGreat White [86] [87]
194923 JanuaryBar Beach, NewcastleSwimmingRay LandMale20Fatal15:00Great White [88]
19516 DecemberMerewether BeachSwimmingFrank OlkulichMale21Fatal16:00Great White [89]
195427 FebruaryThe EntranceSwimmingReg FabriziusMale23Fatal. Right thigh bitten17:15Great White [90] [91]
195518 JanuaryBalmoral BeachSpear fishingJohn WillisMale13Fatal14:30Unknown [92] [93]
19555 FebruarySydney HarbourSwimmingBruno RautenbergMale25Legs Mauled14:35Unknown
19559 MarchWamberalSwimmingNoel LangfordMale22Fatal18:00Great White [94]
196016 JanuarySydney HarbourDivingKenneth MurrayMale13Leg removed15:30Unknown [95] [96]
196328 JanuarySydney HarbourSwimmingMarcia HathawayFemale32Leg mauled13:30Unknown [97]
196620 MayJervis BayShipwreckKor Van HeldenMale40FatalNightGreat White [98] [99]
196620 MayJervis BayShipwreckDaniel mangelMale38Body MissingDarkGreat White [100] [101]
19827 MarchByron BaySurfingMartin FordMale20Legs Attacked12:00Great White [102] [103]
19939 JuneByron BayDivingJohn FordMale31Eaten whole09:30Great White [104]
20088 AprilBallinaSurfingPeter EdmondsMale16Fatal08:05Great White [105] [106] [107]
201330 NovemberCampbells BeachSurfingZac YoungMale19Fatal14:00Unknown [108] [109] [110]
20143 AprilTathra BeachSwimmingChristine ArmstrongFemale63Totally consumed (Only small amount of Human Remains found)08:50Bronze Whaler [111]
20149 SeptemberClarkes Beach, Byron BaySwimmingPaul WilcoxMale50Leg taken off10:40Great White [112] [113]
20159 FebruaryShelly Beach, BallinaSurfingTadashi NakaharaMale41Legs removed9:55Great White [114] [115]
20207 JuneKingscliffSurfingRob PedrettiMale60Legs mauled10:00Great White [116] [117]
202011 JulyWooli BeachSurfingMani Hart-DevilleMale15Boths legs injured14:30Great White [118] [119]
202118 MayTuncurry BeachSurfingMark SanguinettiMale59Fatal leg injuryGreat White [120] [121] [122]
20215 SeptemberShelly Beach, Emerald BeachSurfingTimothy ThompsonMale31Arm taken off, fatality11:45Great White [123] [124]
202216 FebruaryLittle BaySwimmingSimon NellistMale35Fatal, body partially recovered.16:35Great White [125] [126]

Northern Territory

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
188325 February (reported)Pearling bedsDivingMale [127]
19349 OctoberRedcliff, Cobourg PeninsulaBathingAboriginal womanFemale38 [128]
193716 July (reported)Elcho IslandPearl divingJapanese hard hat diverMale [129]

