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Narrator: ON "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS,"

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ROOKIE JUSTIN MAKES A MAD DASH

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TO GET HIS 20-TON EXCAVATOR ACROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY.

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OPAL QUEEN KELLY BATTLES A NEW CLAIM...

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YOU'RE HERE....WITH A NEW PARTNER.

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Josh: IT'S PRETTY TOUGH GOING.

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IT'S SOME OF THE HARDEST DIRT I'VE DUG.

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HEY!

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Narrator: AND AARON AND GREG...

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HEY.

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...ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE.

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FUEL! STOP! STOP!

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Narrator: COOBER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA --

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AN ISOLATED TOWN SURROUNDED BY A VAST AND BRUTAL DESERT.

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LIKE THOUSANDS BEFORE HIM, ROOKIE MINER

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JUSTIN LANG IS HOPING TO MAKE HIS FORTUNE

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ON THE OPAL FIELDS OF COOBER PEDY.

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BUT THIS SECOND SEASON IN THE GAME IS NOT GOING TO PLAN.

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HE'S LOST HIS MINING PARTNER, DAN,

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INVESTED ALMOST $50,000...

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I JUST BOUGHT MYSELF AN EXCAVATOR.

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...AND HASN'T MADE A CENT.

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JUSTIN DESPERATELY NEEDS A WIN.

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Justin: BECKY AND I RECENTLY GOT ENGAGED,

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SO I'VE GOT TO FIND OPAL.

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I HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.

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IT IS JUST SO IMPORTANT

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JUST BECAUSE I NEED TO PROVIDE FOR A FAMILY ONE DAY.

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Narrator: JUSTIN IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW CLAIM.

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Justin: I'M TRYING TO WORK OUT THE NEXT STEP FOR ME,

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AND THAT'S TO GO TO THE CLOSEST FIELD

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JUST TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME OPAL

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BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT DESPERATE.

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I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN A LONG TIME,

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AND I JUST NEED TO SEE SOME OPAL IN THE WALL.

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Narrator: THE CLOSEST MINE FIELD

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TO HIS CURRENT CLAIM AT SHELL PATCH

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IS VINO, JUST 5 KILOMETERS AWAY,

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CLOSE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO WALK HIS 20-TON EXCAVATOR.

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Justin: THE PLAN FROM HERE IS TO PICK UP THE PEGS,

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MAKE MY WAY CROSS-COUNTRY TO VINO, GET DOWN THERE,

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AND I'M GONNA PUT THE PEGS IN THE GROUND,

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AND IF I CAN, I'LL START MINING TODAY.

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Narrator: FOUR BOUNDARY PEGS ARE USED

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TO DEFINE EACH MINER'S CLAIM.

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ONCE THEY'RE IN POSITION, THE CLAIM REGISTERED

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AND $300 PAID FOR A 12-MONTH LEASE,

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THE GROUND IS THEIRS TO DIG.

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ALRIGHT.

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Narrator: TO GET THE EXCAVATOR TO THE NEW CLAIM,

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JUSTIN MUST FIRST CROSS THE MAIN ARTERIAL ROUTE

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FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTINENT,

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THE STUART HIGHWAY.

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HERE, THE FAMOUS AUSSIE ROAD TRAINS ARE A CONSTANT HAZARD.

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MEASURING UP TO 50 METERS, WEIGHING OVER 115 TONS

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AND WITH A TOP SPEED OF 100 KILOMETERS AN HOUR,

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THEY TAKE 200 METERS TO STOP.

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TO GET HIS EXCAVATOR OVER THE ROAD,

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JUSTIN NOT ONLY NEEDS TO DODGE THE TRAFFIC,

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HE MUST AVOID DAMAGING THE ROAD OR FACE THE COST OF FIXING IT.

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Justin: YOU COULD LAY ALL THESE TIRES OUT

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SO THEN THE EXCAVATOR TRACKS CAN GO OVER THE TOP OF THE TIRES

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SO IT DOESN'T DAMAGE THE ROAD.

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Narrator: TIME FOR SOME ADVICE

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FROM MENTOR AND VETERAN COOBER PEDY MINER...

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HI, JOHN....JOHN DUNSTAN.

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HEY, JUSTIN. HOW YOU GOING?

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YEAH, GOOD, GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

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SO, HOW DO YOU INTEND TO CROSS THE BRIDGE, MATE?

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I THOUGHT I'LL ASK TO SEE WHETHER YOU, YOU KNOW

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YOU HAD ANY ADVICE ON DOING IT,

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'CAUSE I'M DOING IT BY MYSELF AT THIS STAGE, SO.

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WELL, THAT'S DANGEROUS,YEAH.

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THAT'S REALLY DANGEROUS TRYING TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

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ALRIGHT.

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BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD,

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AND YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ALL CLEAR,

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AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON

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TO HELP YOU SHOVE THE TIRES ON THE ROAD.

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ALRIGHT.AND THEN QUICKLY GET THEM OFF

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AS SOON AS YOU CROSS. OKAY.

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UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T HELP YOU TODAY.

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YEAH, THAT'S ALRIGHT.

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Justin: JOHN SEEMS TO THINK IT'S DANGEROUS.

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IF YOU DAMAGE THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED,

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AND THAT'S GONNA REALLY PUT A HOLE IN MY POCKET.

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DRAGONFLY CLAIM, OPALTON,

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120 KILOMETERS FROM THE NEAREST TOWN.

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HERE, AARON AND GREG ARE CHASING $120,000.

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AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER TWO YEARS AGO,

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AARON HAS BEEN RENTING THIS CLAIM FROM HIS FAMILY

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AND NEEDS HIS SHARE SO HE CAN BUY THEM OUT.

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Aaron: YEAH, I'M GONNA BUY THE FAMILY OUT,

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AND THEN I CAN BUY DAD'S ESTATE.

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THIS IS HIS LEASE. IT'S HIS HOUSE IN TOWN.

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AND THAT'S WHY I COME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE TO DO IT.

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Narrator: BUT AFTER JUST ONE BIG FIND MONTHS AGO,

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THINGS AREN'T LOOKING GOOD.

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OH, THERE'S A BIT OF PRESSURE ON ME, LIKE, AT THE MOMENT.

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LIKE, I'VE GOT TO SORT OF TRY AND COME UP

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WITH A FAIR BIT OF MONEY.

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Narrator: WITH JUST FOUR MONTHS LEFT TO HIT THEIR TARGET,

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THEY'LL NEED ANOTHER BIG FIND,

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AND THIS TIME, THEY'RE PLANNING TO DIG

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AN AREA THEY'VE CALLED THE PIT.

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Aaron: YEAH, WE NEED LIGHTNING TO STRIKE TWICE

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TO GET ANOTHER BIG FIND.

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Narrator: THIS SEASON HAS SEEN BIG CHANGES FOR THE CREW.

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PARTNER COL DUFF HAS SUFFERED FROM CONSTANT ILL HEALTH.

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YEAH, THE PARTNERSHIP IS OVER FOR THIS SEASON

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AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST BAD LUCK.

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I GOT SICK AT SOME CRUCIAL POINTS,

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AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET SICK AGAIN.

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NAH, THE PARTNERSHIP IS OVER WITH US AND COL.

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Narrator: ENTER NEW PARTNER, RON SELLIG.

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IN OPAL MINING, HAVING A PARTNER YOU CAN TRUST IS KEY.

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RON HAS WORKED WITH ME BEFORE AT MIDDLETON WAY.

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WE'VE DONE A FAIR BIT OF DIGGING OUT THAT WAY.

