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Outback Opal Hunters

But on this dig,their most important piece of kit will be their good oldsix-tonne backhoe

But on this dig,
their most important piece of kit will be their good old
six-tonne backhoe

Full Transcript

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But on this dig, their most important piece of kit
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will be their good old six-tonne backhoe.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:52
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

The series follows crews of fearless opal miners on their mission to unearth a fortune in some of Australia's harshest and remote landscapes.
S01 • E05 Might have to put another chain on the back of that, just to keep an eye on it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Might have to put another chain on the back of that, just to...
S01 • E08 And Pete and Gavin have to reposition it by hand. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
And Pete and Gavin have to reposition it by hand.
S01 • E05 If it breaks, I want it to break underground, not bouncing along the road. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
If it breaks, I want it to break underground, not bouncing a...
S01 • E02 This is sticking when it's sliding across. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
This is sticking when it's sliding across.
S01 • E04 It pays to have your hand on a lever, the right sort of lever, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
It pays to have your hand on a lever, the right sort of leve...
S01 • E06 We better sure this guys sticks and we don't do a tyre. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
We better sure this guys sticks and we don't do a tyre.
S01 • E01 (GENERATOR STARTS) Thank you, guys! - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
(GENERATOR STARTS) Thank you, guys!
S01 • E03 We've got a bit of alunite. And that's usually the areas where you find the opal. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
We've got a bit of alunite. And that's usually the...
S01 • E07 With money too tight to just wait around, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
With money too tight to just wait around,
S01 • E05 With Plutus locked and loaded, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
With Plutus locked and loaded,
S01 • E08 That outer one could slide down. I don't want your fingers near it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
That outer one could slide down. I don't want your fing...
S01 • E06 Or we are... (BLEEP) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:10
Or we are... (BLEEP)
S01 • E04 It's scary. You get out of step, and you can see, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
It's scary. You get out of step, and you can see,
S01 • E03 Thrown a lifeline. We've gotta take that opportunity and work hard. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Thrown a lifeline. We've gotta take that opportunity an...
S01 • E02 It's stress on the machines. It's a stressful environment. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
It's stress on the machines. It's a stressful envi...
S01 • E01 Got it moving, Greg. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Got it moving, Greg.
S01 • E05 It's a lot of time and effort that's gone into it. I'm actually a bit worried. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
It's a lot of time and effort that's gone into it....
S01 • E03 We've come up here, risked our lives to the underground. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
We've come up here, risked our lives to the underground...
S01 • E06 I've had 20 years working for the boss. There's nothing wrong with that either. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
I've had 20 years working for the boss. There's no...
S01 • E05 I'm getting butterflies. I could lose it down the hole. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
I'm getting butterflies. I could lose it down the hole.