List of fatal shark attacks in Australia

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The following is a list of fatal shark attacks which have taken place in Australia. The list is organized by state. It includes: attacks where the body was killed and recovered; attacks that were immediately fatal or almost immediately fatal; and attacks where the victim died from wounds sustained some days after the attack. Non-fatal shark attacks are not included in this list.

New South Wales

Year Date Area Activityl Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1791 Port Jackson female, an Australian aboriginal Female "bitten in two" G.P. Whitley; D. Baldridge, p. 162 [1]
1837 17 January Macleay River Bathing Alfred Australia Howe Male 12 Injured by shark, died of tetanus Evening Gazette (Sydney) 1/31/1837; Proc. Royal Aust. Hist. Scty, I, Part 2, 1924; G.P. Whitley, p. 14; Sharpe, p. 87 [2]
1840 December Off Domain, Sydney Harbor Swimming male Male G.P. Whitley, p. 259; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p. 523 [3]
1841 27 March Cockatoo Island, Sydney Bathing Andrew Goggin Male 14:00 Sydney Gazette, 4/27/1841 [4]
1845 26 December Newcastle Fishing John Williams Male The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 11/18/1893 [5]
1849 1 December Woolloomooloo, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Bathing a sailor from the steamship Eagle Male Afternoon Moreton Bay Courier, 12/15/1849 [6]
1849 9 December Sydney Harbor male Male T.H. Huxley's Diary, 1935, pp. 285–286; G.P. Whitley, p. 259 [7]
1852 9 October (reported) Coalcliff Fell overboard James Rogers Male Maitland Mercury, 10/09/1852 [8]
1863 10 January "Bellynahinch" on the Manning River Bathing James Brown Male 17 Evening G.P. Whitley, p. 259 [9]
1871 Manning River male Male "caught by legs" G.P. Whitley, ref E.S. Hill, Sydney Mail, 5/6/1871 [10]
1876 Sydney boy Male "his side was bitten" G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192 [11]
1876 14 May Sydney Harbour Swimming Frederick Brown Male Sydney Mail, 6/3/1876 [12]
1877 12 December Near Sydney Washed overboard from the barque Mary Eady 2 males Male Brisbane Courier, 12/15/1877 [13]
1878 Balmain, Sydney (Estuary) Bathing in 2 feet of water boy Male 11 leg severed G.P. Whitley, ref Dr. Cleland, Med. Journal Australia, 10/4/1924; J. Green, p. 31 [14]
1882 23 January (reported) Darling Harbor, Sydney Bathing George Sinclair Male Brisbane Courier, 1/24/1882 [15]
1882 15 April Lake Macquarie Fishing Male The Mercury, 4/25/1882 [16]
1883 21 January Iron Cove, Sydney Bathing John Eaton Male 37 05:30 Maitland Mercury, 1/23/1883 [17]
1883 19 December Parramatta River Swimming Cuthbert Vere Lysaght Male 21 12:00 West Australian, 12/22/1883 [18]
1888 December Hawkesbury Bridge, Sydney Working on the bridge when he fell into the river Mr. Ryland Male G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192, citing Sydney Morning Herald, 12/10/1888 [19]
1888 9 December Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary) Swimming Stephen Carter Male 11 13:00 G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192, citing Sydney Morning Herald, 12/10/ 1888 [20]
1887 4 December Ryde, Sydney (Estuary) Thomas Cochrane (William Charles Corkhill0 Male 11:30 12' to 14' shark G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192 [21]
1895 27 February Sydney Harbor Swimming James Edward Clifton Donald Male 14 I. Donald [22]
1895 16 November Jervis Bay Fishing Edward Bailey Male West Australian, 11/19/1895 [23]
1895 9 December West Balmain, Sydney Bathing Thomas John Terrill Male 14 Brisbane Courier, 12/9/1895 [24]
1896 11 January Johnstone's Bay, Sydney Bathing William Ready Male 11 Afternoon Brisbane Courier, 1/13/1896 [25]
1898 26 July (reported) Sydney Swimming after their boat capsized Martin Gunner M Reported but this is a questionable incident Brisbane Courier, 7/26/1898 [26]
1900 27 December Middle Harbour, Sydney Bathing Thomas Houstan Male Taranaki Herald, 12/28/1900 [27]
1902 25 January (reported) Kerosene Bay Dangling feet in the water John Ogier Male The Advertiser, 1/25/1902 [28]
1903 circa Swimming inside string of cedar logs Arab boy Male Said to involve a grey nurse shark that leapt out of the water and seized the boy but species identification is questionable L. Becke in New York Sun, 9/9/1906; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p. 523 [29]
1903 10 January Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Sydney James Male Bull shark Northern Territory Times & Gazette, 1/12/1903 [30]
1903 21 June Georges River Swimming William Price Male The Advertiser, 6/22/1903 [31]
1906 28 January Georges River Bathing William Joseph Dobson. Male 31 or 33 14:10 J. Green, p. 31 [32]
1907 23 December Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary) Bathing Henry Jones Male Bull shark R.D. Weeks, GSAF; Otago Daily Times, 12/24/1907 [33]
1909 15 December 20 miles off Sydney Fell overboard Mr. Witt Male Star, 12/15/1909
1910 26 January Newcastle Harbor Alfred Victor Clulow Male V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 245 [34]
1912 26 January Fig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near Sydney Swimming James Edward Morgan Male 21 15:00 2.8 m [9 ft 2 in] whaler shark captured 3 days later with his remains in its gut Argus (Melbourne) 1/27, 28, 29, 30/1912; G.P. Whitley, p. 260; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 245; A. Sharpe, p. 88 [35]
1915 1 January Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Bathing Warren Tooze Male 17 G.P. Whitley, citing Argus (Melbourne) 1/5/1915; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 70 [36]
1916 25 April (reported) Manly Beach Swimming Thomas Harrington Male Modesto Evening News, 4/25/1916 [37]
1916 8 December Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary) Taking wife to beach & about 1 m from the shore Walter C. German Male 41 right arm severed, chest punctured 09:00 G.P. Whitley, ref. Dr. Cleland, 1924; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 79; A. Sharpe, p. 71 [38]
