New South Wales Shark Attacks

516 attacks recorded (102 fatal)
New South Wales shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Apr 7th 1953 1.5 miles off shore N
Mar 1st 1953 Long Reef, near Sydney N
Feb 15th 1953 Cave at Shell Harbour N
Jan 7th 1952 Evans Head N
Dec 16th 1951 North Bondi N
Dec 6th 1951 Merewether Beach, Newcastle Y
Mar 26th 1951 Avalon N
Mar 24th 1951 Sydney N
Feb 3rd 1951 Windang, near the entrance to Lake Illawarra N
Feb 1st 1951 Bondi Beach N
Jan 3rd 1951 Hawkesbury River N
Jervis Bay N
Nov 20th 1949 Kurnell, Botany Bay N
May 13th 1949 Nelson's Bay N
Jan 23rd 1949 Bar Beach, Newcastle Y
Jan 14th 1949 Off North Bondi N
Jan 13th 1949 Mona Vale, near Sydney N
Feb 12th 1948 Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Jan 25th 1948 Mona Vale, near Sydney N
Dec 21st 1947 Watson Taylor's Lake, 25 miles south of Port Macquarie N
Nov 14th 1947 Knobby's Beach, Newcastle N
Nov 14th 1947 Knobby's Beach, Newcastle N
Nov 8th 1947 Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth Y
Nov 8th 1947 Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth N
Jun 16th 1947 Coogee N
Apr 6th 1947 Palm Beach N
Jan 14th 1947 Berry's Bay, Sydney Harbour N
Oct 14th 1946 Mark N
Jan 5th 1946 Oatley Bay near Como, George Y
Jan 14th 1944 First Beach, Forster N
Dec 26th 1942 Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Mar 4th 1942 George N
Jan 18th 1942 Fairy Bower N
Jan 4th 1942 Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Jan 1st 1942 Fairy Bower, near North Steyne N
Aug 5th 1941 Parramata River N
Feb 13th 1941 Wollongong N
Dec 28th 1940 Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Mar 20th 1940 Gerringong N
Feb 20th 1940 Sydney Harbour N
Feb 4th 1940 North Brighton, Botany Bay Y
Jan 23rd 1940 North Brighton, Botany Bay Y
Dec 28th 1939 Cabramatta Creek, George N
Nov 23rd 1939 Wollongong N
Nov 11th 1939 Maroubra N
Nov 9th 1939 Wollongong N
Nov 6th 1939 Wollongong N
Jan 12th 1939 Clarence River N
Dec 27th 1938 North Beach, Belligen River Y
Jun 6th 1938 Manly N
Jan 21st 1938 Tweed Heads N
Jan 14th 1938 Lady Martin N
Jan 2nd 1938 Cronulla N
Oct 24th 1937 Byron Bay N
Oct 24th 1937 Byron Bay N
Jun 15th 1937 Wallamba River, near entrance to Wallis Lake N
Mar 26th 1937 South Cronulla N
Feb 13th 1937 Bar Beach, Newcastle Y
Feb 11th 1937 Kempsey N
Feb 4th 1937 Botany Bay N
Jan 27th 1937 Lake Conjola, near Milton N
Dec 15th 1936 Newcastle Harbor N
Dec 12th 1936 Throsby Creek, Newcastle Y
Feb 23rd 1936 Angourie, near Yamba N
Feb 4th 1936 South Steyne, Manly Y
Jan 1st 1936 North Bondi N
Apr 25th 1935 Coogee N
Mar 11th 1935 Newcastle N
Mar 9th 1935 Maroubra Beach Y
Mar 2nd 1935 North Narrabeen Beach Y
Feb 14th 1935 Austinmer N
Jan 24th 1935 Off Ben Buckler, near Sydney N
Dec 31st 1934 George N
Dec 31st 1934 St. George Y
Dec 23rd 1934 Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters Y
Oct 23rd 1934 Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters N
Jul 11th 1934 Cronulla N
Jun 21st 1934 Off Mooloolabah N
Apr 1st 1934 North Steyne Y
Mar 12th 1934 Dee Why, north of Queenscliff Y
Mar 1st 1934 Cronulla N
Jan 27th 1934 Lambeth Street Wharf, George N
Jan 7th 1934 Queenscliff N
Feb 26th 1933 Sydney N
Aug 31st 1932 Redhead Beach, Newcastle N
Aug 30th 1932 Bondi N
Aug 30th 1932 Newcastle N
May 2nd 1931 Kempsey N
Feb 10th 1931 Maroubra Beach N
Dec 25th 1930 Homebush Bay, Parramatta River, Sydney N
Dec 13th 1930 Sailor Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney Y
Dec 1st 1930 Parramata River Y
Dec 26th 1929 White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor Y
Dec 16th 1929 Collaroy N
Feb 18th 1929 Maroubra Bay Y
Feb 8th 1929 Bondi Y
Jan 12th 1929 Bondi Y
Sydney Harbor N
Dec 7th 2025 Garden Island, Sydney N
Apr 14th 1928 Bondi 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)