Illustrious Energy - Chinese Unit, film text

 
You are about to view the film "Illustrious Energy". While you are watching the film text, can you please think about the following and note down your answers in a word file or Onenote. Be sure to save your file in your Yr 10 Social Studies folder.

Questions:

1. What was life like for the Chinese miners living in Central Otago? Relationships /job etc...
2. What types of living conditions were they subject to?
3. What was their relationship with the Europeans already settled there?
4. How was there conflict between the Chinese and Europeans? 
5. Describe some of the gold mining methods used in the film.  

Cheers,

   Ms Fridd.