1919 9 January Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Wading Richard Simpson Male 13 right thigh bitten 07:30 12' shark T. Peake, GSAF; V.M. Coppleson.N1.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 70 & 229; A. Sharpe, p. 71 [39]
1919 7 December Pelican Island, Macleay River Swimming James Ridley Male 47 left leg & calf bitten, leg surgically amputated 05:30 Sydney Morning Herald, 12/9/1919; V.M. Coppleson.N.20.(1933 [40]
1920 15 January Throsby Creek, Newcastle Swimming David Miller Male 12 Leg bitten. 10:00 V.M. Coppleson.N14. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 229 [41]
1922 4 January Stockton Beach, Newcastle Surfing John Manning Rowe Male 26 disappeared, then his shark-bitten remains washed ashore Evening The Argus, 1/9/1922; V.M. Coppleson (1933), N15 [42]
1922 4 February Coogee Swimming Milton Coughlan Male 18 both arms & shoulder bitten 15:30 White shark V.M. Coppleson.N.4. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 62 & 230; A. Sharpe, pp. 53–55 [43]
1922 2 March Coogee Bathing in knee-deep water Mervyn Gannon Male 21 right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene 11:00 2.4 m [8'] white shark V.M. Coppleson.N5. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 63 & 230; A. Sharpe, pp. 56–57; G.A. Llano, pp. 160–161 [44]
1922 26 April Hawkesbury River Swimming William A. Munro Male Argus, 4/29/1922 [45]
1923 16 June Bellambi Reef After rowing skiff was holed by shark, he was attempting to swim ashore J. Rigby Male taken by shark. Two other men drowned, only 1 man survived V.M. Coppleson (1933); G. P. Whitley; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 185 [46]
1923 2 November Bellinger Head Fishing male Male Shark involvement suspected but not confirmed V.M. Coppleson, p. 452; G.P. Whitley [47]
1923 2 December Urunga, Bellinger Heads Fishing, standing in waist-deep water James Elton Male disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark Sydney Morning Herald, 12/5/1923 [48]
1924 9 January Near Asbestos Works, Camellia, Parramatta River Had just dived into water & was swimming Charles Brown Male 16 right thigh severely bitten, left arm lacerated 16:00 3 m [10'] shark V.M. Coppleson.N.2. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 69 & 230 [49]
1924 25 April Kiama Fishing, fell in water & swimming strongly to shore Ernest Conroy Male 20 partial remains recovered Afternoon V.M. Coppleson (1933); G.P. Whitley, p. 266 [50]
1925 12 March Newcastle Beach Swimming Jack Canning Male 16 right forearm severed, lacerations from buttocks to heel L 15:15 V.M. Coppleson.N16.(1933) V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 76 & 230 [51]
1927 15 miles up the Cataract River Swimming Anonymous Male 10 shoulder bitten W.E., pp. 192–193 [52]
1927 3 January Grey’s Point, Port Hacking Swimming Mervwyn Allum Male 15 leg bitten from thigh to ankle 11:30 3.7 m [12'] shark V.M. Coppleson.N.21.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 230; NYTimes, 1/5/1927 [53]
1928 4 April Cooks Hill, Newcastle Standing in waist-deep water Edward Arthur Lane Male 28 right hand severed, large lacerations on thigh 18:00 V.M. Coppleson.N18. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 76 & 231; A. Sharpe, pp. 83–84; G.A. Llano, pp. 166–167 [54]
1929 12 January Bondi Body surfing Colin James Stewart Male 14 right thigh & hip bitten 18:10 12' shark V.M. Coppleson.N9. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 64 & 231; A. Sharpe, p. 59-62 [55]
1929 8 February Bondi Swimming John Gibson Male 39 right thigh bitten, femoral artery severed 16:00 V. M. Coppleson.N11. (1933); J. Green, p. 32; A. Sharpe, p. 62 [56]
1929 18 February Maroubra Bay Body surfing Allan Butcher Male 20 both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis 15:30 V.M. Coppleson.N12. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 64 & 231; A. Sharpe, pp. 63–64 [57]
1929 26 December White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor Diving by wharf William Oakley Male 16 left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasions Tiger shark V.M. Coppleson.N3.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 232; G.A. Llano, pp. 170–171 [58]
1930 December Parramatta River male Male H.D.Baldridge (1994), SAF Case #506
1930 13 December Sailor Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney Fell overboard Frank Kenny Male Northern Standard (Dawin), 12/18/1930 [59]
1934 12 March Dee Why, north of Queenscliff Swimming in hip-deep water Frank Athol Riley Male 17 leg & buttocks removed 15:00 4 m [13'] shark seen in vicinity V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 66 & 232; A. Sharpe, p. 67 [60]
1934 1 April North Steyne Swimming in waist-deep water Leon Ritson Hermes Male 15 right leg lacerated 12:30 4.3 m [14'] shark seen in vicinity V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 233 [61]
1934 23 December Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters Taken as he dived into the water Roy Inman Male 14 13:00 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 85–86 & 233; A. MacCormick, p. 172 [62]
1934 31 December St. George’s River at Moorebank, near Milperra Bridge Swimming (lead swimmer in race) Richard George Soden Male 19 left leg bitten 16:30 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 67 & 233; A. Sharpe, pp. 89–90 [63]
1935 2 March North Narrabeen Beach Standing Herbert McFarlane Male 22 thigh bitten 17:30 3.5 to 4 m [11 to 13 ft] white shark Amarillo Globe, 6/21/1935, p. 3; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 66–67 & 233; John West [64]
1935 9 March Maroubra Beach Swimming Ernest MacDonald Male 27 left thigh, buttock, left forearm bitten, finger removed 12:30 4 m [13'] white shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 65, 233 & 234; A. Sharpe, pp. 64–65, G.P. Whitley, p. 14; J. West, ASAF [65]