Queensland

Includes Torres Strait
YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
1853 Moreton Bay Fell into the waterJames Hexton, pilotMale [130]
186219 December (reported) Brisbane River Trying to catch a wounded birdMale [131]
1863AprilCaloundra HeadsLaunching a boatMr. BarnsfieldMale2 sharks [132]
187226 FebruaryBramble ReefWreck of the 150-ton brig MariaSome were taken by sharks [133]
188025 NovemberPetrie Bight, Brisbane RiverSwimmingAlexey DruryMale12Feet bitten, surgically amputatedAfternoon [134]
188617 JuneOff Bribie HeadsSwimming after being washed overboardLacoonMale18 [135]
189030 DecemberMoreton BaySwimming to shore after boat capsized by a squallC. Gregorybut death may have been due to drowning [136]
1892 Badu Island Dress divingMr. A. RotamanMaleBitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT [137]
189828 December (reported)The NarrowsFell overboardJames WatersMale [138]
190130 January Brisbane BathingJohn ThompsonMaleThigh bitten [139]
190312 March Logan River SwimmingWilliam BartlettMaleUnknown [140]
19047 FebruaryBrisbaneSwimming after his hatGeorge GrantMale [141]
190614 April Lizard Island Diving for beche-de-merCharleyMale17 [142]
19065 September (reported)MabiuagSwimmingSmithMale [143]
19073 February Ross Creek BathingWilliam WilliamsMale18Morning [144]
190718 October (reported)Near Thursday Island Bathingmale from the lugger TeazerMale [145]
190821 SeptemberThursday IslandFell from the jettyKong Choong TingMaleRemains recovered from 3 sharks [146]
pre–1909Moreton BayFell into the waterLieutenant HextonMale [147]
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 [148]
19121 JanuaryRoss CreekBathingSamuel TristingMaleMorning [149]
19169 NovemberKissing Point Camp, TownsvilleBathingRobert Alexander PoultneyMale27Evening [150]
191610 November Townsville SwimmingWalter GregsonMale06:00 [151]
191819 SeptemberTownsvilleBathingJoseph BartlettMale22 [152]
19195 January Ross River, TownsvilleWading (shrimping)Jack HoeyMale38Thigh bitten, leg amputated10:00 [153]
192024 January (reported)Arlington ReefFree divingJapanese diverMale [154]
1920–1923 Great Barrier Reef 3 Japanese diversMale [155]
19214 OctoberBarrier ReefDiving for beche-de-mer Yoichi SchamokMale22Left thigh bittenAfternoon [156]
192127 NovemberGay's Corner, Bulimba Reach of Brisbane RiverFell from his father's back into the waterGeorge JackMale8Disappeared, body not recoveredMorning [157]
192215 JanuaryRoss River, TownsvilleSwimmingRobert MilroyMale5417:30 [158]
19225 DecemberPialba Beach near Maryborough Bathing in 3' to 4' of waterAlfred GassmanMale19Severe injuries to torso2.7 m [9'] "blue" shark [159]
192322 MayGreat Barrier ReefDiving?Keizo MasoyoMaleMidday [160]
19262 December (reported) Palm Island Diving for trochus Norman SkeenMale [161]
19279 May (reported)Off Cairns WalkingQuassa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [162]
192827 January Deliverance Island Retrieving meat from a cage in the waterHarry EnvoldtMale78 [163]
192820 FebruaryNear Barrow Point, Queensland Pearl diving Wanewa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [164]
192828 March (reported)BobMale [165]
192927 JanuaryAlma Bay, Magnetic Island, TownsvilleSwimmingHarry WeatherallMale18Right buttock lacerated, left arm severed above elbow, right forearm severed by shark, both arms surgically amputated17:30 [166]
192912 MarchNear Dauan Island BathingTorres Strait Islander schoolboyMale [167]
19294 April Badu Island Swimming between boatsNed Luffman, a Torres Strait IslanderMale [168]
19299 AprilBadu IslandMale [169]
19291 SeptemberRoss River, TownsvilleFell from wharf into water & attacked immediatelyEdward William HobbsMale42Severe injuries to both legs [170]
19293 December (reported)TownsvilleMale50s [171]
19304 JuneNear Mabuiag Island Ibigan, a Torres Strait islanderMale [172]
193122 MarchRoss River, TownsvilleFishing with a cast netArthur TomidaMale19Left thigh severely bitten [173]
19311 August Port Douglas Fell overboard?Llewellyn RobertsMale [174]
193212 MayNear Warrior ReefsPearl divingHenry Solomon, Cape York nativeMale [175]
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 [176]
193320 NovemberNear Boydong CayFree diving for trochusBili, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten3.4 m [11'] tiger shark [177]
193426 AugustOff Eva Island 20 miles from Cardwell Dived into sea from launch & bitten immediatelyRobert SteeleMaleBody was not recovered [178]
193422 OctoberWarrior ReefsFreediving for trochus shell (submerged)David Younger, Torres Strait IslanderMaleForearm lacerated & surgically amputated, but died of gas gangrene 13 days afterwards [179]
193513 AugustNear Warrior Reefs, QueenslandDiving for beche-de-mer from luggerBarani, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten [180]
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 [181]
193626 June Nepean Island Diving for trochus, but swimming on surfaceWillie, an aborigineMale162.4 m [8'] tiger shark [182]
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 [183]
