[1] The Biria held sway over some 4,200 square miles (11,000 km2), from the Bowen River north to its junction with the Burdekin.
[2] Alternative names for the Biria people include Biriaba, Birigaba, Breeaba, Perembba, Perenbba,[3] and Birri Gubba.
The castaways stayed with various groups for some time, with one, James Morrill, living among the Aboriginal people for around 17 years.
[5] His memoir, Sketch of a Residence Among the Aboriginals of Northern Queensland for Seventeen Years tells of his efforts to leave his group of Birra Gubba people on their land, and to encourage harmonious living between the two groups.
[5] A forthcoming (2022) film, The Wild One starring Matt Oxley, John Jarratt and Marlena Law, is based on the story of Morrill and the people who took him in, directed by Australian filmmaker Nathan Colquhoun.