1936 4 February South Steyne, Manly Swimming David Paton Male 14 taken by shark, body not recovered. Twenty months later, in October 1937, meshing (setting anti-shark gill nets) began at metropolitan beaches 15:00 Unknown; speculated to be a White shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 67 & 234; A. Sharpe, p. 68; A. MacCormick, p. 169; J. West, ASAF [66]
1936 12 December Throsby Creek, Newcastle Swimming George Lundberg Male 15 leg severed at knee 11:30 V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 234 [67]
1937 13 February Bar Beach, Newcastle Swimming John Welsh Male 32 buttocks, ankle & right elbow bitten 15:20 White shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 77 & 234; A. Sharpe, p. 84; J.West, ASAF [68]
1938 27 December North Beach, Bellingen River Swimming Daniel Graham Male 19 thought to have been taken by a shark G.P. Whitley, p. 264 [69]
1940 23 January North Brighton, Botany Bay Swimming Maxwell Farrin Male 13 left leg severed 10:40 3 m [10'] shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 69; A. Sharpe, pp. 65–66 [70]
1940 4 February North Brighton, Botany Bay Wading John William Eke Male 55 injuries to both arms 14:00 V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 69; A. Sharpe, p. 66 [71]
1940 28 December Stockton Beach, Newcastle Standing on sandbank Clarence Hammond Male 23 injuries to lower back 09:00 J. Green, p. 33; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 235; G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192 [72]
1942 4 January Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney Swimming Zita Steadman Female 28 bitten in two 15:00 4 m [13'] bull shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 70; A. Sharpe, p. 72; A. MacCormick, pp. 34–35 [73]
1942 26 December Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney Dog paddling or standing Denise Rosemary Burch Female 15 legs bitten 10:50 Bull shark G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 70; A. Sharpe, pp. 72–73; A. MacCormick, pp. 34–35 [74]
1946 5 January Oatley Bay near Como, George’s River Swimming Valma Tegel Female 14 left leg severed, right leg injured G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 69; A. Sharpe, pp. 91–92 [75]
1947 8 November Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth Swimming Edwin Elford Male 12 leg severed at knee 16:00 G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193;V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 86; A. Sharpe, p. 86 [76]
1948 12 February Stockton Beach, Newcastle Swimming Ronald Johnson Male 16 right thigh & leg bitten 3.7 m [12'] shark G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958); A. Sharpe, p. 83 [77]
1949 23 January Bar Beach, Newcastle Lifesaving exhibition Ray Land Male 20 15:00 3.6 m [11 ft 10 in] white shark G.P. Whitley (1951); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 77 & 78; A. Sharpe, pp. 84–85 [78]
1951 6 December Merewether Beach, Newcastle Treading water Frank Olkulich, the local surf-ski champion Male 21 16:00 2.4 m [8'] shark New York Times, 12/7/1941; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 79; A. Sharpe, p. 85 [79]
1954 27 February The Entrance, near Gosford Swimming Reg Fabrizius Male 23 right thigh bitten 17:15 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 84 & 236 [80]
1955 18 January Wyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, Sydney Hunting lobsters in 2.4 m of water John Willis Male 13 anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost 14:30 3.7 m [12'] bronze whaler shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 71, 174-175 & 236; A. Sharpe, p. 74 [81]
1955 5 February Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney Swimming Bruno Aloysius Rautenberg Male 25 legs bitten 14:35 3.6 m white shark (or bronze whaler) V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 71, 175 & 236; A. Sharpe, pp. 74–75 [82]
1955 9 March Wamberal Body surfing Noel Langford Male 22 18:00 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 84–85 & 236; A. Sharpe, pp. 82–83 [83]
1960 16 January Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney Free diving Kenneth William Murray Male 13 right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later 15:30 Bull shark T.W. Brown, pp. 1 –6; H.D. Baldridge, p. 196; A. Sharpe, pp76–77; H. Edwards, pp. 100 & 108 [84]
1963 28 January Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney Wading Marcia Hathaway Female 32 right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten 13:30 Tooth fragments of "whaler" shark were recovered, a bull shark, according to Edwards Dr. P.R. Coyne; A. Sharpe, pp. 7–12; A. MacCormick, pp. 15–18; H. Edwards, pp. 102 & 108 [85]
1966 20 May Jervis Bay Sinking of the dredge World Atlas Kor Van Helden Male 40 Night J. Green, p. 35 [86]
1966 20 May 7 miles offshore on east coast of Australia Shipwreck Daniel Mangel, seaman Male 38 other human remains bitten by sharks, 13 people missing Dark Believed white shark and other smaller species of sharks involved. Barker & Ritson [87]
1982 7 March Tallow Beach, Byron Bay Surfing Martin Ford Male 20 Legs bitten 12:00 A. Sharpe, pp. 4, 86-87 [88]
1993 9 June Julian Rocks, Byron Bay Scuba diving John Ford Male 31 09:30 Remains recovered from 5.5 m [18'] white shark A. MacCormick, p. 56; H. Edwards, pp. 11 & 159 [89]
2008 8 April Lighthouse Beach, Ballina Body boarding Peter Edmonds Male 16 08:05 Bull shark T. Peake, GSAF; NSW Police Force [90]
2013 30 November Riecks Point, Campbell’s Beach Body boarding Zac Young Male 19 14:00 3 m tiger shark The Sydney Morning Herald, 11/30/2013 [91]
2014 3 April Tathra Beach Swimming Christine Armstrong Female 63 08:50 3 - 4m Bronze Whaler Sydney Morning Herald, 5/04/2014 [92]
2014 9 September Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay Swimming Paul Wilcox Male 50 thigh bitten 10:40 unknown Sydney Morning Herald, 9/09/2014 [93]
2015 9 February Shelly Beach, Ballina Surfing Tadashi Nakahara Male 41 legs bitten 9:55 Believed white shark Sydney Morning Herald, 9/02/2015 [94]

