ɹᵻpˈoːɹts fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðæt wˌaɪl sˌʌm ˈaɪləndɚ fˈæmɪliz lˈɛft pˈoːɹuːmə ænd mˈuːvd tə sˈuː ænd jˈɔːɹk ˈaɪləndz, mˈɛni ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈiːv ðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
Reports from 1913 indicate that while some Islander families left Poruma and moved to Sue and Yorke Islands, many refused to leave the island.