War in waihi

War in Waihi

1. What did you already know about mining before reading this article?That They mine in the ground for gold.#
2. Complete the   ‘somebody/wanted/but/so’   chart below:

Main players	What did he/they want?	What was the problem with wanting this?	What was the end result?
Miners	Better working conditions and better pay.#	The shareholders wanted to make profit.#	They didn’t get what they wanted.#
Shareholders	To make profit.#	The miners didn’t get what they wanted.#	They made profit.#
Politicians	To not interfere.#	People wanted their help.#	Miners got fired.#
Engine Drivers	Keep working.#	The miners weren't working so they couldn’t work.#	New miners came in so they could carry on working.#
Federation of Labour	Support the miners.#	The shareholders wanted the miners to work.#	The shareholders got new workers.#
P. M. William Massey	The miners to work.#	The miners didn’t want to work.#	They got new workers in.#
Commissioner Cullen	He wanted to fight back to the miners.#	People ended up killed.#	They got new workers.#
Scabs(free Labourers)	To work.#	The miners wanted to get a pay rise.#	They ended up working.#
Police	They wanted peace.#	The police weren't going to get that unless they worked hard.#	There was more fights.#
Fred Evans	He wanted a pay rise and better conditions.#	The fights.#	He got killed.#
Miners Families	They wanted more money and their family to come home.#	The fights and shareholders.#	They moved away.#
Mine manager	Profit.#	The miners wouldn’t work.#	They got new miners.#

3. What can you say about the way decisions were made in 1912?

The decisions weren't made wisley.#