Northern Territory

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1883 25 February (reported) the pearling beds Diving male Male The Queenslander, 3/3/1883 [95]
1934 9 October Redcliff, Cobourg Peninsula Bathing aboriginal woman Female 38 The Age, 10/27/1934; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 240 [96]
1937 16 July (reported) Elcho Island Pearl diving A Japanese hard hat diver Male Mansfield News-Journal, 7/16/1937, p. 11 [97]

Queensland

Includes Torres Strait
Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1853 Moreton Bay Fell into the water James Hexton, pilot Male Brisbane Courier, 1/28/1909 [98]
1862 19 December (reported) Brisbane River Trying to catch a wounded bird male Male Courier, 12/19/1862 [99]
1863 April Caloundra Heads Launching a boat Mr. Barnsfield Male 2 sharks Brisbane Courier, 6/12/1889, p. 9 [100]
1872 26 February Bramble Reef Wreck of the 150-ton brig Maria some were taken by sharks coralsea-wrecks.com [101]
1880 25 November Petrie Bight, Brisbane River Swimming Alexey Drury Male 12 Feet bitten, surgically amputated Afternoon Bull shark Bucks County Gazette, 2/10/1881, Sunday Mail (QLD), 3/27/1994, p. 107 [102]
1886 17 June Off Bribie Heads Swimming after being washed overboard Lacoon Male 18 Brisbane Courier, 6/21/1886 [103]
1890 30 December Moreton Bay Swimming to shore after boat capsized by a squall C. Gregory but death may have been due to drowning The Argus, 21/2/1891 [104]
1892 Badu Island Dress diving Mr. A. Rotaman Male Bitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT G.P. Whitley, p. 259 [105]
1898 28 December (reported) The Narrows Fell oveboard James Waters Male Brisbane Courier, 12/28/1898 [106]
1901 30 January Brisbane Bathing John Thompson Male Thigh bitten Otago Witness, 2/6/1901 [107]
1903 12 March Logan River Swimming William Bartlett Male Sydney Morning Herald, 3/16/1903 [108]
1904 7 February Brisbane Swimming after his hat George Grant Male Grey River Argus, 2/26/1904 [109]
1906 14 April Lizard Island Diving for beche-de-mer Charley Male 17 Morning Post, 4/20/1906 [110]
1906 5 September (reported) Mabiuag Swimming Smith Male Wanganui Herald, 9/12/1906 [111]
1907 3 February Ross Creek Bathing William Williams Male 18 Morning The Queenslander, 2/9/1907 [112]
1907 18 October (reported) Near Thursday Island Bathing male from the lugger Teazer Male The Queenslander, 10/26/1907 [113]
1908 21 September Thursday Island Fell from the jetty Kong Choong Ting Male Remains recovered from 3 sharks Northern Territory Times & Gazette, 9/25/1908 [114]
1909 (pre) Moreton Bay Fell into the water Lieutenant Hexton Male Brisbane Courier, 1/28/1909 [115]
1909 18 June Middleton Reef, 300 nm from Brisbane 1446-ton Norwegian barque Errol, bound from Peru to Newcastle with 22 on board wrecked. Survivors shelterd on the wreck of the Annasona. Subsequently the Master, his wife & 4 children perished along with several crew. Survivors (5) were rescued 7/12/1909 Master of the Errol Male only his legs, still in sea-boots, were recovered Australian Zoologist, viii., 1937, p. 207 [116]
1912 1 January Ross Creek Bathing Samuel Tristing Male Morning Argus, 1/2/1912 [117]
1916 9 November Kissing Point Camp, Townsville Bathing Robert Alexander Poultney Male 27 Evening Brisbane Courier, 11/10/1916 [118]
1916 10 November Townsville Swimming Walter Gregson Male 06:00 Cairns Post, 11/11/1916 [119]
1918 19 September Townsville Bathing Joseph Bartlett Male 22 Cairns Post, 9/24/1918 [120]
1919 5 January Ross River, Townsville Wading (shrimping) Jack Hoey Male 38 thigh bitten, leg amputated 10:00 V.M. Coppleson.Q1.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 237 [121]
1920 24 January (reported) Arlington Reef Free diving Japanese diver Male The Argus, 1/24/1920 [122]
1920-1923 Great Barrier Reef 3 Japanese divers Male V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 241 [123]
1921 4 October Barrier Reef Diving for beche-de-mer Yoichi Schamok Male 22 Left thigh bitten Afternoon Cairns Post, 10/17/1921 [124]
1921 27 November Gay’s Corner, Bulimba Reach of Brisbane River Fell from his father's back into the water George Jack Male 8 disappeared, body not recovered Morning V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 92 & 237 [125]
1922 15 January Ross River, Townsville Swimming Robert Milroy Male 54 17:30 V.M. Coppleson.Q5. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 229 [126]
1922 5 December Pialba Beach near Maryborough Bathing in 3' to 4' of water Alfred Gassman Male 19 severe injuries to torso 2.7 m [9'] "blue" shark Coppleson.Q4.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 92 & 237 [127]
1923 22 May Great Barrier Reef Diving? Keizo Masoyo Male Midday Northern Miner, 5/27/1923 [128]
1926 2 December (reported) Palm Island Diving for trochus Norman Skeen Male Brisbane Courier, 12/3/1926 [129]
1927 9 May (reported) Off Cairns Walking Quassa, a Torres Strait Islander Male Brisbane Courier, 5/10/1927; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 242 [130]
1928 27 January Deliverance Island Retrieving meat from a cage in the water Harry Envoldt Male 78 Portland Guardian, 12/10/1934 [131]
1928 20 February Near Barrow Point, Queensland Pearl diving Wanewa, a Torres Strait Islander Male Townsville Daily Bulletin, 2/28/1928 [132]
1928 28 March (reported) Bob Male Townsville Daily Bulletin, 3/28/1928 [133]
1929 27 January Alma Bay, Magnetic Island, Townsville Swimming Harry Weatherall Male right buttock lacerated, left arm severed above elbow, right forearm severed by shark, both arms surgically amputated 17:30 V.M. Coppleson.Q.6. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 237; G.A. Llano, pp. 169–170 [134]
1929 12 March Near Dauan Island Bathing schoolboy, a Torres Strait Islander Male G.P. Whitley; J. Green, p. 32; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 242 [135]
1929 4 April Badu Island Swimming between boats Ned Luffman, a Torres Strait Islander Male V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 242 [136]
1929 9 April Badu Island diver Male G.P. Whitley, citing R.S.M.A.C. [137]
