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NARRATOR: On Outback Opal Hunters...

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ROD: We've had to sell
all our mining gear to survive.

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We've got absolutely nothing
but this and a dream.

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..the Bushmen gamble
the last of their cash

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on their first-ever drill rig.

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My retirement fund,
it ain't coming any closer.

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The biggest danger here is we've got
(BLEEP) all idea what we're doing.

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Just have to watch this wind. The
body's that long, it'll blow over.

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The Cheals face off
against turbulent weather...

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Got to be really, really careful
and go about this really slow.

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..desperate for a big opal find
to rescue their struggling season.

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We've got two weeks to find $95,000

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and the chances
of that's pretty slim.
I just don't wanna break anything.

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MATTHEW: Whoa!

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The Mooka Boys
battle to reach an abandoned mine...

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Still no good, man. Come on.

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..in uninhabited
and hostile terrain.

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COLIN: Whoa! Scorpion!Hope there's
not too many of them out here.

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Oh, my God. Far out!

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It does not get better than this.

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Yeah, old Les,
he's going to love this.

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Going to think I've lost it.

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(COUGHING)

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(COUGHS) What do you reckon, Les?
What's this?

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Look what I got.
What's this you got?

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Well, it's a (BLEEP) drill, mate.

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And guess what? It's ours.

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We've had to sell all our gear to
keep going a bit

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and pay a few bills,
and then you turn up with this.

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We've never had anything
this good before, mate.

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Have a look at her.
She's an old Explorer Mark 10.Yeah.

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The actual drill itself
is pretty good.

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There's a little bit of work
we have to do, but, mate,

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it's a drill, you know.

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Every millionaire opal miner
has had a drill.

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We haven't got any money,
so how are we going to pay for it?

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I got a deal.
Don't worry about that.

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Seems to be all we're getting lately
is (BLEEP) potch.

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Our season so far...

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..is not looking real good at all.

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Things have just got
real tough for us.

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We're not making any money at all.

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We had breakdowns.
Our town car blew up.

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Had to find money for that.

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Les has been going
backwards and forwards

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to the city for doctors
and all the rest of it,

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so we sold all our gear,
which now puts us in this position.

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It's got to this. Wandering around
a mine with a (BLEEP) jackhammer,

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you know, trying to find something.

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Yeah, well, I don't want to work
jackhammers any more. It's...

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I'm looking to retire.
I know I'm getting slower.

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And I've been crook for six months,

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so, yeah, I've got to start
drawing the line somewhere.

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The drill's name's Willie.
She smokes a little bit,

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just like Willie Nelson does.
Yeah. Mm.

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So I've got an old mate of mine
that's a good old bloke,

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and he's given us the drill
on a permanent loan type of basis.

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We've just got to do
a bit of work with it.

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What's that motor like?
Good, I think.

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Just a few odds and ends that
we have to have a bit of a look at.

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Oh, right. Yeah.We've never had
a (BLEEP) drill before, Les.

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We find a claim, and we can drill it
to see where the colour is.

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We can really... You know, this can
change our whole future, mate.

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Yeah.

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Do you know how to start it, Les?

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Yeah.Sounded confident.

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(ENGINE WHIRRING)

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These are the old Investigator
Mark 10 As, they are.

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And these were built over
in Coober Pedy. I don't know when.

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Probably the late '70s, '80s.
Something like that.

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It's like us, old and worn out.

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See, diesel pipe's got bits of
cracks in it, by the look of them.

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Loose joints.

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Now that's one leak.
That's got to be fixed there.

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Few new parts, I think.

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We've got oil dripping everywhere.
Everything's slippery.

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Yeah, old Willie's leaking fluid
everywhere, you know,

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and unfortunately,
these drills run on hydraulics.

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Piston sleeves, rings,

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you'd be looking at two,
two-and-a-half grand.

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The motor needs a rebuild.
A bit like old Les.

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Jesus, Les. What do we do now?

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RORY: It's just great to be able
to get back to digging.

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Great to be back to two sets
of gear, two agis running,

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which doubles our chance
of getting opal.

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OSCAR: I don't know, but I've got
a good feeling here.

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All the signs for opal
are down here.

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We've worked our arses off all year.

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We've had a horrible run.
I just feel as though our
luck's gonna change.

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It'd be nice to get a good find
for the end of the season,

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and, erm, finish off with a bang.

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We've got a couple of weeks
in the season

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before it just gets too hot
to run all the gear,

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so it's really important now
that we finish strong

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and reach our season target.

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Part of mining is the pressure
and it's how you deal with it.

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If I wanted to,
I could keep running the gear,

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but 50-degree days,
you're just destroying your gear.

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Like, for me, it's just not worth
the risk of blowing something up.