193727 OctoberKirra Beach, Coolangatta SwimmingNorman GirvanMale1817:30A 3.6 m [11 ft 10 in], 850-kg [1874-lb] female tiger contained Girvan's remains [184]
193727 OctoberKirra Beach, CoolangattaSwimmingJack BrinkleyMale2517:30Tiger shark [185]
193711 NovemberOta ReefDiving for trochusNelan KrisMale1712' shark [186]
193812 JulyOff Bathurst IslandHardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo MaruOkadaMale25Dragged out of diving helmet [187]
193914 DecemberRubbish Dump Creek, Mackay SwimmingFrank GurranMale20Left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated12:152.6 m [8.5'] shark landed 2 hours later [188]
194314 MayOff BrisbaneHospital Ship Centaur torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-177MaleAfter 04:00 [189]
194515 JuneTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingE. J. McHughMale16:00 [190]
194619 AprilTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingRobert McAuliffeMale1713:30 [191]
194618 AugustEllis Beach, 20 miles from CairnsSwimming after a tennis ballPhillip South CollinMale30Body not recovered15:204.3 m [14'] shark [192]
194620 November40 miles off Thursday IslandPearl diving from luggerEsrona Johnson, Torres Strait islanderMale30Right arm severed [193]
1947NovemberMoreton BayD. Smith78 [194]
194826 DecemberKing's Beach, Caloundra Treading water, waiting for a waveEric KeysMale28Left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee11:30 [195]
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 [196]
194928 AugustYorkeys KnobSwimmingJames HowardMale34Right leg, thigh & fingers lacerated13:20 [197]
19509 AprilCooper's PointSea Disaster, sinking of the fishing launch MavisJohn McDonaldMale50 [198]
195016 DecemberPalm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, BrisbaneTreading waterDesmond Quinlan, lifesaverMale20Lower abdomen severely bitten, left leg severed16:15 [199]
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 [200]
195122 OctoberOcean baths, Kissing Point BeachSwimmingArthur James KenealeyMale42Leg severed, shark dragged him through hole in protective net19:10 [201]
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 [202]
195414 September (reported)Darnley Island, Torres StraitSpear fishingmaleMale [203]
195626 February Pioneer River, near MackayDiving into waterBarry Keith AntoniniMale15Large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed11:001.8 m [6'] shark [204]
195823 November Surfers Paradise SwimmingPeter Gerard SpronkMale2115:1512' shark [205]
195919 DecemberOff Wynnum in Moreton Bay, near BrisbaneDived from dinghy to retrieve oar in heavy seasStanley Arthur MullenMale2906:00 [206]
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 [207]
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 [208]
196418 NovemberFingal Beach, near Tweed Heads Swimming out to rescue swimmers in difficultyGlenthorne PriorMale2913:30 [209]
196521 NovemberNear BrisbaneFishing from 34' boat when pulled overboard by hooked sharkGordon HobrookMale434.6 m [15'] shark [210]
19715 December Gladstone Gregory CarrollMale20 [211]
19741 SeptemberJunpinpin, off Stradbroke Island His and Peter Hodgeson's 3.3 m boat sank and were drifting in the currentAdrian TreveluweMale30 [212]
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 [213]
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 [214]
197723 AugustBuddina Beach, south of Noosa Floating on an inflatable raftGeorge WalterMale25Left arm severed, legs bittenGreat White Shark [215]
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 [216]
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 [217]
198430 November1 km off Black's BeachSailing on catamaran & fell into the waterNicholas BosMale1612:33 [218]
19887 NovemberOff North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghyCedric CoucomMale62Nightfall [219]
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 [220]
19908 AprilDingo ReefFree diving for trochusRobert BullenMale37Presumed fatal [221]
19921 OctoberMoreton IslandSurfingMichael DochertyMale2814:30Great White [222]
200216 DecemberLake Heron, Miami LakesSwimmingBeau MartinMale2302:30Bull shark [223]
20038 FebruaryGold CoastSwimmingBob PurcellMale84MorningBull shark [224]
200411 DecemberOpal ReefDivingMark ThompsonMale38Fatal Injuries13:00Unknown [225]
20067 JanuaryStradbroke IslandSwimmingSarah WhileyFemale21Fatal Injuries17:15Multiple sharks
201415 DecemberPort DouglasDivingDaniel SmithMale18Fatal injuries11:30Great White
201616 FebKennedy ShoalDivingSteven FosterMale54Body not recoveredGreat White [226]
20185 NovemberWhitsunday IslandsSwimmingDaniel ChristidisMale3317:30Great White [227] [228]
20206 AprilNorth West IslandSwimmingZachary RobbaMale23Great White [229]
20204 JulyFraser IslandDivingMatthew TrattMale36Fatal Injuries14:00Great White [230]
20208 SeptemberCoolongattaSurfingNick SlaterMale46Fatal injuries17:00Great White [231] [232]
202428 DecemberKeppel IslandsDivingLuke WalfordMale40Fatal injuries16:37Unknown [233]
20253 FebruaryBribie IslandSwimmingCharlize ZmudaFemale17Fatal injuries16:45Unknown [234]