1929 1 September Ross River, Townsville Fell from wharf into water & attacked immediately Edward William Hobbs Male 42 severe injuries to both legs V.M. Coppleson.Q7. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 237; A. Sharpe, p. 96 [138]
1929 3 December (reported) Townsville male Male 50s Brisbane Courier, 12/3/1929 [139]
1930 4 June Near Mabuiag Island Ibigan, a Torres Strait islander Male V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 242 [140]
1931 22 March Ross River, Townsville Fishing with a cast net Arthur Tomida Male 19 left thigh severely bitten V. M. Coppleson.Q9. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 238 [141]
1931 1 August Port Douglas Fell overboard? Llewellyn Roberts Male Townsville Daily Bulletin, 8/4/1931 [142]
1932 12 May Near Warrior Reefs Pearl diving Henry Solomon, Cape York native Male V.M. Coppleson (1958), p242 [143]
1933 4 January Strand Beach, Kissing Point, Townsville Swimming Stanley Victor Locksley Male 38 Severe abdominal wounds (Note: 14 days earlier a dog was bitten in two by a large shark) 17:30 V. M. Coppleson.Q11. (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 238 [144]
1933 20 November Near Boydong Cay Free diving for trochus Bili, a Papuan Male right buttock & thigh bitten 3.4 m [11'] tiger shark Cairns Post, 11/29/1933 [145]
1934 26 August Off Eva Island 20 miles from Cardwell Dived into sea from launch & bitten immediately Robert Steele Male body was not recovered G.P. Whitley citing Sydney Morning Herald 8/27/1934; Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 11/18/1934; G.P. Whitley, p. 262; J. Green, p. 33;V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 238 [146]
1934 22 October Warrior Reefs Freediving for trochus shell (submerged) David Younger, Torres Strait Islander Male forearm lacerated & surgically amputated, but died of gas gangrene 13 days afterwards V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 102–103 [147]
1935 13 August Near Warrior Reefs, Queensland Diving for beche-de-mer from lugger Barani, a Papuan Male right buttock & thigh bitten J. Green, p. 33; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 243 [148]
1935 26 August At Flat Top, near Mackay Fell overboard, hanging onto lifebuoy Patrick Quinn Male 38 His body was not recovered, but about 3 weeks later 2 sharks were caught with human remains, thought to be those of Quinn Night 3.7 m [12'] shark V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 22; G. P. Whitley [149]
1936 26 June Nepean Island Diving for trochus, but swimming on surface Willie, an aboriginal Male 16 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark Sydney Morning Herald, 7/7/1936; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 244 [150]
1937 15 May Ross River, Townsville Refused permission to cross on the ferry, he was swimming across the river William Tennant Male 33 left arm severed at elbow, right arm bitten, right leg severed at knee Night 2 days later a 600-lb shark was caught 100 yards from the site V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90 & 238 [151]
1937 27 October Kirra Beach, Coolangatta Swimming Norman Girvan Male 18 17:30 A 3.6 m [11 ft 10 in], 850-kg [1874-lb] female tiger contained Girvan's remains V.M. Coppleson, pp. 51, 81-84 & 234; A. Sharpe, pp. 94–96; H. Edwards, pp. 114–115 [152]
1937 27 October Kirra Beach, Coolangatta Swimming Jack Brinkley Male 25 17:30 Tiger shark J. Green; V.M. Coppleson, pp. 51, 81-84 & 234; A. Sharpe, pp. 94–9 6; H. Edwards, pp. 114–115 [153]
1937 11 November Ota Reef Diving for trochus Nelan Kris Male 17 12' shark J. Green, p. 33; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 244 [154]
1938 12 July Off Bathurst Island Hardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo Maru Okada Male 25 dragged out of diving helmet G.P. Whitley, p. 264; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 244; Sydney Morning Herald, 7/12/1938 [155]
1939 14 December Rubbish Dump Creek, Mackay Swimming Frank Gurran Male 20 left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated 12:15 2.6 m [8.5'] shark landed 2 hours later Sydney Morning Herald, 12/15/1939; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 238 [156]
1943 14 May Off Brisbane Hospital Ship Centaur torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-177 unknown Male F After 04:00 The Age, 5/19/1953 [157]
1945 15 June Trinity Beach, Cairns Swimming E. J. McHugh Male 16:00 Cairns Post, 6/19/1945 [158]
1946 19 April Trinity Beach, Cairns Swimming Robert McAuliffe Male 17 13:30 J. Croucher; G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 87 [159]
1945 18 August Ellis Beach, 20 miles from Cairns Swimming after a tennis ball Phillip South Collin Male 30 body not recovered 15:20 4.3 m [14'] shark G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193;V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 87–88 & 239; A. Sharpe, p. 97 [160]
1946 20 November 40 miles off Thursday Island Pearl diving from lugger Esrona Johnson, Torres Strait islander Male 30 right arm severed G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 193;V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 245 [161]
1947 November Moreton Bay D. Smith 78 J. Green, p. 34 [162]
1948 26 December King’s Beach, Caloundra Treading water, waiting for a wave Eric Keys Male 28 left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee 11:30 Gilbert P. Whitley (1951), p. 193; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 239. NOTE: Whitley records location as Coolangatta [163]
1949 17 April Ellis Beach, 20 miles from Cairns Bathing in water 0.9 m deep Richard Joseph Maguire Male 13 left leg severed 13:30 3.3 m [10 ft 10 in] shark G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 194; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 239; A. Sharpe, pp. 38 & 97 [164]
1949 28 August Yorkey’s Knob Beach near Cairns Swimming James Howard Male 34 right leg, thigh & fingers lacerated 13:20 G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 194, cites Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 8/29/1949; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 88 & 239 [165]
1950 9 April Cooper's Point Sea Disaster, sinking of the fishing launch Mavis John McDonald Male 50 Cairns Post, 7/8/1950 [166]