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You talk about pressure, well, we've
got two weeks to find $95,000,

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and the chances
of that's pretty slim.

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The only way we're
gonna find that is to dig dirt,
so that's what we're doing.

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Rory and I are on the super hoist
and digger set-up.

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Dad is over on the other side
on the blower by himself,

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so, yeah, we're both
digging loads out there,

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and I'm hoping we can get opal
on both sides.

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Nothing to write home about,
but there is still trace there,

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so we'll just keep digging and
wash it and see what comes out.

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It's all we can do.This is the
first time we're at full operation,

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and we've got
some smiles on our faces,

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and we're excited to move some dirt.

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All the signs are sorta indicating
that something could produce opal.

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Yeah, look at that.
Might be on the right track, bro.

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Look at that one, Scotty.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)

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NARRATOR: The Cheals finished
last season on a high...

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That's what it's all about.
..allowing them to expand

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their business,
selling direct to buyers online.

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Road closed.

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But this season has been a disaster,

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with floods and equipment breakdowns
halting work.

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This year, we've had
an absolutely shocking run.

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It's been no fault of our own.
Gave it our best.

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We've only got a few weeks left
in the season,

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and we're only around
a third of our target.

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The Cheals have invested heavily
in a 23-lease Mega Claim

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and hundreds of thousands
of dollars' worth of equipment.

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How you going with the website?
Yeah, going good.
Making a few edits.

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You need opal
to sell opal on the website,

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which we haven't got
much of this season.

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The pressure's definitely on.
We've got to get some opal soon,

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erm, and, yeah, hopefully,
you know, reach that target

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and potentially go beyond it.

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I'm relatively new to the
whole digging side of things,

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so you hear stories all the time

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of people breaking
some really nice opal,

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and, yeah,
that's nightmare feel for me.

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I think Rory's
a great digger operator.

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He's really careful. But I can
always tell when he's on there,

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in the back of his mind,
he's worried about smashing stones.

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I just don't want to break anything,

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especially we've been doing it
real tough this season,

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and I don't want
to be the one to break our profits,

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so, yeah, just being real careful,
take my time

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and plough this dirt
out in the safest,

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most efficient way possible.

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MATTHEW: Here we go again.
COLIN: Yeah, man.

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Another (BLEEP) treasure hunt.
Yeah.

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You brought our map, man?
Yeah, I've got the treasure map.

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This might be a good track.

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Oh, it's looking
a bit washed out, Matty.

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It is a bit choppy.
What do you reckon? I don't know.

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We'll be all right. Let's go.

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In the weather-torn opal fields,

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five kilometres from the remote
desert town of Andamooka...

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Oh-ho-ho.
..brothers Matt and Cozza Kathagen

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are on a mission to locate
an abandoned opencut mine.

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Oh, look out.Oh, Matty, man.

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This ground's softer
than I thought it was.

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See if I can get out of it. Hang on.

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Oh, no. I think
we might be bogged, Cozza.

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I'll see if I can get some weight
on that wheel.

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Yeah, she's a bit stuck, man. I'll
try and get a bit of a reverse on.

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Give him a bit.

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Oh. (SIGHS)

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I don't know, bro.
We might need some help.

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Holy. Cozza.
Are you all right, man?

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The Mooka Boys'
last treasure hunt...

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You all right?
I think I might have found it.

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..had them searching
for an old timer's shaft

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stuffed full of discarded opal.

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LEIF: Look at that.
This is unbelievable.

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Boys, we've got a few grand here,
I reckon, ay? Easy.

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Leading the expedition
was team leader, Leif Tanzer,

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who inherited his passion
for opal mining

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from his late father, Paul.

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November this year will be two years
since I lost Dad.

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There was this accident
where unbeknownst to Dad,

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he copped two knife wounds,

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and the second wound
got his femoral artery,

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and that's what made him pass.

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The way he said goodbye was dying
in my arm on the way to hospital.

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Yeah, so I've pretty much
in a way sorta stepped up a bit

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and taken Dad's role on things.

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(MOBILE PHONE RINGING)

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Hello.

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Yeah, Tony. How are you, mate?

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Yeah.

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Yeah, that'll be no dramas, man.

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If you run into dramas,
I can come up and give you a hand.

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Any time my phone rings,
it pisses me off, to be honest.

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But in saying that,
it's one of Dad's old friends,

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and I've got a bit of respect
for the mates of Dad,

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so I don't mind taking time
to help them when they need it.

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We'll work out something
to keep them busy for a few days,

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and I'll come up and sort it out.

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What have you got for us then?

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There's a list of spots in here

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that was places
Dad and I wanted to look at.

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Dad had this black book.
He would call it the Bible.

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Pretty much all of the divining,
everything he did,

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he wrote it down in a book.

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What's this shooter's target?
Yeah, Leif, what's that?

