Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Maroubra Beach New South Wales Australia — November 30, 1953
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Maroubra Beach New South Wales Australia in 1953-11-30. Recorded activity: Surf skiing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Maroubra Beach New South Wales Australia.
- Date: 1953-11-30.
- Activity: Surf skiing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- 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.
Fact panel
- Date
- November 30, 1953
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Maroubra Beach New South Wales Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Activity
- Surf skiing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Incident location
Maroubra Beach New South Wales Australia, Australia
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
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.