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Port Jackson, AUSTRALIA — 1791

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Shark Attack Incident

Port Jackson, AUSTRALIA

January 1, 1791

Fatal

Date1791

TypeUnprovoked

CountryAUSTRALIA

LocationPort Jackson

InjuryFATAL, "bitten in two"

Victimfemale, an Australian aboriginal, Female

SourceG.P. Whitley; D. Baldridge, p.162

-33.8148°, 151.2752°via nominatim

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