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I LIKE WORKING WITH RON.

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HE'S A VERY GOOD WORKER AND A VERY HONEST PERSON.

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I'VE GOT ON WELL WITH GREG ALL OF THESE YEARS.

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WE GO FISHING TOGETHER.

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WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.

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WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

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GOOD JOB, BOYS.

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HE'LL GET JUST 10% OF ANYTHING THEY FIND.

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IT'S A BREEZE WORKING WITH THE BOYS BECAUSE WHERE

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I WAS BEFORE WAS LIKE WALKING ON EGGSHELLS ALL THE TIME.

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OH, LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S BLOODY NICE.

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Aaron: YEAH, RON HAS HAD A ROUGH RUN WITH SOME PARTNERS.

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NICE GREEN-PURPLE, EH? IT IS.

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Greg: HE SEEMS TO KEEP GETTING A RAW DEAL FROM PEOPLE,

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BUT HE'LL BE ALRIGHT IF HE STICKS WITH US.

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Aaron: YEAH, RON IS HERE. THAT'S GOOD.

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HE'S WORTH HIS WEIGHT IN GOLD.

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YOU KNOW, YOU GOT GOOD PARTNERS, YOU GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR THEM.

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Narrator: TOGETHER, THESE THREE BATTLERS

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MIGHT JUST STRIKE IT RICH.

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WHILST RON LEVELS THE SURFACE OF THE PIT,

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AARON AND GREG WILL DIG TEST HOLES AROUND IT

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TO SEE HOW FAR THE OPAL LEVEL RUNS.

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-YOU ALRIGHT? -RIGHT.

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Aaron: THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD HOLE.

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DOING THE HOMEWORK BEFORE WE START MOVING THE DIRT.

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Narrator: THEIR 40-YEAR-OLD CALDWELL DRILL

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USES DECADES-OLD TECHNOLOGY.

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IT IS NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS,

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WITH LIMBS LOST IN ITS OPERATION.

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PULLING UP SAMPLES FROM UP TO 30 METERS BELOW GROUND,

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IT CAN HELP THEM PINPOINT WHERE TO MINE NEXT.

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JUST GONNA HAVE A LOOK.

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MAYBE A BIT OF SANDY BALL WILL COME OUT OR SOMETHING.

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THAT RON IS A PRETTY SMOOTH OPERATOR AS WELL.

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HEY, STEADY EYE, GOOD TO SEE,

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STEADY ON THE JOBS ARE GREAT.

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YEAH, I KNOW.

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I KNOW, HE'S A STEADY OPERATOR.

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THAT'S SANDY ISN'T IT?

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YEAH.

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IT'S LIKE A WOOD REPLACEMENT, BUT IT'S SOFT STUFF.

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I LOVE IT.

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THE DRILL IS A VERY GOOD THING

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BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU A GOOD SAMPLE OF THE GROUND

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AND WHAT DEPTHS YOUR LEVELS ARE AT AND HOW THICK YOUR LEVEL IS.

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SO BASICALLY YOU'VE JUST GOT TO WORK OUT

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EXACTLY WHAT BIT OF GROUND TO TAKE AND TAKE IT.

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Narrator: WHILE GREG HANDLES THE CABLE THAT RELEASES THE LOAD,

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IT'S UP TO AARON TO CONTROL THE DRILL

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SO IT DOESN'T GET OVERFILLED WITH DIRT AND JAM.

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BUT THE NEXT LOAD ISN'T EMPTYING.

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JUST PACKED IT RIGHT IN THERE.

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YEAH, WELL, HE OVERLOADED THE BUCKET.

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HE'S JUST PACKED IT RIGHT IN.

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WITH THE BUCKET JAMMED,

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THEIR DRILLING OPERATION IS AT A STANDSTILL.

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LIGHTNING RIDGE, OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES,

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A FRONTIER TOWN AT THE EDGE OF AN UNFORGIVING WILDERNESS...

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...A TOWN THAT EXISTS FOR ONE REASON ONLY --

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BLACK OPAL.

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RARER THAN DIAMOND, BLACK OPAL CAN BE WORTH AS MUCH AS $35,000

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FOR JUST 1/5 OF A GRAM.

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JUST $28,000 TOWARDS HER $150,000 TARGET,

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OPAL QUEEN AND MOTHER OF THREE,

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KELLY TISHLER IS HEADING OUT TO PEG A SECRET NEW CLAIM.

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IT'S A WHOLE NEW AREA. NOBODY KNOWS THIS AREA.

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NO ONE IN TOWN HAS KNOWN.

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I'VE GOT TO KEEP IT QUIET.

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THERE'S A LOT RIDING ON IT.

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IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE A WHOLE NEW OPAL FIELD,

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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE.

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THERE COULD BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

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Narrator: RECENT TEST-DRILLING

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HAS BROUGHT HER TO ONE PARTICULAR SITE.

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THIS IS A WHOLE NEW AREA, WHOLE NEW FIELD.

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WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM OTHER OPALS,

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SO THE FACT THAT WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN

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TO THIS HOLE, THAT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

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Narrator: NOW SHE NEEDS TO PEG HER CLAIM AND MINE THE AREA

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BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

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OPAL LIVES HERE.

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Narrator: KELLY MAY FINALLY BE ON TO A WINNER.

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WITH HER 3-METER TEST SHAFT ALREADY DONE,

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KELLY NOW NEEDS TO GET THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE WIDENED,

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OR BELLED OUT, TO MAKE ROOM FOR A TUNNELING MACHINE.

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IT'S TOUGH WORK THAT REQUIRES EXPERIENCE

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AND THE RIGHT MACHINERY.

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WITH PARTNERS DWAYNE AND MARK ALREADY BUSY,

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KELLY IS IN NEED OF MORE MUSCLE.

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JOSH HARRISON AND HIS FATHER, IAN, HAVE BEEN MINERS

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IN LIGHTNING RIDGE FOR DECADES.

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THE PAIR ARE FAMOUS FOR HARD WORK AND HEAVY MACHINERY.

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YOU'RE HERE. EH.

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THAT NET COME OUT OF THE STRAIGHT-FOOTER.

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NICE COLOR, EH?OH, IT'S OPAL, KELL.

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IT'S OPAL WHITE.

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Josh: KELL AND AL HAVE COME THROUGH

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AND BUILD UP SOME MATERIAL, AND THEY'VE NOW PEGGED IT.

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THEY ASKED US IF WE WERE INTERESTED

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IN WORKING THE CLAIM LAST WEEK.

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AND WE AGREED ON A DEAL AND SAID WE'LL COME HERE

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AND TAKE A SAMPLE AND SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.

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DOES THAT SEEM TO YOU... YEP.

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Narrator: JOSH AND HIS DAD WILL WORK KELLY'S CLAIM

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FOR A PERCENTAGE OF WHATEVER THEY FIND.

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I TRUST HIM TOTALLY, SO HE'LL DO A GREAT JOB,

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AND HE'S GOT THE MACHINES.

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AND I'LL JUST  FOR A FEW DAYS AND COME BACK,

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AND HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME GEMS.

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WELL, I'LL LEAVE IT ALL IN YOUR CAPABLE HANDS.

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ALRIGHT THEN.

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WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK.

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WELL, HOPEFULLY YOU'VE GOT SOME OPAL.

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HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOT SOME BLOODY GEMS FOR YOU.

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Narrator: ON DRAGONFLY CLAIM, AARON AND GREG'S

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MINING OPERATION HAS GROUND TO A HALT.

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-GO AND DO IT. -UH-HUH.

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AARON HAS PACKED THE BUCKET FULL OF EARTH.