South Australia

YearDateAreaMarine WatersActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
185528 MarchPort WakefieldGulf St. VincentFell overboardMaster ColemanMale [235]
188414 JanuaryPort PirieSpencer GulfFell overboardMiss WarrenFemale2 sharks [236]
192617 MarchWest BeachGulf St. VincentSwimmingPrimrose WhyteFemale15:45Great white [237]
193622 JanuaryWest BeachGulf St. VincentSwimmerRay BennettMale1318:00Great White [238]
19629 DecemberCarrickalinga

Headland

Gulf St. VincentDivingGeoffrey CornerMale16Right leg attacked14:30Great White [239]
19715 SeptemberAdelaideGulf St. VincentFishingLeslie HarrisMale51Heart Attack [240]
19749 JanuaryStreaky BayAustralian BightDivingTerry ManuelMale26Right leg severedGreat White [241]
197519 JanuaryCoffin bayAustralian BightSurfingDavid BarrowmanMale17Body not recoveredGreat White [242]
197510 FebruaryPoint SinclairAustralian BightDivingWade ShipardMale12Right leg severed18:00Great White [243]
19853 MarchPort LincolnSpencer GulfDivingShirley DurdinFemale33Fully consumed12:30Great White [244]
198718 SeptemberMarino RocksGulf St. VincentDivingTerrance GibsonMale47Great White [245]
19899 MarchWaitpinga BeachSouthern OceanSurfingMatthew FoaleMale27Thigh bitten20:15White Shark [246]
19918 SeptemberAldinga BeachGulf St. VincentDivingJonathon LeeMale1915:00Great White [247]
199828 JuneNeptune IslandsAustralian BightDivingDoug ChesherMale26Legs injuries14:00Great White [248]
199929 MayYorke PeninsulaSpencer GulfWindsurfingTony DonoghueMale22Body not recovered14:30Great White [249]
200024 SeptemberCactus beachAustralian BightSurfingCameron BayesMale25fully consumed07:30Great White [250]
200025 SeptemberEyre PeninsulaAustralian BightSurfingJevan WrightMale17fully consumed13:00White Shark [251] [252] [253]
200230 AprilCedunaAustralian BightDivingPaul BucklandMale2312:40White Shark [254]
200416 DecemberWest Beach, AdelaideGulf St. VincentScurfingNick PetersonMale18Fully consumed15:152 Great Whites [255]
200524 AugustGlenelgGulf St. VincentDivingJarrod StehbensMale2316:10Great White [256]
201117 FebruaryCoffin BayAustralian BightDivingPeter ClarksonMale4918:202 White Sharks [257]
20148 FebruaryYorke PeninsulaGulf St. VincentDivingSam KellettMale28Body not recovered12:00Great White [258] [259]
202313 MayEyre PeninsulaAustralian BightSurfingSimon BaccanelloMale46Body not recoveredWhite Shark [260] [261]
202331 OctoberStreaky BayAustralian BightSurfingTod GendleMale55Eaten whole10:20Great White [262]
202328 DecemberEthel BeachSpencer GulfSurfingKhai CowleyMale15Body recovered13:30Great White [263] [264]
20252 JanuaryWestallAustralian BightSurfingLance ApplebyMale26Body not recoveredGreat White [265]

