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Merewether Beach, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA — 23-Apr-1957
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Shark Attack Incident
Merewether Beach, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
April 22, 1957
Non-fatal
Date
23-Apr-1957
Type
Unprovoked
Country
AUSTRALIA
Location
Merewether Beach, Newcastle
Activity
Surfing
Species
Wobbegong shark?
Injury
Minor injuries
Victim
Paul Wilson, Male, 15 years old
Source
V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.79 & 236
-32.9493°, 151.7569°
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