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SORRY, MATE.

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SHE'S WELL AND TRULY PACKED IN THERE.

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CAN YOU DO IT? NO, YOU DO IT.

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YOU  IT UP. YOU FIX IT.

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HE FORGOT HE ALREADY FILLED IT,

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SO HE LOADED IT UP AND BANG BANG.

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SHE'S CHOCK-A-BLOCK.

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I'M PUFFED, GREG.

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OH, ARE YOU?

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IT'S NOT THAT BAD, GREG.

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JUST HANDLE RIGHT OUT.

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YEAH, YOU GOT A WHILE. KEEP UP.

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WE'LL GET THERE BY CHRISTMAS.

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Narrator: NEW PARTNER RON HAS FOUND OPAL TRACE.

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IS IT WORTH LOOKING AT, AUDIE?OF COURSE IT IS.

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OKAY.

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DROP OF DIESEL.

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IT'S AT LEAST SOMETHING.

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RON FOUND A BIT OF COLOR IN THE SAND HE SAYS HE'S PUSHING.

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THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S GOT BLUE IN IT.

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YOU'RE NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE, AUDIE.

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NO.

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Aaron: I THINK WE'VE GOT LUCK ON OUR SIDE, TOO.

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SINCE RON HAS COME, HE'S BROUGHT COLOR.

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HE'S BROUGHT LUCK. HE'S HAPPY.

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WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?

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Narrator: RON ALSO HAS A RANGE OF HANDY SKILLS.

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ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A FRINGE CUT?

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NO WORRIES, MATE. FOR YOU, ANYTHING.

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Greg: DON'T SLIP WITH THE SCISSORS, AUDIE.

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OH, HE'S A FREAK.

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STARTING TO GET A BIT FERAL, AUDIE.

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I KNOW. AH, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD NOW.

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DON'T  IT UP. I DON'T WANT IT LIKE YOURS.

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NOW, I'M GONNA USE THE CREASE ON YOUR HEAD.

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WHICH ONE? WHICH ONE?

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ARE YOU READY?

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RIGHT. AYE.

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OH, LOOK AT THAT.

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YOU'RE DOING THAT TOO HIGH.

282
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NO, HE'S DOING A NICE JOB THERE.

283
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CAN YOU BLEND THE SIDES?

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THAT'S LOOKING GOOD.

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DON'T  IT UP.DON'T KNOCK HIS EARS OFF.

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I WON'T. I WON'T.

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GET IT PRETTY STRAIGHT.

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HE DID. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

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STRAIGHT?

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OF COURSE IT'S STRAIGHT. LOOK AT IT.

291
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AUDIE, CAN'T I AT LEAST...

292
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NO, YOU JUST GOT TO MOVE YOUR HEAD

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A BIT TO THE RIGHT, I MEAN TO THE LEFT.

294
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NOW IT'S STRAIGHT.

295
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IT UP, HASN'T HE?

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HEY, I TRIED MY BEST.

297
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THAT'S BUT THAT'S ALRIGHT.

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NAH, IT'S A LOT BETTER, AT LEAST OUT OF ME EYES.

299
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YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A LOT BETTER,

300
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BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT IN HIS EYES.

301
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LET'S GO AND SUCK SOME MORE DUST, EH?

302
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Narrator: AARON IS KEEN TO GET BACK ON THE HUNT.

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I NEED TO FIND OPAL.

304
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I'VE GOT A LOT OF BILLS TO PAY. SORT OUT FAMILY,

305
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AND IF WE DON'T FIND OPAL, WE CAN'T KEEP GOING.

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Narrator: THE BOYS WANT TO DIG WHERE RON FOUND OPAL TRACE.

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FIRST, THEY MUST CLEAR THE AREA OF TONS OF DIRT.

308
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BUT AS AARON REVERSES, HE'S UNAWARE BEHIND HIM

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IS A 40-GALLON DRUM OF DIESEL.

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STOP! STOP! FUEL!

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YOU NEED AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON TO HELP YOU.

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YEAH. OKAY?

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BEFORE YOU EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO IT.

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OKAY.

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BECAUSE THAT'S DANGEROUS.

316
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Narrator: DESPERATE FOR AN OPAL STRIKE,

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ROOKIE JUSTIN IS MAKING A RISKY MOVE.

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HE WANTS TO TAKE HIS 20-TON EXCAVATOR

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WITH A TOP SPEED OF 3 KILOMETERS PER HOUR

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ACROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY

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WITH A TOP SPEED OF 110 KILOMETERS PER HOUR.

322
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Justin: SOME OF THE ROAD TRAINS THAT ARE CRUISING THROUGH

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HAVE GOT THREE MASSIVE CARRIAGES ON THEM,

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AND THEY TAKE A WHILE TO SLOW UP,

325
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SO I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE ROAD WITH THEM.

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Narrator: NOT ONLY DOES HE NEED TO CROSS IT,

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HE HAS TO MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T DAMAGE IT.

328
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Justin: TO GET IT OVER THERE, I NEED TO TAKE THE EXCAVATOR

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RIGHT UP TO THE ROAD, AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE

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THAT THERE'S ABOUT 12 OR MORE TIRES STACKED

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ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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AND REALLY QUICKLY I'VE GOT TO

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JUST PUT THEM OUT ACROSS THE ROAD

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SO I DON'T DAMAGE THE BITUMEN WHEN I ROLL THE TRACKS OVER IT.

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Narrator: IT'S A DANGEROUS CROSSING TO ATTEMPT ALONE.

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HE'S IN LUCK.

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A NEARBY TRUCK DRIVER MIGHT LEND A HAND.

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JUST WONDERING

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WHETHER YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE ME A HAND

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THROWING A FEW TIRES ON THE ROAD OVER.

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JUSTIN.

342
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YEAH, YOU COOL WITH HELPING ME OUT WITH THAT, OR...

343
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THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER.

344
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-ALRIGHT. -LET'S GET CRACKING.

345
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Justin: I JUST GOT TO MOVE THIS OVER THE ROAD

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AND FIND SOME OPAL.

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I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I TIME IT PERFECTLY

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SO I CAN LISTEN OUT FOR ANY TRAFFIC EITHER END,

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MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO CHUCK THE TIRES DOWN,

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DRIVE THE THING OVER AND GET THE TIRES OUT OF THE WAY.

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Narrator: IN COOBER PEDY,

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JUSTIN HAS LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO GET HIS EXCAVATOR

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ACROSS THE MAIN HIGHWAY BEFORE HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC APPROACHES.

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HANG ON.

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OI.

356
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I'M KNACKERED.

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LUCKY I DID IT, NOT HIM.

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THANKS, MAN. ALRIGHT, MATE.

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AWESOME. I'LL MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

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ALRIGHT. THANKS, THANKS.

361
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Justin: THESE ARE THE JOYS OF WORKING BY YOURSELF, YOU KNOW?

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YOU JUST GOT TO SOMETIMES WING IT.

363
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YOU CAN'T PLAN TOO MUCH, AND YOU'VE JUST GOT TO HOPE

364
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FOR THE BEST THAT YOU FIND SOMEONE OUT IN THE DESERT

365
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TO GIVE YOU A HAND WHEN YOU NEED IT.

366
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Narrator: NOW FOR A GRUELING 5-KILOMETER CROSS-COUNTRY TREK

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TO GET TO HIS NEW CLAIM, VINO.

368
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Justin: GOT TO TAKE THIS THING BUSH-BASHING TO VINO.

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Narrator: AN EXCAVATOR IS DESIGNED TO DIG,

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NOT TRAVEL OUTBACK-STYLE.

