Shark Incidents

Historical reference record — not independently verified

Shark incident at Brisbane River / Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA — 1901-01-30

ReportedUnprovokedFatal

What happened

Historical record: Brisbane River / Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1901-01-30. Classification: Unprovoked.

What is known

  • Recorded classification: Unprovoked

What remains uncertain

  • Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.

Fact panel

Date
1901-01-30
Date precision
Exact
Location
Brisbane River / Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Country
AUSTRALIA
Activity
Bathing
Incident classification
Unprovoked
Area / state
Queensland
Person / vessel
John Thompson
Sex
M
Injury / case note
Thigh bitten; fatal.
Outcome
Fatal
Species
Unknown
Species confidence
Unknown
Coordinate precision
Region

Incident location

Brisbane River / Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

Approximate area: Queensland
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.

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Location precision: Approximate area

Representative map position for Queensland from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.

Sources and verification

Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.

Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.

Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.