mˈɛnɪəv ðə mˈɛn tˈʊk dʒˈɑːbz ˌɔn pˈɜːlɪŋ lˈʌɡɚz ænd ɐ pˈɜːlɪŋ stˈeɪʃən ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn tˈuːduː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z wɪð ɐnˈʌðɚɹ æt nˈɑːɡi mˈaʊnt ˈɜːnɪst ˈaɪlənd, saʊθwˈɛst ʌv jˈæm.
Many of the men took jobs on pearling luggers and a pearling station operated on Tudu during the 1870s with another at Nagi (Mount Ernest Island, southwest of Yam).