Tasmania

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
1820scircaSweet Water Point, Pittwater"Amphibious Jack"Male [266]
183122 January (reported)HobartBoat capsized, clinging to lineRobert DudlowMale [267]
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 [268]
1880St George's BayMale [269]
1843-1844Circa. Reported on 14 September 1883.Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier PeninsulaSwimming / escaping imprisonmentOwenMale [270]
18934 AprilChimney Point, George's BayBoat capsized, swimming ashoreJoseph MeredithMale16:30 [271]
190525 MarchBridportBathingCharles Taylor [272]
195917 JanuarySafety CoveSwimmingBrian DerryMale2216:30Multiple White Sharks [273]
197530 JulyBruny IslansDivingRobert SlackMale37PMGreat White [274]
198228 FebruarySouth Cape BayDivingGeert TalenMale32Body not recoveredGreat White [275]
19935 JuneTenth IslandDivingTherese CartwrightFemale35Attacked and killed in front of her 4 children10:55Great White [276]
201525 JulyLachlan PointDivingDamian JohnsonMale46Body not recovered7:00Great White [277]

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.' [278]
184919 SeptemberWarrnamboolSwimminga sailor from the schooner BrotherMale [279]
185511 NovemberMelbourneSwimmingSeaman from whaling brig CurlewMale [280]
185814 MarchHobson BayBathingAdolphe BollanderMale2215:00 [281]
1864Corio Bay, Port PhillipSwimmingMr. Warren Jr.MalePresumed but shark involvement not confirmed [282]
18766 FebruaryAlbert Park in Port Phillip BayBathingPeter RooneyMale18Rescued by man on horseback, but died on the beach [283]
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." [284]
18898 JulyPort PhillipFell into the waterMale [285]
191410 JuneSandringhamSwimmingMr. CroxfordMale43Afternoon [286]
19163 AprilCarrumClinging to overturned rowing boatMonte Robinson & Andrew McNeillMale17 [287]
193015 FebruaryPort Phillip BaySwimmingNorman ClarkMale1816:30White Shark [288]
1936Port Phillip BaySwimmingMale [289]
19361 DecemberMordiallocFishingCharles SwannMale46Great White [290]
194912 NovemberPort Phillip BayNo detailsJohn W. SmithMaleGreat White [291]
195411 DecemberPoint LonsdaleSwimmingLawrence BurnsMale2311:00Great White [292]
19564 MarchPortsea BeachSwimmingJohn WishartMale2616:45Great White [293]
1987Mornington PeninsulaSurfingFatalGreat White [294]