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Justin: EVERY KILOMETER I DO IN THIS MACHINE

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BY WALKING IT IS REALLY CAUSING IT TO WEAR.

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I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT GETTING TO VINO

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AND FINDING OUT THAT I'VE DAMAGED THE EXCAVATOR.

375
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THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS DAMAGE THE MACHINE

376
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BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN THAT PRETTY MUCH

377
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I'VE GOT TO STOP MINING.

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OH

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Narrator: TRAVELING ON A LEVEL TRACK IS ONE THING.

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THIS IS ANOTHER.

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Justin: THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.

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Narrator: AT A SECRET LOCATION NEAR LIGHTNING RIDGE...

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NORMALLY, WE ONLY SPEND 1 OR 2 DAYS DOING THIS,

384
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BUT BECAUSE THE DIRT IS SO HARD,

385
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WE COULD BE HERE PROBABLY THE REST OF THE WEEK.

386
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Narrator: ...OPAL QUEEN KELLY HAS LEFT FRIEND

387
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AND MINING PARTNER JOSH IN CHARGE OF HER NEW CLAIM.

388
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Josh: YEAH, KELL IS OFF TO THE BIG SMOKE,

389
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SO HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME SHE GETS BACK,

390
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WE'LL HAVE A HANDFUL OF GEMS FOR HER.

391
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Narrator: JOSH AND DAD IAN ARE PREPARING TO DIG OUT A WIDE WORK SPACE

392
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AT THE BOTTOM OF A 3-METER TEST HOLE,

393
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BUT THEY FACE ROCK-HARD GROUND.

394
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THIS JOB REQUIRES A COMBINATION OF SPECIALIZED MACHINERY...

395
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...AND GOOD OLD-FASHIONED HARD LABOR.

396
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THIS WILL BE MY FRIEND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

397
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Narrator: THE 3-METER SHAFT IS JUST 1 METER ACROSS.

398
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AS HE DESCENDS, THE HUMIDITY INCREASES

399
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AND AIR SUPPLY DECREASES.

400
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AT THE BOTTOM, JOSH STARTS DIGGING OR BELLING OUT,

401
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PUTTING MAN AND MACHINE TO THE TEST.

402
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Josh: OH, IT'S PRETTY TOUGH GOING.

403
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Narrator: ON THE SURFACE,

404
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THE HARD GROUND IS ALSO TOUGH ON GEAR.

405
00:21:33,724 --> 00:21:37,275
Josh: WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO BEEF UP OUR WASH PLANT,

406
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WELD A FAIR BIT OF STEEL INTO IT TO TAKE THE WEAR AND TEAR.

407
00:21:40,965 --> 00:21:43,586
THE HARD GROUND IS VERY HARD ON ALL OF THE MACHINERY,

408
00:21:43,620 --> 00:21:46,034
SO YOU HAVE TO BE MAKING SOME SORT OF MONEY

409
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FOR IT TO BE WORTH DIGGING.

410
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,241
IT'S LIKE I SAID WITH THE HARD DIRT,

411
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THE WASH PLANT WILL BE GOING JUST ABOUT ALL THE TIME,

412
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SO WE'LL JUST KEEP CHIPPING AWAY AT IT.

413
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Narrator: MORE TIME, MORE EFFORT AND MORE MONEY.

414
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AND SO FAR, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE SCRAP OF OPAL.

415
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Justin: I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

416
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FAR OUT.

417
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Narrator: HE'S CROSSED A BUSY HIGHWAY,

418
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5 KILOMETERS OF BUSHLAND AND NOW JUSTIN FACES A STEEP DESCENT.

419
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OH

420
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Narrator: ONE WRONG MOVE

421
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AND THE EXCAVATOR COULD TOPPLE.

422
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Justin: YOU KNOW WHAT?

423
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I'M JUST GONNA GIVE IT A CRACK.

424
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IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE DANGEROUS DOING THIS,

425
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AND I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

426
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WHOA.

427
00:22:55,551 --> 00:22:56,689
MY HEART IS RACING.

428
00:22:56,724 --> 00:22:59,068
ALRIGHT. WE NAVIGATED THAT GOOD.

429
00:22:59,103 --> 00:23:02,344
NOW WE'VE GOT A BIT MORE TO GO, ANOTHER 100 METERS,

430
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INCH BY INCH.

431
00:23:03,896 --> 00:23:05,310
I CAN FEEL IT SLIP.

432
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HEY.

433
00:23:08,517 --> 00:23:09,655
AH, WE'RE GOOD, I THINK.

434
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WE'RE HERE.

435
00:23:23,206 --> 00:23:25,551
Narrator: JUSTIN NEEDS TO PEG HIS CLAIM

436
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BEFORE IT'S OFFICIALLY HIS.

437
00:23:32,758 --> 00:23:34,931
Justin:  YEAH.

438
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UGH.

439
00:23:40,068 --> 00:23:43,482
Narrator: IT'S JUSTIN'S LUCKY HAT.

440
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FORGET IT.

441
00:23:44,655 --> 00:23:46,206
WHAT A MONGREL.

442
00:23:56,379 --> 00:24:00,068
Narrator: JUSTIN NEEDS SOMETHING TO GO RIGHT.

443
00:24:00,103 --> 00:24:03,862
HE'S BANKING ON THIS 50-BY-100-METER CLAIM

444
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TO PROVE HE'S MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO MINE FOR OPAL.

445
00:24:08,793 --> 00:24:11,655
I'VE HAD, WHAT, FIVE CLAIMS NOW WITH NOTHING IN IT.

446
00:24:11,689 --> 00:24:16,896
IT IS MASSIVELY IMPORTANT THAT I FIND SOMETHING

447
00:24:16,931 --> 00:24:20,689
JUST TO VALIDATE THE FACT THAT I AM HERE TO MYSELF AND TO BECK.

448
00:24:32,241 --> 00:24:35,517
Narrator: ON DRAGONFLY CLAIM, AARON IS ABOUT TO BACK

449
00:24:35,551 --> 00:24:40,068
OVER THE TEAM'S LAST DRUM OF DIESEL.

450
00:24:40,103 --> 00:24:42,724
STOP! STOP! FUEL!

451
00:24:44,793 --> 00:24:46,137
Greg: I THINK HE TOOK THEM OUT.

452
00:24:46,172 --> 00:24:47,172
REALLY?

453
00:24:47,206 --> 00:24:48,379
NEARLY.

454
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RIGHT UNDER HIS TRACK.

455
00:24:52,344 --> 00:24:54,137
VERY CLOSE.

456
00:24:54,172 --> 00:24:56,275
NEARLY TOOK OUT A DRUM OF FUEL.

457
00:24:56,310 --> 00:24:58,689
NEARLY DONE 200 LITERS.

458
00:24:58,724 --> 00:25:01,551
HE'S BEEN KNOWN TO BE HAIRY AND SCARY.

459
00:25:01,586 --> 00:25:03,793
Narrator: AT $300 A DRUM,

460
00:25:03,827 --> 00:25:07,482
THE BOYS CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE A DROP.

461
00:25:07,517 --> 00:25:09,793
YOU NEARLY RUN OVER THE DIESEL DRUM.

462
00:25:09,827 --> 00:25:11,758
DID YOU ROLL IT OUT OF THE WAY?

463
00:25:11,793 --> 00:25:13,689
YEAH, YOUR TRACKS JUST DENTED IT.

464
00:25:13,724 --> 00:25:15,000
I KNOW. I REVERSED UP.

465
00:25:15,034 --> 00:25:16,068
I SEEN IT.

