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They've come to Australia's opal capital
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Outback Opal Hunters

They've come toAustralia's opal capital to meet an opal-hunting legend

They've come to
Australia's opal capital to meet an opal-hunting legend

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They've come to Australia's opal capital
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to meet an opal-hunting legend.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:27
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E03 Yeah, we got 120Ks and it's about 100Ks of dirt. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Yeah, we got 120Ks and it's about 100Ks of dirt.
S01 • E04 Those hoses...they're perished. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Those hoses...they're perished.
S01 • E06 Straight ahead. Near that mob. Come on now. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Straight ahead. Near that mob. Come on now.
S01 • E03 I think it'll be a slow trip but... what do you do? - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
I think it'll be a slow trip but... what do you do?
S01 • E04 Lot of pressure going through there. That's when it becomes quite dangerous. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Lot of pressure going through there. That's when it bec...
S01 • E05 So I'm making this remote control to bring that first arm back. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
So I'm making this remote control to bring that first a...
S01 • E02 I was that blown away by it I could hardly breathe. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
I was that blown away by it I could hardly breathe.
S01 • E05 You know, opal is worth a lot, but I don't wanna die for it, you know. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
You know, opal is worth a lot, but I don't wanna die fo...
S01 • E01 Their friend and mentor, John Dunstan.Good, good. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Their friend and mentor, John Dunstan.Good, good.
S01 • E02 It was just like peeling back a rainbow. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
It was just like peeling back a rainbow.
S01 • E06 This will be it. This will be the one. (CHUCKLING) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
This will be it. This will be the one. (CHUCKLING)
S01 • E05 Younger brother Mick is designing a new machine from scratch. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Younger brother Mick is designing a new machine from scratch...
S01 • E02 It's why you do it. It is why you get up every day. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
It's why you do it. It is why you get up every day.
S01 • E08 The arm now needs to extend. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
The arm now needs to extend.
S01 • E01 Hugely successful miner. Very nice bloke. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Hugely successful miner. Very nice bloke.
S01 • E04 Al, that one up there, that new one does look a little droopy. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Al, that one up there, that new one does look a little droop...
S01 • E05 It's a powerful attachment for their drill rig, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
It's a powerful attachment for their drill rig,
S01 • E01 In 2003, John found Australia's most famous opal, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
In 2003, John found Australia's most famous opal,
S01 • E07 Oh, you can smell it. (BLEEP) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
Oh, you can smell it. (BLEEP)
S01 • E04 ..a pinhole leak can spurt oil at such velocity, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
..a pinhole leak can spurt oil at such velocity,