Western Australia

YearDateAreaActivityVictimSexAgeInjuryTimeSpeciesReference
pre–1903Pearl divingAhmunMale [295]
pre–1903 Roebuck Bay DivingMale [296]
mid–1870sCirca Shark Bay Sitting on gunwale of boatAndrew FarmerMale [297]
18827 February (reported)Pearl divingNative diverMaleThigh bitten [298]
188212 May (reported)Pearl divingMalay diverMaleTorso bitten [299]
18953 June (reported)Barrow Passage, Barrow IslandPearl divingJapanese diverMale [300]
18961 NovemberEsperanceBoat swampedLouisMale [301]
189629 NovemberAlbanySwimmingDaviesMale [302]
191023 December (reported)FremantleShipwrecked pearling schoonerTheodore Anderson's captain & rest of crew taken by sharksMale [303]
192327 January Swan River, Freshwater Bay, Claremont SwimmingCharles Topsail RobertsonMale13Back of thigh bitten [304]
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 [305]
192522 NovemberCottesloe BeachFloating on his backSimeon (Samuel) EtteltonMale55Thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat15:154 m [13'] female tiger shark [306]
194827 DecemberLancelin IslandSwimmingArthur StrahanMale17Disappeared while swimmingHis hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949 [307]
196719 AugustJurien BayDivingRobert BartleMale23Bitten in two11:00Great White shark [308]
199321 NovemberA pearl farm in Roebuck BayDivingRichard Peter BisleyMale2715:15Tiger shark caught 6 days later with diver's remains in its gut [309]
199511 SeptemberHoneymoon Island, near HopetounDivingDavid Alan WeirMale29Head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 13/09/199515:00Great White Shark [310]
199720 JanuaryGeraldtonWindsurfingWerner SchonhoferMale41Eaten whole18:00White shark [311] [312]
20006 NovemberCottesloe BeachSwimmingKen CrewMale49Torso attacked leg torn off.06:30Great White [313]
200410 JulyMargaret RiverSurfingBradley SmithMale30Stomach and legs attacked14:102 Great Whites [314]
200519 MarchAbrolhos IslandsDivingGeoffrey BrazierMale2614:00Great White [315]
200827 DecemberPort KennedyDivingBrian GuestMale5107:00Great White [316]
201017 AugustCowaramup BaySurfingNicholas EdwardsMale31Leg severed08:05Great White [317]
20114 SeptemberBunker BaySurfingKyle James BurdenMale21Eaten in half13:26Great White [318]
20119 OctoberCottesloe BeachSwimmingBryn MartinMale64Eaten whole08:10Great White [319]
201122 OctoberRottnest IslandDivingGeorge WainwrightMale3213:25Great White [320]
201231 MarchStratham BeachDivingPeter KurmannMale3309:30Great White [321]
201214 JulyOff Wedge IslandSurfingBen LindenMale24Eaten Whole09:05Great White [322]
201323 NovemberGracetownSurfingChris BoydMale35Leg Removed09:00Great White [323]
201430 DecemberCheynes BeachDivingJay MuscatMale17Attacked at the leg-torsoMiddayGreat White [324]
201631 MayMandurahSurfingBen GerringMale29Leg removedDuskGreat White [325]
20165 JuneMindarieDivingDoreen Collyer [326] Female603 limbs removedLate morningGreat White [327]
201717 AprilWylie BaySurfingLaeticia BrouwerFemale17Leg ripped off16:00Great White [328]
20205 JanuaryEsperanceDivingGary Johnson [329] Male57Mauled while scuba diving13:00Great White [330]
20209 OctoberWylie BaySurfingAndrew SharpeMale52Body never recovered16:00Great White [331] [332]
202022 NovemberCable BeachSurfingCharles CernoboriMale55Multiple Sharks08:45Great white [333] [334]
20216 NovemberFremantleSwimmingPaul MillachipMale57Eaten whole10:00Great White [335]
20234 FebruaryFremantleSwimmingStella BerryFemale16Injury to legs15:00Bull Shark [336] [337]
202510 MarchEsperanceSurfingSteven PayneMale30'sFully consumed12:10Great White [338] [339]

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