New South Wales Shark Attacks

516 attacks recorded (102 fatal)
New South Wales shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Mar 1st 1996 Lord Howe Island N
Feb 26th 1996 Charles Street Wharf, Parramatta River N
Feb 4th 1996 Ned's Beach, Lord Howe Island N
Jan 12th 1996 Eight-mile reef off Port Kembla N
Apr 9th 1995 Honeysuckle Point, Eden N
Mar 21st 1995 Clark Island, Sydney Harbour N
Jun 9th 1993 Julian Rocks, Byron Bay Y
Oct 15th 1992 Avalon Beach N
Jan 29th 1992 Tweed Heads N
Mar 3rd 1991 Bass Point N
Apr 9th 1990 Greenmount Beach N
Apr 6th 1990 Greenmount Beach N
Aug 13th 1989 Lennox Head N
Jan 3rd 1989 Half Tide Beach, near Ballina N
Nov 23rd 1988 Sydney N
Dec 13th 1987 Shoalhaven N
May 6th 1987 N
Aug 3rd 1986 North Head, Sydney Harbour N
May 18th 1986 North Head, Sydney Harbour N
Mar 7th 1982 Tallow Beach, Byron Bay Y
Nov 23rd 1981 Byron Bay N
Feb 26th 1977 Kingscliffe Beach, south of Tweed Heads N
Dec 2nd 1975 Porpoise Pool, Tweed Heads N
Nov 19th 1975 Queenscliff, Sydney N
Oct 12th 1975 Lennox Head, Ballina N
Dec 8th 1972 Marineland, Sydney N
Oct 21st 1972 Tabourie Beach N
Dec 23rd 1971 Smokey Cape N
Oct 27th 1971 Marineland, Sydney N
Aug 21st 1971 Manly Marineland, Sydney N
Sep 2nd 1970 Marineland, Sydney N
Nov 5th 1969 Marineland, Sydney N
Apr 22nd 1969 Kingscliffe Beach, south of Tweed Heads N
Mar 25th 1969 Newcastle N
Jan 27th 1969 Currarong N
Dec 26th 1968 Marineland Aquarium, Manley, Sydney N
Apr 15th 1968 South Coast N
Apr 7th 1968 Stockton Bight N
Feb 2nd 1968 Brunswick Heads N
Nov 30th 1967 Wollongong N
Aug 10th 1967 Jervis Bay N
Mar 10th 1967 Dover Heights, Sydney Y
Dec 27th 1966 South West Rocks N
Dec 27th 1966 Trial Bay N
Dec 26th 1966 Coogee N
May 20th 1966 Jervis Bay Y
May 20th 1966 Bellingen N
Apr 1st 1966 Botany Bay, Sydney N
Mar 20th 1966 Maroubra N
Feb 27th 1966 Coledale Beach N
Jan 15th 1966 Bellambi N
Dec 10th 1964 Port Jervis N
Nov 13th 1964 North Solitary Island, 8 miles from Wolli N
Dec 21st 1963 Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour N
Sep 13th 1963 Wanda Beach N
Apr 22nd 1963 Clarence Head N
Feb 24th 1963 Wombarra Beach near Austinmeer N
Jan 28th 1963 Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney Y
Jan 26th 1963 Evans Head N
Nov 29th 1962 Sydney N
Nov 10th 1962 Off Kisma N
Mar 24th 1962 Norah Head N
Jan 21st 1962 Cronulla N
Jan 14th 1962 Long Reef, North Manly N
Jan 14th 1962 Lennox Head, Ballina N
Jan 8th 1962 Lake Illawarra N
Jan 7th 1962 Sydney N
Jan 2nd 1962 Seaspray, near Sale N
Apr 25th 1961 Trial Bay, north of Kempsey N
Apr 16th 1961 Otford N
Apr 14th 1961 10 miles off Nambucca Heads onboard trawler N
Jan 15th 1961 Cook Island N
Nov 23rd 1961 South coast N
Dec 27th 1960 Bondi Beach, Sydney N
Apr 12th 1960 Horseshoe Bay, near Kempsey N
Apr 3rd 1960 Off Broughton Island near Port Stephens N
Feb 10th 1960 Near Bondi Beach N
Feb 7th 1960 Wattamolla National Park N
Jan 16th 1960 Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Dec 28th 1959 Leichardt, Sydney N
Apr 26th 1959 Maroubra Bay N
Apr 5th 1959 Thirroul N
Feb 19th 1958 N
Jan 27th 1958 5 miles south of Sussex Inlet at mouth of Berara Lake N
Jan 19th 1958 Brunswick Heads N
Off Scotts N
May 11th 1957 Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle N
Apr 23rd 1957 Merewether Beach, Newcastle N
Mar 11th 1956 Cronulla, near Sydney N
Jan 5th 1956 North Bondi N
Mar 9th 1955 Wamberal Y
Mar 1st 1955 Sydney N
Feb 5th 1955 Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Feb 1st 1955 Parramatta River N
Feb 1st 1955 Coff N
Jan 18th 1955 Wyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, Sydney Y
Feb 27th 1954 The Entrance, near Gosford Y
Jan 30th 1954 Avoca Beach N
Dec 1st 1953 Maroubra Beach N
Oct 1st 1953 Boat Harbour, north of Cronulla N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney (10)
  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Bunbury (7)
  • Coogee (7)
  • Ross River, Townsville (7)
  • Bondi (7)

Attacks by month

  • January (94)
  • February (65)
  • March (58)
  • April (51)
  • May (19)
  • June (21)
  • July (10)
  • August (16)
  • September (15)
  • October (30)
  • November (37)
  • December (78)