466
00:25:16,103 --> 00:25:18,034
I NEARLY RAN OVER THE DRUM OF DIESEL.

467
00:25:18,068 --> 00:25:19,413
THAT'S HOW YOU GOT TO BE, THIS CLOSE.

468
00:25:19,448 --> 00:25:20,724
IF I WOULD HAVE DONE THAT,

469
00:25:20,758 --> 00:25:24,793
I WOULD HAVE TO SHARE THE CARTON AND GOT CALLED A

470
00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:26,241
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

471
00:25:26,275 --> 00:25:28,655
THEY TEACH YOU THEM THINGS IN THE COAL MINE AND MISSED

472
00:25:28,689 --> 00:25:31,103
BY THAT FAR.

473
00:25:31,137 --> 00:25:35,517
Narrator: AT THE PIT, THE BOYS WANT TO LEVEL THE ENTIRE SITE.

474
00:25:35,551 --> 00:25:40,000
IT'S A BIG AREA, COSTING THEM BIG IN FUEL.

475
00:25:42,206 --> 00:25:44,758
FILL HER RIGHT UP, MATE.FILL HER RIGHT UP.

476
00:25:44,793 --> 00:25:47,413
BY THE TIME WE START REALLY GETTING SERIOUS HERE,

477
00:25:47,448 --> 00:25:49,275
WE'RE GONNA NEED A  LOAD OF DIESEL.

478
00:25:49,310 --> 00:25:50,482
I'VE GOT IT.

479
00:25:50,517 --> 00:25:53,758
YOU USE A LOT OF DIESEL TO TAKE GROUND.

480
00:25:53,793 --> 00:25:57,344
Narrator: THE BOYS NEED SOME QUICK CASH TO BUY MORE FUEL,

481
00:25:57,379 --> 00:26:01,379
AND THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT.

482
00:26:01,413 --> 00:26:04,517
LET'S DO SOME DIVES ON THE SQUIB AND GET IT OUT.

483
00:26:04,551 --> 00:26:05,517
AH, IT'S A PAYDAY, EH?

484
00:26:05,551 --> 00:26:07,551
THAT'S IT.

485
00:26:07,586 --> 00:26:10,758
A SQUIBBY, OR FALSE LEVEL, IS A SHALLOW LEVEL

486
00:26:10,793 --> 00:26:15,379
THAT PRODUCES OPAL IN SMALL IRONSTONE ROCKS.

487
00:26:15,413 --> 00:26:18,310
THERE'S A SQUIBBY LEVEL NEARBY AT A SPOT

488
00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:21,482
THEY'VE CALLED AARON'S HOPE.

489
00:26:21,517 --> 00:26:23,758
WHILE THE OPAL THERE IS SMALL,

490
00:26:23,793 --> 00:26:27,827
IT'S DEPENDABLE, LIKE A PIGGY BANK FOR THE BOYS.

491
00:26:27,862 --> 00:26:30,827
YEAH, WE'VE MADE MONEY THERE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS,

492
00:26:30,862 --> 00:26:32,586
NOT BIG MONEY, BUT SURVIVAL MONEY,

493
00:26:32,620 --> 00:26:36,379
PLENTY TO KEEP GOING WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

494
00:26:36,413 --> 00:26:40,413
SQUIBBY LEVELS, FALSE LEVELS, THEY'RE GOOD, PAY THE BILLS.

495
00:26:45,517 --> 00:26:47,310
START THE BLOWER UP.

496
00:26:47,344 --> 00:26:48,965
ALRIGHT. I'M GOOD TO GO.

497
00:26:53,241 --> 00:26:55,896
GET JOSH ON THAT HAMMER.

498
00:26:55,931 --> 00:26:59,344
Narrator: LIGHTNING RIDGE, OUTBACK, NEW SOUTH WALES.

499
00:26:59,379 --> 00:27:02,310
WELL, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING, IT'S FREAKING HARD.

500
00:27:02,344 --> 00:27:06,172
JOSH AND IAN ARE WORKING KELLY'S SECRET CLAIM...

501
00:27:08,551 --> 00:27:11,620
...BUT THE JOB IS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

502
00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:17,000
THE GROUND IS HARD AS CONCRETE,

503
00:27:17,034 --> 00:27:20,724
TAKING ITS TOLL ON JOSH AND HIS JACKHAMMER.

504
00:27:25,655 --> 00:27:28,689
Josh: OH, IT'S PRETTY TOUGH GOING.

505
00:27:28,724 --> 00:27:30,379
LIKE, INTO THE THIRD DAY, LIKE I SAID,

506
00:27:30,413 --> 00:27:32,137
USUALLY I'D BE DIGGING DOWN BY NOW.

507
00:27:43,137 --> 00:27:46,310
YEAH, IT'S SOME OF THE HARDEST DIRT I'VE DUG.

508
00:27:46,344 --> 00:27:47,689
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE SLOW GOING HERE.

509
00:27:47,724 --> 00:27:51,000
THAT'S FOR SURE.

510
00:27:51,034 --> 00:27:53,379
Narrator: THE DIRT IS SUCKED UP INTO THE HOPPER

511
00:27:53,413 --> 00:27:55,206
THAT DUMPS INTO THEIR TRUCK

512
00:27:55,241 --> 00:27:58,586
WAITING TO TAKE THE MINED EARTH TO THE WASH PLANT.

513
00:28:06,931 --> 00:28:08,206
AT LAST, A SIGN.

514
00:28:08,241 --> 00:28:10,344
Josh: GOT A NICE COLOR THERE.

515
00:28:10,379 --> 00:28:12,482
GOOD GRAIN.

516
00:28:12,517 --> 00:28:15,413
Narrator: OPAL IN THE FACE IS A WELCOME SIGHT,

517
00:28:15,448 --> 00:28:18,689
A GOOD INDICATOR THERE WILL BE MORE IN THE TRUCK ABOVE.

518
00:28:21,103 --> 00:28:22,310
Josh: IF THERE'S PLACES LIKE THAT...

519
00:28:22,344 --> 00:28:24,103
SEE, YOU CAN JUST SEE THE COLOR THROUGH IT...

520
00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:25,137
THEN THERE'S SOMETHING IN THAT, TOO,

521
00:28:25,172 --> 00:28:27,310
AND LOOK HOW HARD IT IS TO SEE.

522
00:28:27,344 --> 00:28:30,103
THIS LOOKS LIKE A LUMP OF DIRT, YOU KNOW?

523
00:28:30,137 --> 00:28:33,206
WE'VE GOT BLUE KNOBBIES ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE FACE,

524
00:28:33,241 --> 00:28:35,034
AND I'VE JUST GOT SOME REALLY NICE

525
00:28:35,068 --> 00:28:36,655
GREEN-ORANGE UP IN THE FACE HERE,

526
00:28:36,689 --> 00:28:40,172
SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT I'M DIGGING IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

527
00:28:43,586 --> 00:28:47,344
Narrator: THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO WASH THE ROCK.

528
00:29:12,586 --> 00:29:14,827
Josh: AND JUST START THE AGI UP, START THE PUMP

529
00:29:14,862 --> 00:29:18,551
AND GET THE WATER RUNNING IN AND SPEED THE LOADING.

530
00:29:19,724 --> 00:29:23,034
Narrator: THE AGITATOR IS A CONVERTED CEMENT MIXER.

531
00:29:23,068 --> 00:29:26,310
10,000 LITERS OF WATER IS FORCED THROUGH THE BARREL

532
00:29:26,344 --> 00:29:30,241
AS IT ROTATES, WASHING OFF THE CLAY MUD FROM THE ROCKS.