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There was a good
crystal find there.Yep.

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It's like a shooter's target thing.
It was on the side of the hills.

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There's a cut there,
and, erm, back in the day,

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a mate and I, we crashed
a buggy over the edge one time,

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so there should be
a bit of an old buggy left there.

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If you find that or pieces of it,
then you'll be right.

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So there's a cut we're looking for?
Yeah.

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So it actually took
me and Cozza many years

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to gain the trust
of Leif's dad, Paul.

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It's really important
now Paul's gone

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that we maintain
that trust with Leif,

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and keep moving forward.

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He's here now, mate.Sweet.

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Awesome. We good to go then?

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Yeah, saviour's here.

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Hey, cousin. How you going, mate?
Good on you.

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Just waiting for a mate.
Waiting for a mate.

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A little bit stuck down here today,

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so I decided to call
my cousin Jared up.

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He's been sitting in town,
not doing much.

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I'll get the strap.All right.

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He owes me a few favours.

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Yeah.Sweet.

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All right. You're nearly pulling.
Go for it.

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(EXCLAIMING)

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ROD: Nothing ever
goes (BLEEP) right.

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00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,359
But I guess
we should expect it by now.

233
00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,399
NARRATOR: With an opal-dry mine,

234
00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,079
Rod and Les need to repair
a 40-year-old drill rig

235
00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,599
to explore fresh ground
and establish a new claim.

236
00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:21,639
To survive,
we had to sell everything,

237
00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,359
so the drill's probably
our best chance

238
00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,599
of saving this season.

239
00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:32,479
Yeah, we'll give her a bit of a bush
tune-up and see how she goes.

240
00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,519
Righto.That one?Yeah.

241
00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:39,519
If he doesn't bring some opal
up soon, I won't be able to retire.

242
00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,159
You know, I'll just have
to keep plodding along,

243
00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,479
getting a little bit
here and there where I can.

244
00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,639
Sounds a little bit better, Les.
Yeah.

245
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,199
So what if we run it up
to Grubby Mick's,

246
00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,439
and we'll fire a few holes down
for the old fella up there?Yeah.

247
00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,039
We can practice on this
to see whether we can do it

248
00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,159
and whether it (BLEEP) works.
Yep.

249
00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:11,679
Grubby Mick just lives up the road
from me and he's me first cousin.

250
00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,399
How's it going, Mick?
He's a bit of an inspiration

251
00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,359
for an old bloke with Parkinson's.

252
00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,039
What are youse blokes up to?

253
00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,799
He climbs that ladder every day,
and he's a good worker.

254
00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,559
We got the drill. We've got
to figure out how to work it.

255
00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,159
You're going to do some drilling
on my lot?

256
00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,359
That's what
we brought her up here for, Mick.

257
00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:33,599
Anything you find, we'll split.
Yeah.

258
00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,559
Don't stop drilling
till you find some colour.

259
00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,879
The Bushmen hope to find
an opal-bearing fault

260
00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,759
on Grubby Mick's claim,

261
00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,919
beneath a shallow layer
of cement-like sandstone,

262
00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,159
avoiding old timer's tunnels
and workings.

263
00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,159
Old fella believes
in these (BLEEP) wires.

264
00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,879
(BLEEP) witchcraft.
That's what it is.

265
00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,959
Divinings, they get

266
00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,519
a couple of bent wires
and wander around the paddock,

267
00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,999
and they reckon
when the wires cross,
that tells them where there's opal.

268
00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,799
Oh, Rod thinks it's a load of shit,
but I don't disagree with it

269
00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,319
because I have found stuff with it.

270
00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,119
It's a fault there.

271
00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,319
So you reckon there's a fault there,
Les?Yeah.All right.

272
00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,999
If we're not on a fault, right...

273
00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,999
Yeah...or we hit a drive,
you've got to buy me a carton.

274
00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,759
OK.

275
00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,839
All right, mate. Well,
I reckon we have a crack.

276
00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,999
There's only one way to find out
whether we can do this or not.

277
00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,999
Just tell me when
that mast starts moving.Yep.

278
00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,599
Yeah, she's on her way.
That's it?Yep.

279
00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,879
(EXCLAIMS)

280
00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,759
Are your right hoses
and everything wise?

281
00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,799
Erm, looks like it.

282
00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,239
So far, we've seen
barely a speck of trace,
which isn't very promising.

283
00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,759
You know, we've dug a lot of dirt.
Dad on the other side,

284
00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,639
he's actually starting to get onto
a bit of trace, a bit of black
potch and colour,

285
00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,839
so really positive signs over there,
but not so much on this side.

286
00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,039
The boys are worried
cos they're not seeing any trace.

287
00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,599
They're concerned
because our window's closing,

288
00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,999
and we're way behind our target.