1950 16 December Palm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, Brisbane Treading water Desmond Quinlan, lifesaver Male 20 lower abdomen severely bitten & his left leg was severed 16:15 R. A Smith; G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 194, cites Sunday Herald (Sydney), 12/17/1950; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 94 & 239] [167]
1951 4 September (reported) Fitzroy River near Rockhampton Body found on deserted luxury yacht, 38’ Christine Dr. E. Al Joske Male 56 abdominal wounds & right leg severed at the hip J. Green, p. 34; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 91–92. Note: A. Sharpe, p. 99-100, lists date as 9-4-1955 and the Christine as a 45' ketch [168]
1951 22 October Ocean baths, Kissing Point Beach Swimming Arthur James Kenealey Male 42 leg severed, shark dragged him through hole in protective net 19:10 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 90–91; A. Sharpe, pp. 98–99; A. MacCormick, p. 169 [169]
1954 4 September Darnley Island, Torres Strait Spearfishing, hunting crayfish Kapua Gutchen Male 35 after being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died 9' shark The Mercury, 9/14/1954 [170]
1954 14 September (reported) Darnley Island, Torres Strait Spear fishing male Male The Mercury, 9/14/1954 [171]
1956 26 February Pioneer River near Mackay Diving into water Barry Keith Antonini Male 15 large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed 11:00 1.8 m [6'] shark B. Thompson; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p. 521 [172]
1958 23 November Surfer's Paradise Swimming Peter Gerard Spronk Male 21 15:15 12' shark V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 245; A. Sharpe, p. 100; J. Green, p. 35 [173]
1959 19 December Off Wynnum in Moreton Bay, near Brisbane Dived from dinghy to retrieve oar in heavy seas Stanley Arthur Mullen Male 29 06:00 P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 245; T. Peake, GSAF [174]
1961 18 December Noosa Heads Surfing, pushing board ashore John Grayson Andrews Male 22 right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee 06:15 Next morning a 3 m [10'] shark was caught that had Andrews' leg in its gut Natal Daily News, 12/19/1961; Sydney Morning Herald, 12/20/1961; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 246; H.D. Baldridge, p. 172; A. Sharpe, pp. 100–101 [175]
1961 28 December Lambert's Beach, Mackay Standing Margaret Hobbs Female 18 right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack 16:15 3 m [10'] shark V.M. Coppleson (1962), p. 246; A. MacCormick, pp. 19–21; A. Sharpe, p. 101 [176]
1964 18 November Fingal Beach, near Tweed Heads Swimming out to rescue swimmers in difficulty Glenthorne Prior Male 29 13:30 Daily Mirror (Sydney), 11/19/1964 [177]
1965 21 November Near Brisbane Fishing from 34' boat when pulled overboard by hooked shark Gordon Hobrook Male 43 PROVOKED INCIDENT 4.6 m [15'] shark Evening Press (Dublin, Ireland) 11/22/1965 [178]
1971 5 December Gladstone Gregory Carroll Male 20 The Age, 12/9/1971 [179]
1977 13 March Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Their 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 days John Hayes Male 45 Sunday Mail (QLD), 10/11/1992, p. 109; A. Sharpe, pp. 103–104 [180]
1977 13 March Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Their 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 days Victor Beaver Male 74 Sunday Mail (QLD), 10/11/1992, p. 109; A. Sharpe, pp. 103–104 [181]
1977 23 August Buddina Beach, south of Noosa Floating on an inflatable raft George Walter Male 25 left arm severed, legs bitten The Age, 9/1/1977; A. Sharpe, p. 104 [182]
1983 25 July Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville Swimming from the New Venture Dennis Patrick Murphy Male 24 shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater Night 5 m [16.5'] tiger shark H. Edwards, pp. 103–104; A. MacCormick, pp. 110–112 [183]
1983 26 July Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville Swimming from the New Venture Linda Ann Norton Female 21 shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater 04:00 5 m [16.5'] tiger shark H. Edwards, pp. 103–104; A. MacCormick, pp. 110–112 [184]
1984 30 November 1 km off Black's Beach Sailing on catamaran & fell into the water Nicholas Bos Male 16 12:33 4 m tiger shark Courier-Mail, 12/1/1984, p. 1; A. Sharpe, p. 106 [185]
1988 7 November Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghy Cedric Coucom Male 62 Nightfall H. Edwards, pp. 115–116 [186]
1988 8 November Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghy Bruce Coucom Male 17 When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy" Early morning H. Edwards, pp. 115–116 [187]
1990 8 April Dingo Reef, 80 nm off Townsville Free diving for trochus Robert Bullen Male 37 Presumed fatal Courier-Mail, 4/12/1990, p. 5 [188]
1992 1 October North Point Beach, Moreton Island Surfing Michael Docherty Male 28 14:30 4.2 m white shark Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 10/2/1992 ; Orlando Sentinel, 10/2/1992, p.A3; A. Sharpe, p. 108; A. MacCormick, p. 197 [189]
2002 16 December Lake Heron in the Miami Lakes Swimming Beau Martin Male 23 02:30 Unknown, though speculated to be a Bull shark T. Peake, GSAF; Northern Territory News, 12/20/2002, p. 9 [190]
2003 8 February Burleigh Lake on the Gold Coast Swimming Bob Purcell Male 84 Morning Thought to involve a >2 m [6.75'] bull shark T. Peake, GSAF; Sunday Territorian, 2/9/2003, p. 9 [191]
2004 11 December Opal Reef Spearfishing Mark Thompson Male 38 leg bitten 13:00 Bull shark Weekend Australian, 2/17/2005, et al. [192]
2006 7 January Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island Swimming Sarah Whiley Female 21 17:15 Bull shark T. Peake, GSAF [193]
2011 28 August Fantome Island Swimming Rooster Male 48 19:30 Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed Courier Pigeon, 8/30/2011 [194]
2014 15 December Rudder Reef, north-east of Port Douglas Spearfishing Daniel Smith Male 18 "massive injuries to his right upper leg, right groin and right arm" 11:30 Unknown; speculated to be a species of whaler shark ABC News, 18/12/2014; Sydney Morning Herald, 15/12/2014 [195][196]