533
00:29:32,310 --> 00:29:33,793
Josh: YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW PROCESS

534
00:29:33,827 --> 00:29:37,724
AND A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE GEAR.

535
00:29:37,758 --> 00:29:39,344
Narrator: IN TWO DAYS,

536
00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:42,172
OWNER OF THE CLAIM, KELLY, IS DUE BACK.

537
00:29:42,206 --> 00:29:45,551
FOR JOSH AND IAN TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF IMPRESSING HER,

538
00:29:45,586 --> 00:29:50,137
THE AGITATOR WILL HAVE TO RUN 24/7.

539
00:29:50,172 --> 00:29:52,448
Josh: KELL WILL BE BACK ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

540
00:29:52,482 --> 00:29:53,793
HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO A TAIL OUT

541
00:29:53,827 --> 00:29:56,793
AND, YEAH, WE'VE GOT SOME GEMS TO GIVE TO HER.

542
00:30:06,517 --> 00:30:08,793
Narrator: DOWN TO THEIR LAST DRUM OF DIESEL,

543
00:30:08,827 --> 00:30:12,137
AARON, GREG AND RON NEED A QUICK PAYDAY.

544
00:30:12,172 --> 00:30:13,965
THEY'RE HEADING FOR A SAFE BET,

545
00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,551
A SQUIBBY LEVEL AT A SPOT CALLED AARON'S HOPE.

546
00:30:19,689 --> 00:30:22,034
Aaron: THIS IS YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER.

547
00:30:22,068 --> 00:30:24,000
THIS IS WHERE WE ALWAYS GET A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY

548
00:30:24,034 --> 00:30:27,517
TO KEEP THE BIG JOBS HAPPENING.

549
00:30:27,551 --> 00:30:29,310
THEY'RE ALL OVER THE SHOP, AYE, HERE, THERE.

550
00:30:29,344 --> 00:30:30,586
THAT'S GOOD.

551
00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:32,241
GO, SQUIBBY, GO.

552
00:30:36,448 --> 00:30:39,896
Narrator: SQUIBBY LEVELS ONLY OFFER UP SMALL STONES,

553
00:30:39,931 --> 00:30:43,482
BUT THE BOYS HOPE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TO COVER DIESEL COSTS.

554
00:30:47,655 --> 00:30:49,689
LOOKS LIKE DIESEL RON IS ON THE JOB.

555
00:30:51,758 --> 00:30:56,241
FOR AARON, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS SEASON IS A SUCCESS.

556
00:30:56,275 --> 00:30:58,310
YUCKY.

557
00:30:58,344 --> 00:31:01,275
IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE TO BUY OUT HIS FAMILY

558
00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:03,793
FROM HIS FATHER'S DRAGONFLY LEASE.

559
00:31:03,827 --> 00:31:05,724
WE'RE GONNA STAY HERE TILL I GET ENOUGH MONEY

560
00:31:05,758 --> 00:31:07,965
TO PAY MY FAMILY OUT.

561
00:31:13,586 --> 00:31:16,413
Narrator: LIKE NUTS, EVERY PIECE OF IRONSTONE

562
00:31:16,448 --> 00:31:20,206
NEEDS TO BE CRACKED TO SEE IF THERE'S OPAL INSIDE.

563
00:31:28,068 --> 00:31:29,689
LOOK, LOOK AT HIM HIDING HERE, TOO.

564
00:31:29,724 --> 00:31:32,206
YEAH, I KNOW. THEY'RE SNEAKY LITTLE BUGGERS.

565
00:31:32,241 --> 00:31:34,862
IT'S BEEN PRODUCING OPAL EVERY DAY WE'RE DIGGING HERE.

566
00:31:34,896 --> 00:31:38,310
NOT BIG BUCKS, BUT ENOUGH, A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY.

567
00:31:41,689 --> 00:31:43,310
YUCKY.

568
00:31:45,517 --> 00:31:47,862
Narrator: BUT TODAY, NOTHING.

569
00:31:50,655 --> 00:31:55,068
FOR AARON, IT'S THE FINAL STRAW.

570
00:31:55,103 --> 00:31:56,793
IF YOU DIG THAT LIKE THAT,

571
00:31:56,827 --> 00:31:58,137
YOU'LL BE THERE ALL DAY, EH?

572
00:31:58,172 --> 00:32:00,137
GETTING A BIT BORING FOR ME.

573
00:32:00,172 --> 00:32:03,448
YEAH, HE'S GETTING A BIT FRUSTRATED TODAY.

574
00:32:03,482 --> 00:32:06,000
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN PRESSURE.

575
00:32:06,034 --> 00:32:07,689
THAT'S WHY I PROBABLY GET UP 4:00 EVERY MORNING.

576
00:32:07,724 --> 00:32:11,655
I'M THINKING, "WELL, WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME OPAL."

577
00:32:11,689 --> 00:32:14,241
OPAL MINING SOMETIMES... YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE 24/7.

578
00:32:14,275 --> 00:32:18,758
YOU'RE PUTTING IN HEAPS, AND YOU THINK TO YOURSELF,

579
00:32:18,793 --> 00:32:20,413
"THIS AIN'T WORTH IT."

580
00:32:23,482 --> 00:32:25,103
WHY BE IN THE GAME?

581
00:32:29,379 --> 00:32:31,896
Narrator: GREG AND RON CONTINUE TO PICK AWAY

582
00:32:31,931 --> 00:32:33,103
AT THE SQUIBBY LEVEL

583
00:32:33,137 --> 00:32:36,137
LOOKING FOR SMALL OPAL-BEARING STONES.

584
00:32:40,758 --> 00:32:42,896
Aaron: RON WILL SIT THERE AND PICK ALL DAY, MATE.

585
00:32:42,931 --> 00:32:44,413
GREG SAYS, "I'M GONNA SIT THERE FOR THE REST

586
00:32:44,448 --> 00:32:45,551
OF THE DAY PICKING THERE

587
00:32:45,586 --> 00:32:47,931
WHEN THE EXCAVATOR IS SITTING THERE."

588
00:32:47,965 --> 00:32:50,068
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

589
00:32:50,103 --> 00:32:51,586
WE NEED TO GET MONEY, LIKE...

590
00:32:51,620 --> 00:32:55,103
YEAH, THERE IS PRESSURE ON AARON TO FIND OPAL.

591
00:32:55,137 --> 00:32:56,586
WE WILL FIND OPAL HERE.

592
00:32:56,620 --> 00:32:58,551
WE JUST GOT TO BE VERY PATIENT AND TAKE OUR TIME.

593
00:32:58,586 --> 00:32:59,965
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

594
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,241
AFTER WE GET THIS PASS, I'LL PROBABLY GO AND GET A JOB

595
00:33:02,275 --> 00:33:03,344
BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORTH DOING IT

596
00:33:03,379 --> 00:33:05,206
IF YOU GET NO MONEY FOR YOUR PRODUCT.

597
00:33:05,241 --> 00:33:09,206
SINCE I'VE SOLD OPAL, I'VE NEVER GOT WHAT I'VE WANTED WHAT.

598
00:33:09,241 --> 00:33:10,586
NEVER.

599
00:33:10,620 --> 00:33:14,103
Narrator: IT'S GREG WHO FINALLY BREAKS THE DROUGHT.

600
00:33:14,137 --> 00:33:15,931
HERE WE ARE. OH, YEAH, YEAH.

601
00:33:15,965 --> 00:33:17,482
HEY!