289
00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,199
With the short amount of time
we've got left in the season,

290
00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,639
we can't be digging dead dirt.
We have to be on opal on both sides

291
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,519
to get anywhere near that target
that we're looking to hit.

292
00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,599
The load the boys dug,
we're bringing it into town.

293
00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,399
As you can see, the lake's
drying up. We can get through,

294
00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,839
so we'll head back to the washplant,
put it in and wash it down.

295
00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,999
Fingers crossed,
we can find some opal
and turn the season around.

296
00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,879
It's really good having this
agi in town going again

297
00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,679
now that that lake road's back open,

298
00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,999
and actually seeing some dirt go up
the conveyor and into the barrel.

299
00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,039
Something we haven't been able
to do as much as we'd like.

300
00:17:19,120 --> 00:17:20,999
I'm just hoping it's pay dirt.

301
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,079
Just have to watch this wind.

302
00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,839
We've got a full load
on the, erm, truck.

303
00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,239
And with the tub
being as long as it is,

304
00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,279
when it's all the way up
with the hoist

305
00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,199
and there's wind around,
sometimes the tub tends to move,

306
00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,279
so we've got to be
really, really careful

307
00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:39,599
and go about this really slow,

308
00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,079
so that we don't have it up too high
and it doesn't fall over.

309
00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,679
Oscar!
You're doing some swaying around.

310
00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,919
Whoa! (BLEEP) Oh!

311
00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,519
It's fun having to treasure hunt,

312
00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,119
but getting through the fields
can be a challenge.

313
00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,759
Yeah.

314
00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,599
COLIN: Yeah! (LAUGHS)

315
00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,079
Leif's given us a few good clues
to where we might find
some good opal.

316
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,919
(BLEEP) running like (BLEEP) now.

317
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,119
I hope we'll have
a bit of success this week,

318
00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,239
and still be able to bring
something into our season total.

319
00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,399
When we're on that angle,
it's picked up

320
00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,199
a bit of air in the fuel line.

321
00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,719
And it being a diesel,
we can't have any air in there,

322
00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,759
so we've just got to bleed
all the air out

323
00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,399
and try and get the engine running
a bit better again.

324
00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,919
All right. Give that a go.
(ENGINE SPUTTERS)

325
00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,879
Keep going.

326
00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,559
You're up on a lean there,
all the diesel must have stuck

327
00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,319
to one side of the tank,

328
00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,079
so it's sucked a bit of air
into the line.

329
00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,479
(ENGINE SPUTTERING)
We're running out of battery now.

330
00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,239
Yeah, we're starting to run out
of daylight hours today,

331
00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,839
so, yeah, I really need to get
this donkey back on the road

332
00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,039
so we can finish this treasure hunt.

333
00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:12,239
It's really important for me and
Cozzie to put a lot of effort in

334
00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,359
and do everything we possibly can
to keep our season rolling,

335
00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,879
otherwise that's when partnerships
break down over time, you know.

336
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:22,039
(ENGINE SPUTTERING)

337
00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:25,439
Still no good, man. Come on. Oh!

338
00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,519
Doesn't do this,
but we did have the engine

339
00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,279
running on an angle
for a while, so hopefully,

340
00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,119
it's just air in the lines.

341
00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,159
We'll have to go get some
fresh fuel even, fill it right up.

342
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,599
That's half blocked again, ay?

343
00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,519
Jared's just making
a little poker wire

344
00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,199
out of a bit of old speaker wire,

345
00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,199
so we can clear out
all the blockage.

346
00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,079
We've got a blockage
in the fuel line.

347
00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,359
Yeah, little bit of bush mechanics
while we're out in the field.

348
00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,159
Yeah, go now.

349
00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,559
(ENGINE WHIRRING)

350
00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,719
That's better.
That's clearing up, man.

351
00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,439
Yeah. That's what we want. Yeah.

352
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,679
That's clearing right up.

353
00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,279
She's back, mate.Oh, sweet.
Yeah. You beauty.

354
00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:21,959
All right. Back on the road.

355
00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,119
Let's get this treasure hunt
back on.

356
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,119
Oh, thanks, cousin. Thanks so much.

357
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,039
(ALL LAUGHING)

358
00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,279
She's running, mate.
Let's go find some opal.

359
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,199
Thank God for that. Thanks, Jared.
Thank you.

360
00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,199
All right. Let's get
the hell out of here, ay.

361
00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,959
Got the treasure map.
Sweet, man. Let's do this.

362
00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:48,559
Yeah, mate. Let's go find it.
See if I can read your handwriting.

363
00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,879
ROD: Hey.

364
00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,399
The biggest danger here is we got
(BLEEP) all idea what we're doing.

365
00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,159
That's the biggest danger.

