Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko te mutunga o ngā tau 1920 me te tīmatanga o ngā tau 1930 he wā uaua mō ngā rangatira koura me ngā kaimahi maina. I te wā o te ngaru whānui o 1926
, i haere ngā rori motokā ki Whitfield mai i ngā wāhi katoa o te motu ki te hoko i te waro iti i puritia i te kohua. I te tau 1929 193 noa iho nga ra i mahi ai, i te wa o te 1930 Depression 300 Whitfield miners were made redundant. I mahi nga kohua o North Staffordshire i runga i te punaha toha toha i tenei wa, a, i te wa i whakaputahia ai te toha o te marama, me mutu te mahi.