South Australia

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1855 28 March Port Wakefield Fell overboard from the Sobella Master Coleman Male The Register, 4/20/1926 [197]
1884 14 January Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf, 230 km north of Adelaide Fell overboard Miss Warren Female Said to involve 2 sharks G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 192, citing the Register (S.A.), 12/9/1925; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 107; A. Sharpe, p. 119 [198]
1926 17 March West Beach, Brighton Swimming Primrose Whyte Female 15:45 3.7 m [12'] "shovel nose shark" or 7-gill shark V.M. Coppleson.S1.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 107 & 240; A. Sharpe, pp. 119–120 [199]
1936 22 January West Beach, near Adelaide Swimming. Passer-by, Len Bedford, heard him shriek, saw shark leap from the water & swimmer disappeared Ray Bennett Male 13 18:00 White shark Sydney Morning Herald, 1/23/1936; V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 107 & 240; A. Sharpe, p. 120; J. West, ASAF [200]
1962 9 December Carrickalinga Head Spearfishing Geoffrey Martin Corner Male 16 right leg bitten thigh to calf 14:30 4.3 m [14'] white shark (or bronze whaler) H. Edwards, p. 63; H.D. Baldridge, p. 197; A. MacCormick, pp. 91–93; A. Sharpe, p. 124; J. West [201]
1971 5 September Adelaide Fishing Leslie Oswald Harris Male 51 Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later J. West, Adelaide Advertiser, 9/7/1971, p. 10; P. Kemp, GSAF [202]
1974 9 January Streaky Bay Diving for abalone Terry Manuel Male 26 right leg severed White shark H. Hall; A. Sharpe, p. 124; [203]
1975 19 January Coffin Bay Surfing David Barrowman Male 17 body not recovered J. West; Adelaide Advertiser, 1/20/1975; P. Kemp, GSAF [204]
1975 10 February (Point Sinclair) Penong Swimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing bait Wade Shipard Male 12 Right leg severed 18:00 3 m [10'] white shark A. Sharpe, pp. 124–125; Sydney Morning Herald, 2/3/2001 ed. [205]
1985 3 March Wiseman’s Beach, Peake Bay, Port Lincoln Free diving for scallops Shirley Anne Durdin Female 33 12:30 6 m [20'] white shark A. MacCormick, pp. 76–79; H. Edwards, p. 155; A. Sharpe, pp. 126–127; J. West, ASAF [206]
1987 18 September Merino Rocks, Adelaide Scuba Diving for scallops Terrance Gibson Male 47 White shark A. Sharpe, p. 127; J. West, ASAF [207]
1989 9 March Waitpinga Beach, near Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay Surfing Matthew Foale Male 27 Thigh bitten 20:15 2 m [6.75'] white shark Courier-Mail, 3/11/1989, p. 5; J. West, ASAF [208]
1991 8 September Snapper Point, Aldinga Beach, Adelaide Scuba diving Jonathon Lee Male 19 15:00 4 m [13'] white shark Advertiser, 1/31/1992, p. 5; A. Sharpe, pp. 127–128 [209]
1998 28 June South Neptune Island Free diving for abalone Doug Chesser Male 26 left thigh and lower leg severely injured 14:00 Thought to involve a 5.5 m white shark named Kong R.W. Byard [210]
1999 29 May Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula Windsurfing Tony Donoghue Male 22 body not recovered 14:30 Thought to involve a white shark J. Morris [211]
2000 24 September Cactus Beach near Penong Surfing Cameron Bayes Male 25 07:30 4 to 5 m [13 to 16 ft] white shark T. Peake, GSAF [212]
2000 25 September Black Point, Eyre Peninsula Surfing Jevan Wright Male 17 13:00 White shark T. Peake, GSAF [213]
2002 30 April Smoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre Peninsula Scallop diving (using surface-supplied air & a POD) Paul Buckland Male 23 torso & leg bitten 12:40 6 m [20'] white shark T. Peake, GSAF [214]
2004 16 December West Beach, Adelaide Scurfing (surfboard being towed behind a boat) Nick Peterson Male 18 15:15 4.5 m & 5 m white shark T. Peake, GSAF [215]
2005 24 August Glenelg Scuba diving Jarrod Stehbens Male 23 16:10 White shark Adelaide Advertiser, 8/26/2005 [216]
2011 17 February Off Perforated Island near Coffin Bay Diving for abalone Peter Clarkson Male 49 18:20 White shark x 2 T. Peake, GSAF [217]
2014 8 February Off Goldsmith Beach near Edithburgh on Yorke Peninsula Spear-fishing Sam Kellett Male 28 His body was not recovered 12:00 White shark ABC News, 2/9/2014 [218][219]

Tasmania

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1820s circa Sweet Water Point, Pittwater "Amphibious Jack" male Male G.T. Lloyd, pp. 79–81 [220]
1831 22 January (reported) Hobart Boat capsized, clinging to line Robert Dudlow Male Sydney Gazette, 1/22/1831 [221]
1870 late Derwent River Canoeing Sub Lieut. Bowyer of H.M.S. Chile Male Shark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of shark attack in same river V.M. Coppleson (1958) pp. 104–105 [222]
1880 St George's Bay male Male J. Green, p. 31 [223]
1843-1844 Circa. Reported on 14 September 1883. Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier Peninsula Swimming / escaping imprisonment Owen Male Bruce Herald, 9/14/1993 [224]
1893 4 April Chimney Point, George’s Bay Boat capsized, swimming ashore Joseph Meredith Male 16:30 V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 105 [225]
1905 25 March Bridport Bathing Charles Taylor Adelaide Advertiser, 3/27/1905 [226]
1959 17 January Safety Cove In deep water about 100 yards from his ship Brian Derry, a Naval Rating Male 22 16:30 Said to involve 2 sharks: 5.2 m & 6 m [17' & 20'] Odessa American, 1/19/1959; G.P. Whitley, ref Daily Telegraph & West Australian, 1/19/1959; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960) [227]
1975 30 July Adventure Bay, Bruny Island Scuba diving for abalone Robert Slack Male 37 Afternoon White shark Times, 8/1/1975, Yuma Daily Sun, 8/1/1975 [228]
1982 28 February South Cape Bay Skindiving, but swimming on the surface Geert Talen Male 32 body not recovered 5 m [16.5'] white shark J. West, ASAF; A. Sharpe, pp. 117–118 [229]
1993 5 June Tenth Island Scuba diving at seal colony Therese Cartwright Female 35 10:55 4.5 m [15'] white shark Telegraph Mirror (Sydney), 7 June 1993; A. MacCormick, pp. 42–43; A. Sharpe, pp. 1–4; H. Edwards, p. 156 [230]
2015 25 July Lachlan Point, Maria Island Scuba diving, collecting scallops Damian Johnson Male 46 7:00 The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 2015; Josh Dye, Emily Baker [231]

Victoria

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1849 19 September Warrnambool Swimming a sailor from the schooner Brother Male Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, 10/10/1849 [232]
1855 11 November Melbourne Swimming a seaman from the whaling brig Curlew Male Maitland Mercury, 11/14/1855 [233]
1858 14 March Hobson Bay Bathing Adolphe Bollander Male 22 15:00 Moreton Bay Courier, 3/31/1858 [234]
1864 Corio Bay, Port Phillip Swimming Mr. Warren, Jr. Male Presumed but shark involvement not confirmed The Argus, 11/24/1868 [235]
1876 6 February Albert Park in Port Phillip Bay Bathing Patrick Rooney Male rescued by man on horseback, but died on the beach V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 110; A. Sharpe, p. 111; Herald (Melbourne), 12/30/1929 & 5/16/1933 [236]
1877 28 January Emerald Hill Bathing William Marks Male The Mercury, 2/19/1877 [237]
1889 8 July Port Phillip Fell into the water male Male Brisbane Courier, 7/9/1889 [238]
1914 10 June Sandringham Bathing Mr. Croxford Male 43 Afternoon Evening Post, 6/11/1914 [239]
1916 3 April Carrum Clinging to overturned rowing boat Monte Robinson & Andrew McNeill Male 17 Argus, 3/5/1917 [240]
1930 15 February Middle Brighton, Port Phillip Diving off pier & treading water Norman Clark Male 18 16:30 4.9 m [16'] white shark V.M. Coppleson.V2.(1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 110 & 241; A. MacCormick, p. 175; J. West, ASAF [241]
1936 Port Phillip Bay, Port Melbourne Swimming male Male J. Green, p. 33; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p. 241 [242]
1936 1 December Mordialloc Fishing Charles Swan, a returned soldier Male 50 his 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the planking Thought to involve a 12' white shark The Age, 12/4/1936 [243]
1949 12 November Port Phillip Bay No details John W. Smith Male or drowning or scavenging G.P. Whitley (1951), p. 194, cites Sunday Herald (Sydney), 11/13/1949; SAF Case #613 [244]
1954 11 December Point Lonsdale Swimming Lawrence David Burns Male 23 11:00 Sydney Morning Herald, 12/13/1954 [245]
1956 4 March Portsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip Bay Swimming, attacked at surf carnival John Patrick Wishart Male 26 16:45 3.7 m [12'] shark & may have been another shark nearby V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 110–111 & 241; J. Green, p. 34; A. Sharpe, pp. 112–113 [246]