366
00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:16,359
Oh, when we're changing the (BLEEP)
augers, that can be a bit iffy.

367
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,439
The Bushmen are operating
a 40-year-old

368
00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,199
20-tonne exploration rig
for the first time.

369
00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,399
Everything at the moment's
riding on this

370
00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,079
cos we've got nothing else.

371
00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,759
We've had to sell
all our mining gear to survive.

372
00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:38,359
We've got absolutely nothing
but this and a dream.

373
00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,159
Oh-ho, look at that.

374
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,199
Now what, Les?

375
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,839
See if we can get her spinning
the right way.

376
00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,079
That's it, innit?Yeah.

377
00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,719
Just keep doing this and see
what happens, I guess, Les.

378
00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:03,799
That's a good start.
Must be doing something right.

379
00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:09,999
Whoa!

380
00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,679
Whoa, whoa, whoa!

381
00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,759
What the (BLEEP) hell happened?

382
00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,399
We just broke through
into a drive, Les.Yeah.

383
00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,759
There must be an old drive here
from somewhere,

384
00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,719
and we've just dropped the drill.

385
00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,559
And as soon as we've gone to hit
the opal level,

386
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,999
we break through into an old drive,
so we've done all that for nothing.

387
00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:32,199
That's a pain. That really is.

388
00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,599
Well, when you're working around
drilling an old field,

389
00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,959
erm, you don't know
where the drives go,

390
00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,679
so you just take a chance.

391
00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,159
They're not marked
on a map anywhere.

392
00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,959
Ah, Les, these (BLEEP) wires,

393
00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,679
they've done us no good whatsoever,
and you owe me a carton.

394
00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,079
I'm picking the next hole,
all right?Righto.

395
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,759
That's fair enough.I think
I'll move over to the west

396
00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,439
a bit more.Yep. Righto.

397
00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,599
Yeah, I'm going to pick a spot now.

398
00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,439
Too many old workings
over this side, I guess.

399
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,679
I'm sure there's not one over there,
so that's where I'm going.

400
00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,799
Starting to hit something hard
down there

401
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,839
by the way that's grinding.

402
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,039
Jesus, that's hard.

403
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,559
Yeah, we don't want to push
the (BLEEP) auger off.

404
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,439
Breaking an auger, that's major.

405
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,199
They're about
11 grand each or something.

406
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,759
See what's happened here.

407
00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:57,759
Eaten that tooth clean off.
Eaten that tooth clean off.

408
00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,279
So whatever it is that's down there,
it's right on the edge of the hole,

409
00:24:02,360 --> 00:24:04,239
is (BLEEP) hard.

410
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,879
And unfortunately, our dream's
slowly turning into a nightmare.

411
00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,199
Everything's going wrong.

412
00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,919
It's like a needle in a haystack,
looking for this

413
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,239
in the middle of the outback.
MATTHEW: Yeah.

414
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,439
Still can't see that shooter's.

415
00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,039
It's got to be
somewhere around here.

416
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:32,479
We're on the back side of the field,
so hopefully.

417
00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,319
Wait, what's that up here?
Is that the target?Yeah,
that's the target, mate.

418
00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,719
All shot up.Sure is, mate.
Oh, yeah, that's got to be it.

419
00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,439
Bullet holes everywhere.
That's got to be the one, man.

420
00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,639
Yeah, no,
this is what we're looking for.

421
00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,399
Hold on. I'll get me map out.

422
00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:48,079
Brothers Matt and Cozza

423
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,719
are relying on directions
from team leader Leif...

424
00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,959
100 metres north of post, all right?

425
00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,879
..to find an opal-rich
abandoned mine.

426
00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,239
I'll just park here and have a look.
Yeah.

427
00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,799
Oh. It's got to be here somewhere.

428
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,399
When Leif's not here,
it's important for me and
Cozzie to the put effort in

429
00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,279
to maintain our partnership
with Leif.

430
00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,319
He really brings a lot to the table
as far as opal mining,

431
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,439
and I don't think we'd be anywhere
near as successful without Leif.

432
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,719
Yeah, that looks like
a front end to me, man.

433
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,919
All right.There's an engine,
there's a gearbox.

434
00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,199
There's a buggy front end, man.
I think we've done good.

435
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,439
And, mate, that's a lot
of material here, too.

436
00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,719
Let's hope they left us
something behind, ay.

437
00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,839
As soon as we find some colour,
it's going to be all worthwhile.

438
00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:36,919
This is what they're telling us.

439
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,919
It's a good indication
that there's opal around.

440
00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,479
It's not much, but there's
a dot of blue potch there,

441
00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,879
so, yeah,
definitely a good indication

442
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,439
that there's silica
running in with the rocks here.

443
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,519
We're here to get top-grade crystal.
That's why we started this.

