Shark incident at Sydney Harbor New South Wales Australia — 1912

Original historical summary

The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.

A historical reference describes an event at Sydney Harbor New South Wales Australia in 1912. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.

Original reference details

• Location recorded in the historical reference: Sydney Harbor New South Wales Australia.
• Date: 1912.
• Activity: Unknown.
• Classification: Unknown.
• Outcome: Unknown.

Source limitations and unresolved differences

• The retained evidence does not support a more precise activity; it remains Unknown.
• The retained evidence does not support a more precise outcome; it remains Unknown.
• The surviving evidence does not justify a more specific incident classification.
• No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
• The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
• This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
• The supplied source lists 1912-01-06; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.

Fact panel

Date

1912

Date precision

Year

Location

Sydney Harbor New South Wales Australia

Country

Australia

Activity

Unknown

Incident classification

Unknown

Area / state

New South Wales

Person / vessel

male

Sex

M

Outcome

Unknown

Species

C. macrurus captured 48 hours after attack with tissue removed from man in its gut; species identified by G.P. Whitley, reported as C. obscurus by R. Steel

Species confidence

Reported

Coordinate precision

Region