ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹᵻpˈoːɹt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv mˈɛnʃənd ðæt pˈoːɹuːmə wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ ɹˈɑːndɪvˌuː pˈɔɪnt ænd ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ fɔːɹ fˈɪʃɪŋ ænd pˈɜːl bˈoʊts ænd sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðɪ ˈaɪləndɚ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən biː ɹᵻmˈuːvd tə jˈɔːɹk ˈaɪlənd, tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə nˈuː skˈuːl ˌɔn jˈɔːɹk ˈaɪlənd.
A government report from 1912 mentioned that Poruma was used as a rendezvous point and anchorage for fishing and pearl boats and suggested that the Islander population be removed to Yorke Island, to allow the children of the island to attend the new school on Yorke Island.