602
00:33:17,517 --> 00:33:19,586
Greg: YEAH, I HIT ONE TODAY, AND IT EXPLODED,

603
00:33:19,620 --> 00:33:21,000
AND THERE WAS COLOR EVERYWHERE.

604
00:33:21,034 --> 00:33:24,172
AND IT WAS A NICE COLOR. IT WAS A GOOD THING.

605
00:33:24,206 --> 00:33:25,586
SEE THE FLASH?

606
00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:27,172
-YEAH. -LOOKING GOOD, ISN'T IT?

607
00:33:27,206 --> 00:33:29,517
IT'S LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

608
00:33:29,551 --> 00:33:31,793
-OH, THAT IS NICE, GREG. -THAT'S A NICE COLOR THERE.

609
00:33:31,827 --> 00:33:33,482
YOU GOT ONE, TOO. -THAT'S HIS BROTHER.

610
00:33:33,517 --> 00:33:34,620
THAT'S THE NEXT ONE.

611
00:33:34,655 --> 00:33:36,413
WE MIGHT BE RIGHT NEAR SOMETHING.

612
00:33:36,448 --> 00:33:40,137
SQUIBBLY IS DOING WHAT IT DOES. NOW I LIKE IT AGAIN.

613
00:33:40,172 --> 00:33:41,931
THAT IS A NICE COLOR, GREG.

614
00:33:41,965 --> 00:33:43,379
BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

615
00:33:43,413 --> 00:33:45,034
WE'VE BEEN DIGGING THIS FALSE LEVEL,

616
00:33:45,068 --> 00:33:47,931
AND IT'S BEEN SPITTING COLOR AT US.

617
00:33:47,965 --> 00:33:50,862
THAT SHOULD BUY US MORE DIESEL NOT A PROBLEM.

618
00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:53,379
CHUCK IT IN THE LUCKY BUCKET.

619
00:33:53,413 --> 00:33:56,241
IN SHE GOES.

620
00:33:56,275 --> 00:33:57,586
Narrator: THE BOYS HAVE A PARCEL

621
00:33:57,620 --> 00:34:01,379
OF RED, GREEN, BLUE AND PURPLE OPAL

622
00:34:01,413 --> 00:34:04,241
WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $10,000.

623
00:34:04,275 --> 00:34:06,655
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL OPAL.

624
00:34:06,689 --> 00:34:09,965
IT'S NICE, FLASHY, BRIGHT OPAL.

625
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,793
YEAH, IT'S GOOD STUFF.

626
00:34:11,827 --> 00:34:13,068
10 GRAND, THANKS BOYS.

627
00:34:13,103 --> 00:34:14,724
MINIMUM.

628
00:34:14,758 --> 00:34:17,551
THANKS, RON.

629
00:34:17,586 --> 00:34:19,931
Narrator: THE TEAM ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY

630
00:34:19,965 --> 00:34:21,379
TO THEIR SEASON TARGET,

631
00:34:21,413 --> 00:34:26,620
AND AARON IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BUYING HIS FATHER'S LEASE.

632
00:34:26,655 --> 00:34:28,517
Aaron: WASN'T A BAD FEW DAYS' WORK, MATE.

633
00:34:28,551 --> 00:34:30,034
Greg: YEAH, NOT BAD AT ALL REALLY.

634
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,793
OH, SQUIB GOT IT. THE SQUIB.

635
00:34:38,793 --> 00:34:41,482
Narrator: AT HIS VINO CLAIM,

636
00:34:41,517 --> 00:34:45,344
JUSTIN HAS, AT LAST, A PROMISING SIGN.

637
00:34:45,379 --> 00:34:46,655
FIRST CHANCE I'VE HAD --

638
00:34:46,689 --> 00:34:51,827
JUST SPOTTED A LITTLE BIT OF OPAL DOWN HERE.

639
00:34:51,862 --> 00:34:55,103
THERE'S A SLIP, AND WE MIGHT BE IN LUCK.

640
00:34:55,137 --> 00:34:59,137
JUST GONNA MOVE THE DIRT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

641
00:34:59,172 --> 00:35:02,137
Narrator: NEARLY $50,000 IN DEBT,

642
00:35:02,172 --> 00:35:06,758
JUSTIN IS DESPERATE FOR THIS SIGN TO LEAD TO VALUABLE OPAL.

643
00:35:08,827 --> 00:35:12,931
THERE'S OPAL IN HERE AS WELL, LITTLE BITS.

644
00:35:12,965 --> 00:35:16,206
TINY FRAGMENTS, THAT IS WHAT I'M GONNA FOLLOW.

645
00:35:18,034 --> 00:35:19,344
SO I'M GONNA CLEAN IT ALL UP,

646
00:35:19,379 --> 00:35:20,793
TAKE THE EXCAVATOR AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE

647
00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:23,793
AND THEN WORK THAT FACE UNTIL I CAN'T DO ANY MORE.

648
00:35:30,758 --> 00:35:34,206
Narrator: OPAL TENDS TO FORM IN DARK IRONSTONE BANDS

649
00:35:34,241 --> 00:35:36,758
CALLED SLIPS.

650
00:35:36,793 --> 00:35:38,482
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN HUNTING FOR.

651
00:35:38,517 --> 00:35:40,931
THIS IS AN IRONSTONE SLIP, AND IT'S A BIG ONE.

652
00:35:43,206 --> 00:35:45,034
Narrator: TO EXTRACT ANY OPAL,

653
00:35:45,068 --> 00:35:48,689
JUSTIN NEEDS TO DIG THIS SLIP OUT BY HAND.

654
00:35:53,655 --> 00:35:56,655
Justin: IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD DAY TO WORK OUT HERE.

655
00:35:56,689 --> 00:35:58,137
OH, MAN.

656
00:35:58,172 --> 00:36:01,793
THIS DUST IS

657
00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,517
Narrator: THE HIGH WINDS...I'M OVER IT.

658
00:36:03,551 --> 00:36:05,000
Narrator: ...ARE AGAINST HIM.

659
00:36:05,034 --> 00:36:06,137
I'M DONE.

660
00:36:06,172 --> 00:36:08,758
I CAN'T EVEN SEE.

661
00:36:08,793 --> 00:36:10,517
TODAY HAS WORN ME OUT.

662
00:36:10,551 --> 00:36:12,758
I THINK AT SOME POINT,

663
00:36:12,793 --> 00:36:14,965
I'M GONNA HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE METHODS

664
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,655
THAT I'M GOING ABOUT MINING

665
00:36:17,689 --> 00:36:21,413
BECAUSE I'M NOT FINDING ANYTHING.

666
00:36:21,448 --> 00:36:24,620
AND THEN YOU START TO DOUBT YOURSELF,

667
00:36:24,655 --> 00:36:26,482
AND THEN EVEN TODAY, YOU KNOW,

668
00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:28,206
NOT FINDING ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, AND I'M STARTING TO THINK,

669
00:36:28,241 --> 00:36:29,655
"OH, WHAT HAPPENS IF I SPEND ALL WEEK HERE

670
00:36:29,689 --> 00:36:31,068
AND I DON'T FIND ANYTHING?"

671
00:36:31,103 --> 00:36:34,137
YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING TO FORGET WHAT OPAL LOOKS LIKE.

672
00:36:34,172 --> 00:36:37,103
I WANT TO JUST KEEP LOVING WHAT I DO.

673
00:36:37,137 --> 00:36:38,862
I'VE JUST GOT TO FIND SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY PROVE

674
00:36:38,896 --> 00:36:41,413
TO MYSELF THAT THIS IS REAL.

675
00:36:41,448 --> 00:36:42,724
YOU CAN FIND OPAL HERE.