Western Australia

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Source Reference
1903 pre Pearl diving Ahmun Male H. Taunton; N. Bartlett, pp. 233–234 [247]
1903 pre Roebuck Bay Diving male Male H. Taunton; N. Bartlett, p. 234 [248]
1870s mid Circa Shark Bay Sitting on gunwale of boat Andrew Farmer Male Western Mail (Perth), 6/27/1919 [249]
1882 7 February (reported) Pearl diving a native diver Male Thigh bitten West Australian, 3/28/1882 [250]
1882 12 May (reported) Pearl diving a Malay diver Male Torso bitten West Australian, 5/12/1882 [251]
1895 3 June (reported) Barrow Passage, Barrow Island Pearl diving a Japanese diver Male The West Australian, 6/3/1895 [252]
1896 1 November Esperance Boat swamped Louis Male West Australian, 11/2/1896 [253]
1896 29 November Albany Swimming Davies Male West Australian, 12/3/1896 [254]
1910 23 December (reported) Fremantle Shipwrecked pearling schooner Theodore Anderson’s captain & rest of crew taken by sharks Male A. MacCormick, p. 139 [255]
1923 27 January Freshwater Bay, Claremont in Swan River, 5 miles from river mouth Swimming Charles Topsail Robertson Male 13 back of thigh bitten V.M. Coppleson.W1.(1933) V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 111 & 241; A. Sharpe, p. 129 [256]
1923 23 November Condon, 88 km NE of Port Hedland Dry shelling Selim and Dea Opre, Koepang Islanders Male disappeared, partial remains of Selim was found, there was no trace of Dea Opre Western Mail, 11/29/1923; V.M. Coppleson (1933); G.P. Whitley (1940), p. 260; G.P. Whitley (1951), p 185; A. Sharpe, p. 129 [257]
1925 22 November Cottesloe Beach Floating on his back Simeon (Samuel) Ettelton Male 55 thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat 15:15 4 m [13'] female tiger shark V.M. Coppleson.W2, (1933); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 111 & 241; West Australia, 1/5/1967; A. Sharpe, pp. 129–130; H. Edwards, pp. 131–133 [258]
1948 27 December Lancelin Island Swimming Arthur Strahan Male 17 disappeared while swimming His hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949 V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 22–23 [259]
1967 19 August Jurien Bay Spearfishing, dived to pick up a float line Robert Bartle Male 23 "bitten in two" 11:00 White shark H. Edwards, pp. 35–42; H.D. Baldridge, p. 28; A. Sharpe, pp. 132–133; A. MacCormick, p. 86; J. West, ASAF [260]
1993 21 November A pearl farm in Roebuck Bay Hookah diving Richard Peter Bisley Male 27 15:15 Tiger shark caught 6 days later with diver’s remains in its gut H. Edwards, pp. 135–137 [261]
1995 11 September Honeymoon Island, near Hopetown Abalone diving using Hookah (near calving whales) David Alan Weir Male 29 head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/1995 15:00 White shark The Advertiser, 9/13/1995, p. 2; H. Edwards, pp. 1–8 [262]
1997 20 January Geraldton Windsurfing Werner Schonhofer Male 41 Presumed no body recovered, shark mutilated wetsuit & harness recovered 18:00 4.5 m [14 ft 9 in] tiger shark Daily Telegraph, 1/22/1997, p. 1; H. Edwards, p. 14-15 [263]
2000 6 November Cottesloe Beach, Perth Swimming Ken Crew Male 49 torso bitten, leg severed 06:30 5 m [16.5'] white shark B. May, AAP; G. Thiel [264]
2004 10 July Lefthanders Beach, Margaret River Surfing Bradley Adrian Smith Male 30 abdomen, pelvis & leg bitten 14:10 2 sharks, 4.5 m & 3 m T. Peake, GSAF [265]
2005 19 March Wreck Point, Abrolhos Islands Snorkeling Geoffrey Brazier Male 26 14:00 6 m [20'] white shark T. Peake, GSAF [266]
2008 27 December Port Kennedy Beach Snorkeling Brian Guest Male 51 07:00 4 to 5m white shark T. Peake, GSAF [267]
2010 17 August Cowaramup Bay Surfing Nicholas Edwards Male 31 08:05 White shark The Australian, 8/17/2010 [268]
2011 4 September Bunker Bay Body boarding Kyle James Burden Male 21 13:26 White shark Sunshine Coast Daily, 9/5/2011 [269]
2011 9 October Cottesloe Beach Swimming Bryn Martin Male 64 08:10 Perth Now, 10/11/2011 [270]
2011 22 October Rottnest Island Diving George Wainwright Male 32 13:25 10' white shark Sky News, 10/22/2011 [271]
2012 31 March Stratham Beach, Geographe Bay Scuba diving Peter Kurmann Male 33 09:30 4 m white shark Associated Press, 3/31/2012 [272]
2012 14 July Off Wedge Island Surfing Ben Linden Male 24 09:05 5 m white shark WA News, 7/15/2012 [273]
2013 23 November Gracetown Surfing Chris Boyd Male 35 09:00 Thought to involve a white shark J. Baily; Perth Now, 11/23/2013 [274]
2014 30 December Cheynes Beach near Albany Spearfishing Jay Muscat Male 17 bitten on the leg midday thought to be a great white up to five-metres long ABC news, 30/12/2014 [275]

See also

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