What tragic event occurred during the 1912 Waihi miners' strike in the Coromandel?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Striker Fred Evans was fatally beaten during a police raid on the union Miners' Hall
- Step 1: Waihi gold miners went on strike against a breakaway company-backed union. Step 2. On 'Black Tuesday' (12 November 1912), armed strikebreakers and police assaulted the Miners' Hall, and Fred Evans was fatally injured. Answer: Striker Fred Evans was fatally beaten during a police raid on the union Miners' Hall. Why not the others: The strike collapsed, and unionists were driven out of town, radicalizing the New Zealand labor movement.
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