[7] The internees produced a newspaper known as the Yellow Rag which had details of passengers and crew.

[17] Ninga Mia contained around 30 houses as well as a management office, health clinic, communal kitchen and computer room.

[18] In 2004, it was described by Guardian writer David Fickling as a shantytown with many houses lacking basic facilities.

[14] A state government audit in 2018 found that no major refurbishments had been carried out since the 1980s and recommended that the community be closed; the Aboriginal corporation holding the village lease had been deregistered several years earlier.

It reportedly budgeted for the relocation of 56 residents, although some inhabitants were opposed to the closure of the village.