676
00:36:55,034 --> 00:36:58,000
THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR TWO DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS NOW

677
00:36:58,034 --> 00:36:59,689
WITH THE TWO LOADS IN IT.

678
00:36:59,724 --> 00:37:01,551
SO IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO WORK IT,

679
00:37:01,586 --> 00:37:06,103
SO, YEAH, WE NEED TO GET SOME SORT OF MONEY.

680
00:37:06,137 --> 00:37:07,551
Narrator: IN LIGHTNING RIDGE,

681
00:37:07,586 --> 00:37:10,068
JOSH AND IAN HAVE BEEN PROCESSING THE DIRT

682
00:37:10,103 --> 00:37:13,103
THEY'VE DUG OUT FROM KELLY'S SECRET CLAIM.

683
00:37:16,448 --> 00:37:21,000
KELLY RETURNS, HOPING FOR AN OPAL JACKPOT IN THE TAIL OUT.

684
00:37:21,034 --> 00:37:22,482
ROCK 'N' ROLL.

685
00:37:22,517 --> 00:37:24,620
Josh: YEAH, HERE SHE COMES, THE MOVIE STAR.

686
00:37:24,655 --> 00:37:26,724
LOOK AT HER.

687
00:37:26,758 --> 00:37:28,931
I'M BACK. AMAZING.

688
00:37:28,965 --> 00:37:31,172
WELCOME BACK. HOW ARE YOU?

689
00:37:31,206 --> 00:37:33,310
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?GOOD.

690
00:37:33,344 --> 00:37:34,551
HOW ARE YOU, BABE? VERY GOOD.

691
00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:36,482
HOW ARE YOU, YOUR MAJESTY?

692
00:37:36,517 --> 00:37:39,482
Narrator: THE AGITATOR TAKES 3 TONS OF DIRT

693
00:37:39,517 --> 00:37:42,413
AND WASHES AWAY THE MUD AND LOOSE EARTH

694
00:37:42,448 --> 00:37:45,931
TO LEAVE A TON OF HARD ROCKS AND ANY OPAL.

695
00:37:45,965 --> 00:37:47,758
THE LAST LOAD OF DIRT WE'RE DOING WILL TAKE US

696
00:37:47,793 --> 00:37:49,379
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

697
00:37:49,413 --> 00:37:51,206
I'D SAY WE'LL BE HERE FOR A FEW HOURS.

698
00:37:53,413 --> 00:37:56,517
Kelly: YEP, MORE EYES THE BETTER.

699
00:37:56,551 --> 00:37:58,724
Narrator: SPOTTING THE FAINT GLIMMER OF OPAL

700
00:37:58,758 --> 00:38:02,310
AMONGST HUNDREDS OF STONES NEEDS A KEEN EYE.

701
00:38:08,206 --> 00:38:12,034
AFTER GAMBLING $3,000 ON THIS NEW CLAIM,

702
00:38:12,068 --> 00:38:16,344
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS A SINGLE PIECE.

703
00:38:16,379 --> 00:38:18,758
FIRST CHUTE OF ABOUT HOW MANY?

704
00:38:18,793 --> 00:38:20,000
OH, I RECKON MAYBE SIX OR SEVEN.

705
00:38:20,034 --> 00:38:24,310
SIX OR SEVEN, SO, YEAH, GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

706
00:38:35,896 --> 00:38:40,241
Narrator: IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT.

707
00:38:40,275 --> 00:38:42,000
LOOK AT THAT.

708
00:38:42,034 --> 00:38:46,586
IT'S CRYSTAL OPAL, WORTH UP TO $25,000 A GRAM.

709
00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:49,689
I THINK THIS PIECE WILL BE WORTH A COUPLE THOUSAND.

710
00:38:49,724 --> 00:38:50,758
BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

711
00:38:50,793 --> 00:38:53,275
LOVELY.

712
00:38:53,310 --> 00:38:56,275
Narrator: THE OPAL COMES IN THICK AND FAST.

713
00:38:56,310 --> 00:38:58,000
OH!

714
00:39:02,655 --> 00:39:04,896
-THAT'S A BIT BIGGER. -OH, THAT'S NICE.

715
00:39:04,931 --> 00:39:06,275
THAT'S IT.

716
00:39:06,310 --> 00:39:09,000
AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

717
00:39:09,034 --> 00:39:10,793
IT JUST SHOWS US NOW THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY

718
00:39:10,827 --> 00:39:12,517
GONNA BE SOME DECENT MONEY THERE.

719
00:39:12,551 --> 00:39:14,689
I'D SAY WE'LL BE DOING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK NOW.

720
00:39:14,724 --> 00:39:17,034
MM-HMM.

721
00:39:17,068 --> 00:39:18,310
WE'RE ON HIM. ALRIGHT.

722
00:39:18,344 --> 00:39:19,724
WOO-HOO. WHERE IS OUR BEER?

723
00:39:19,758 --> 00:39:22,275
YEAH, YOU CAN GET THE BEER IF YOU WANT.

724
00:39:22,310 --> 00:39:23,689
GET A BEER!

725
00:39:23,724 --> 00:39:25,206
OH, LOOK.THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

726
00:39:25,241 --> 00:39:26,758
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

727
00:39:26,793 --> 00:39:28,793
THAT'S AWESOME.THAT'S SO GOOD.

728
00:39:28,827 --> 00:39:30,275
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

729
00:39:30,310 --> 00:39:31,862
IT'S ANOTHER PIECE, BUT THEY'RE GETTING A BIT

730
00:39:31,896 --> 00:39:33,241
BETTER AND CLEANER.

731
00:39:33,275 --> 00:39:35,620
THAT'S NOT THE SAME ONE?NO, IT'S HIS BROTHER.

732
00:39:35,655 --> 00:39:37,241
IT'S HIS SISTER.IT'S HIS BROTHER.

733
00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:39,310
THAT LOOKS CLEANER.

734
00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:40,689
LOOK AT THAT.

735
00:39:40,724 --> 00:39:41,758
THEY'RE OPAL.

736
00:39:41,793 --> 00:39:45,103
HELLO, CHUNKY.

737
00:39:45,137 --> 00:39:49,517
Narrator: KELLY'S GAMBLE ON THIS NEW MINE FIELD HAS PAID OFF.

738
00:39:49,551 --> 00:39:51,758
Kelly: OH, THAT'S JUST A CRACKING FACE OF OPAL

739
00:39:51,793 --> 00:39:52,793
COMING OUT OF THERE.

740
00:39:52,827 --> 00:39:54,931
OPAL IS MINIMUM 20, YEAH?

741
00:39:54,965 --> 00:39:57,275
Narrator: THIS $20,000 HAUL

742
00:39:57,310 --> 00:40:01,517
BRINGS HER TOTAL TO $48,000.

743
00:40:01,551 --> 00:40:04,482
Kelly: VERY, VERY NICE.

744
00:40:04,517 --> 00:40:07,896
AND THERE'S OPAL THERE, SO WE'VE PROVED IT RIGHT.

745
00:40:07,931 --> 00:40:09,241
Narrator: FOR JOSH AND IAN,

746
00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:13,551
ALL THE HARD GROUND AND HARD WORK HAS BEEN WORTH IT.

747
00:40:13,586 --> 00:40:15,344
YEAH, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THAT.

748
00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:16,275
THAT'S AWESOME.

749
00:40:16,310 --> 00:40:18,551
IT'S THE BEST START TO A CLAIM

750
00:40:18,586 --> 00:40:20,379
THAT I'VE HAD IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

750
00:40:21,305 --> 00:41:21,307
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