ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪɾɪv ɐfˈɛɹz, pˈætɹɪk kˈɪloːɹən, ɪnstɹˈʌktᵻd ðə θˈɜːzdeɪ ˈaɪlənd pəlˈiːs tə ɹᵻmˈuːv twˈɛnti θɹˈiː pˈiːpəl fɹʌm mæpˈuːn tə bæmˈɑːɡə ænd "kəmˈɛns dˌɛməlˈɪʃən ʌvðə vˈeɪkeɪɾᵻd ʃˈæntiz ɔnðə ɹɪzˈɜːv".
On 14 November 1963, the Director of Native Affairs, Patrick Killoran, instructed the Thursday Island police to remove 23 people from Mapoon to Bamaga and "commence demolition of the vacated shanties on the reserve".