New South Wales Shark Attacks

516 attacks recorded (102 fatal)
New South Wales shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Apr 4th 1928 Cooks Hill, Newcastle Y
Oct 12th 1927 Kiah Creek, Eden N
Jul 3rd 1927 Bellambi Reef N
Mar 11th 1927 Mereweather Beach N
Jan 3rd 1927 Grey Y
Nov 23rd 2024 15 miles up the Cataract River Y
Oct 23rd 1926 Clarence River N
Coogee N
Mar 12th 1925 Newcastle Beach Y
Apr 25th 1924 Kiama Y
Feb 13th 1924 Bronte N
Jan 9th 1924 Near Asbestos Works, Camellia, Parramatta River Y
Dec 12th 1923 Murwillumbah, Tweed River N
Dec 2nd 1923 Urunga, Belliger Heads Y
Nov 2nd 1923 Bellinger Head Y
Oct 20th 1923 Botany Bay, Sydney N
Oct 17th 1923 Black Head, south of Taree N
Jun 16th 1923 Bellambi Reef Y
Apr 26th 1922 Hawkesbury River Y
Mar 2nd 1922 Coogee Y
Bilgola Beach, Sydney N
Feb 4th 1922 Coogee Y
Jan 13th 1922 Stockton Beach, Newcastle N
Jan 4th 1922 Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Jan 15th 1920 Throsby Creek, Newcastle Y
Dec 7th 1919 Pelican Island, Macleay River Y
Mar 16th 1919 Sydney Harbor N
Jan 17th 1919 Newcastle Beach N
Jan 9th 1919 Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Y
Apr 9th 1918 Paramatta River N
Mar 22nd 1918 Newcastle N
Dec 8th 1916 Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 8th 1916 Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary) N
Manley Beach Y
Mar 19th 1916 Curl Curl N
Nov 8th 1914 Manly N
Feb 6th 1915 Manley N
Jan 1st 1915 Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Y
Feb 3rd 1914 Paramatta River N
Feb 19th 1912 Coogee N
Jan 26th 1912 Fig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near Sydney Y
Jan 6th 1912 Sydney Harbor N
Jan 26th 1910 Newcastle Harbor Y
20 miles off Sydney Y
Dec 5th 1909 Bondi N
Nov 23rd 2024 Woy Woy N
Dec 23rd 1907 Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Oct 14th 1907 Merewether Beach, near Newcastle N
Jan 28th 1906 Georges River Y
Mar 26th 1905 Lismore N
Jun 21st 1903 Georges River Y
Jan 10th 1903 Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Y
Kerosene Bay Y
Dec 27th 1900 Middle Harbour, Sydney Y
Jan 28th 1900 Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) N
Jan 28th 1899 Newcastle N
Sydney Y
Jan 11th 1896 Johnstone's Bay, Sydney Y
Dec 9th 1895 West Balmain, Sydney Y
Nov 16th 1895 Jervis Bay Y
Feb 27th 1895 Sydney Harbor Y
Nov 28th 1894 Newcastle N
Mar 2nd 1892 Lake Macquarie N
Dec 9th 1888 Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 1st 1888 Hawkesbury Bridge, Sydney Y
Jan 22nd 1888 Sydney Harbor N
Dec 4th 1887 Ryde, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Mar 1st 1886 Dobroyd Head, Watson Bay, Sydney N
Nov 23rd 1886 Sydney Harbor N
Dec 19th 1883 Parramatta River Y
Jan 21st 1883 Iron Cove, Sydney Y
May 14th 1882 Millers Point N
Apr 15th 1882 Lake Macquarie Y
Darling Harbor, Sydney Y
Nov 14th 1881 Johnstone's Bay, Sydney N
Oct 10th 1880 Bermagui N
Jan 22nd 1880 Chowder Bay, Sydney N
Jan 3rd 1880 Cooranbong N
Nov 10th 1879 Clarence Heads N
Mar 10th 1879 Near Sydney N
Nov 17th 1878 Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor N
Nov 23rd 1878 Balmain, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 15th 1877 Peacock Point, Balmain, Sydney N
Dec 12th 1877 Near Sydney Y
Sep 15th 1877 Port Jackson N
May 14th 1876 Sydney Harbour Y
Nov 23rd 1876 Sydney Y
Clarence Heads N
Jan 9th 1874 Darling Harbor, Sydney N
Newcastle N
Hawkesbury River N
Nov 23rd 1871 Manning River Y
Jervis Bay & Long Reef N
Jan 10th 1863 Bellynahinch on the Manning River Y
Dec 26th 1860 The Domain, Sydney N
Sydney Harbor N
Dec 19th 1852 Clark's Island, Sydney Harbor N
Coalcliff Y
Dec 9th 1849 Sydney Harbor Y
Dec 1st 1849 Woolloomooloo, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Y

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)