444
00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,199
We know it's in the area,

445
00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,359
so if we can just get any,
I'll be a happy man.

446
00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,519
Here's a piece.

447
00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,439
Oh, oh, oh.

448
00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,319
Found some nice crystal, Matty.
You're kidding.

449
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,719
Coming.

450
00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:22,599
Have we got red?
Oh, mate, it's crystal.

451
00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,319
Oh, my God.

452
00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,919
That is the top-grade stuff.

453
00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:29,719
Gem quality stones right here.

454
00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:34,839
Oh. Full colour. Completely bright.
It does not get better than this.

455
00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,079
That is fantastic.Beautiful.

456
00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,399
And you walked straight past it,
mate.It's a bright day, man.

457
00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,199
That's why you bring me, mate.

458
00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,119
We've got to get
the black lights out,

459
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,039
if we've got some crystal
hanging around.

460
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:49,599
Put them
in the zipping pocket, mate.

461
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,399
Put them in the zip pocket.
Nice and safe.

462
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,759
Opal can be really
hard to find on a big

463
00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,719
bright white pile in the sunshine,

464
00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,039
so if we do find an area
we know there's opal,

465
00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:02,719
we'll bring the black lights in,

466
00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,519
and it just glows that opal up
real easy to see.

467
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,799
All right. Well, where are we
going to start?

468
00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,679
I'll go the hill
I found a crystal on.

469
00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,519
Oh, yeah. I bet you will.
(LAUGHING)

470
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,319
Cool, man. All right.
Let's get into this.

471
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,439
These black lights are great
because they shine up opal
with a bright blue colour

472
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,559
compared to everything behind it.
But at the same time,

473
00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,639
unfortunately, little seeds,
bits of twigs and rubbish,

474
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,599
and sometimes
even spiders and scorpions

475
00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,279
will glow up the same colour.

476
00:27:38,360 --> 00:27:40,999
Yeah, this is the area that I found
a crystal in today,

477
00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,879
so I'm really keen to have
a bit of a look through it,

478
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:48,279
and see if we can find any more
just hiding underneath the surface.

479
00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:50,599
Here you go, mate. Everywhere.
Yeah, there is

480
00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,079
nice-size pieces here, man. Maybe...
This is like a Christmas tree, mate.

481
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,399
Mate, if this ends
up being all crystal,

482
00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,839
we've done really,
really well, man.

483
00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,639
Look at that, mate. Ding, ding.
That's a nice size, man.

484
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,359
Not bad at all.
Couple more. Look at that.

485
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,239
Yeah. Sweet, man.
There's a few bits, man.

486
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,919
Whoa, scorpion!

487
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,239
CHRIS: Oscar, it'll blow over.

488
00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,599
The wind's picking up.
We'll drop the back down,

489
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:25,679
and we'll put the rest in later on.
Hopefully the wind's died off.

490
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,239
We've got a week left to run.

491
00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,119
Dream run would be
to hit our season target,

492
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:37,679
but, you know, to find 100 grand
in a week, that may not happen.

493
00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,319
The opal-bearing rock
Oscar and Rory mined

494
00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,799
is washed overnight in the agitator

495
00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,559
to remove the clay
and expose any opal.

496
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:54,039
It's, erm... It's ready to go.
Fingers crossed.

497
00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,199
We put the hard work in and I'm
just hoping we get a reward now,

498
00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,479
because we don't have
enough time left to muck around

499
00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,039
and try and get onto that big
pocket. We need it now.

500
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,599
Haven't seen one nobby yet.
No, right.

501
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:17,439
There's a few bits
and pieces in there, but it's
nothing that'll get us much pay

502
00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,399
as of yet.
We just have to keep looking.

503
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,399
I don't like
the look of that at all.

504
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,719
Not one bit, ay.
Anyway, we'll go through it.

505
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,799
We may have missed something.

506
00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,519
There's not a lot to talk about.
That's pretty shocking.

507
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,759
I picked up a few bits of potch.
Besides that, there's nothing,

508
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,479
so, yeah,
it doesn't really look good.

509
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,679
Nothing really has come out.
No nobbies.

510
00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,639
You normally see a nobby
here and there.

511
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,799
Between the three of us,
we've seen nothing,

512
00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,679
so it's a fairly good indicator that
it's going to be a fairly
poor tail out.

513
00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,999
If we do get something,
it'll be a real surprise to me.

514
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,679
I don't think Buster's going
to get a feed out of this.

515
00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,079
Not even a bag of dog biscuits,
I wouldn't think.

516
00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,959
Definitely not
what we were hoping for,

517
00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,879
but on the positive side,
we've got a second go at it today.

518
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,239
Erm, the better stuff digging
was over on Dad's side,

519
00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,199
and we haven't tailed that out yet,

520
00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,639
so I'm hoping that it can save
the day, cos this certainly hasn't.

521
00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,199
Ooh. Geez, Les, we're having
a great deal of luck, aren't we?Oh.

522
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,959
All of it bad.
We haven't got into a level yet.

523
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,999
See if we can find a few teeth.
Righto.

524
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,839
On their first attempt
at using a drill,

525
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,119
Rod and Les have destroyed the teeth

526
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,999
on their 40-year-old
exploration rig,

527
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,639
stalling efforts to find
a new opal-bearing claim.

528
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,319
My retirement fund,

529
00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,759
I'm looking at it
through a big pair of binoculars...

530
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,879
..and it ain't coming any closer.

531
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,479
If it continues like this,
I can't see the old bloke

532
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,239
getting retirement money this year.
But you never know, you know.

533
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,119
If you put enough holes
in the ground,

534
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,039
you're gonna find opal
sooner or later.

535
00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,359
Bit of dental work.
Like Les, it needs a few teeth.

536
00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:17,959
Hold your finger on the end.I ain't
holding it while you're hitting it.

537
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,159
We're getting a bit expensive here.

538
00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,199
30 bucks each. Without the diesel,
we're already up to 90 bucks.

539
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,959
We've only got 108 to our name, so
we better find something here, Les.

540
00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,959
(ENGINE STARTING)

541
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,479
All right?Yeah.
Where's the handbrake?

542
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,679
Right.

543
00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,439
I would really like just to find
a little bit of crystal

544
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,559
to show the guys that we can
do something, you know.

545
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,279
Stick another auger on.

546
00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,479
Each auger's about
15, 16-foot, I suppose,

547
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,239
and we've got six of them.

548
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,639
So, you know, you can get
a fair way down into the ground.

549
00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,679
This stick should get us
into the level ends at long last.

550
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,559
It should. Yeah.

551
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:23,359
What have you got coming through?
Nothing.Nothing.

552
00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,479
Yeah, I think
the head's hitting the level now.

553
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,119
I've lost all systems pressure.

554
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,759
Took off like it was
really, really soft ground.Yeah.

555
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,119
Unless we've hit mud down there.
I'll keep trying.

556
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,719
I got it moving.

557
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,159
What we think now has happened
somewhere in the hydraulics,

558
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:02,239
it's got a little bit of a leak
and that's why we've lost pressure.

559
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,359
While Les is trying
to find the leak,

560
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,799
I may as well go through the dirt
while he's doing that.

561
00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,039
That there,
that's a tiny bit of potch.

562
00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,039
It's got no colour in it,
but it's potch,

563
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,399
so we're definitely in the level.
Now this is good.

564
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,999
At least we've found something.
It's potch, but it's something.

565
00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:26,719
Little bit of crystal. It's what
you mainly get up here is crystal.

566
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,519
(CHUCKLES) There you go.

567
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,479
Look at that. Hey, Les.What?
Look, our first bit of colour, mate.

568
00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:40,279
That's not a bad bit of colour,
that.(CHUCKLES)

569
00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:44,719
There's another bit.

570
00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,919
Be nice to find a nice big bit, Les,
so we can fix the drill.

571
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,279
That would be good.

572
00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,679
Another bit. That's black too, Les.

573
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,119
The little bits you've found
is not going to do

574
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,039
my retirement fund any good,
but, er,

575
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,039
at least we've shown
we can find opal with the drill.

576
00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,199
Yeah, exactly.
Willie showed us that,

577
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,119
and your two pieces of wire
found us a big hole,

578
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,879
so Willie's the one
I'll listen to from now on.

579
00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,519
The Bushmen have discovered
black opal trace

580
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,279
worth an estimated $200.

581
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:24,279
But the real value is that it's
proven the ground for a new mine,

582
00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,359
which could lead
to a seam of black opal,

583
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,879
the most valuable in the world.

584
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:33,439
Yeah, I'm paying back me wager.
Oh-ho.

585
00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,439
Your share, old fella.
You're paying back your debts.

586
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,119
Good on you, mate.

587
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,839
Well, fellas, I reckon that was
a pretty successful trip, Les.

588
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,799
We ended up
eventually getting the drill down,

589
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,839
we never dropped an auger.No.

590
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,759
Everybody lived.We see the sun
come up in the morning

591
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,719
and the sun go down of an evening.

592
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,199
When was the last time
you've seen the sun come up?

593
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,679
Cheers, mate. Good on you, buddy.

594
00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,759
COLIN: Whoa, scorpion!
MATTHEW: Oh, man.

595
00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,199
God, I hope there's not
too many of them out here.

596
00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,239
Glad he didn't bite me just then.
I got out of his way.

597
00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,879
I've got an esky.
You're going to pick him up or what?

598
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,559
Yeah, just lay the esky down.
We'll coach him in there.
I'm not touching him.

599
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,679
Yeah, there's still opal there.
I've got to get him outta the way.

600
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,519
A scorpion's exoskeleton absorbs

601
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,079
ultraviolet light
from the black light

602
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,479
and re-emits it
at a visual wavelength

603
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:40,319
of the electromagnetic spectrum,
appearing as a blue green glow.

604
00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,879
These little scorpions
pack a really bad bite.

605
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,119
So you don't want
to get whacked by them.

606
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:49,359
If you're allergic to it, you can
have deadly reactions to it.

607
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,479
We're a long way from a hospital,

608
00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,839
so best just to get this
(BLEEP) outta the way,

609
00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,919
yeah, so we can keep noodling.

610
00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,199
Yep, he's in there.

611
00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,239
Oh, man.

612
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,919
I'm going to leave you to this.
I'm going somewhere else.

613
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,719
Yeah.Come away
from these scorpions.

614
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,119
We've got
a nice big chunk of matrix here.

615
00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,039
Seems to be
a couple lines of colour.

616
00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:15,399
This is getting me excited again.

617
00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:19,199
Oh, Cozzie. Far out.

618
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,359
(LAUGHING) What the hell?

619
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:25,119
Oh, my God. Painted lady,
but that's some good material there.

620
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:26,799
Dude, check that out.

621
00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,959
A painted lady
is a layer of opal so thin,

622
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,479
it appears to be painted
on the host rock.

623
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,159
This is very pretty.
Nice greens, beautiful reds.

624
00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,119
That's beautiful.

625
00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,839
It's a nice noodling session
in this buggy cut we found.

626
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,799
It's pretty good, actually
We've definitely pulled
away more than the average.

627
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,519
We've got nice painted ladies
and matrix,

628
00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:49,359
and I haven't looked
at the chips yet,

629
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:53,839
so I'm hoping that we've got
good crystal colour in there,
that'll be excellent.Definitely.

630
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,719
Leif should be back in a few days,

631
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,399
and I think he's going to be happy
with what we've found.

632
00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,719
Cool. All right then.
Good night, brother. Good night.

633
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,199
Yeah.Not bad at all, mate.

634
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,119
How did the trip go, mate?
It was all right.

635
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,959
How did you boys go?
Come on in, mate. Have a look.

636
00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:18,479
Yeah, we found a bit of concrete,
matrix and opal, man, and so...

637
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,199
Nice.See what you reckon, man.

638
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:22,919
Yeah, so we managed to find
in the bottom of this one

639
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,519
top-grade crystal, man.
That's beautiful.

640
00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,959
We've got the concrete.
We cut a bunch of test
pieces in that bucket.

641
00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:34,079
Yeah.That's the best concrete
I've found in a long, long time.

642
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,279
That's nice.

643
00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:39,039
Concrete and matrix
appears colourless

644
00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,919
until treated with a sugar
and sulphuric acid solution,

645
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,319
which turns the host rock black
and reveals the opal.

646
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,519
You've got four kilos
of this rainbow matrix.

647
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,159
I reckon it's minimum
1,000 bucks a kilo there.

648
00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,439
Yeah. I was thinking that.
So, four grand.

649
00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:00,559
Piece of angel matrix.
What's that? That's a good kilo.

650
00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,719
Thousand bucks on that.
Yeah.You slice that up.

651
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,199
The Mooka Boys have a mixed parcel

652
00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,119
of concrete, matrix,
and crystal opal,

653
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,199
with a painted lady specimen,

654
00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,559
featuring the full
spectrum of colours.

655
00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,799
The parcel's in the rough
and weighs eight kilograms.

656
00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:22,759
So what do you reckon, Leif?
What's it all worth?

657
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,119
Eight grand.Ooh.
That's what I think.

658
00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,359
Excellent. Yeah, mate.

659
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,079
Here's to a week
of old school noodling.

660
00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,999
Cheers, mate.Cheers, boys.

661
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,559
You get put in the deep end,
you're either going to swim or sink,

662
00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:48,639
so in this case, they swam.

663
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:51,039
So maybe they should
do it more often. (LAUGHS)

664
00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,439
All good?OSCAR: Yeah. Let's do it.

665
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,879
RORY: One more tail to go
with what Dad's been digging,

666
00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,079
so fingers crossed
there's something in that,

667
00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,519
otherwise we're going to be leaving
the end of the season with nothing.

668
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,679
Saw a few nobbies.
Yeah, I saw a few fly down.

669
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:25,759
We got, like, a week left to go
so we just hope we can, erm,

670
00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,719
pull a rabbit out of a hat.
That's what we've got to do.

671
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,479
Just hope there's a bit of colour.
There's colour there.

672
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,239
I didn't see nobbies digging,
but there's nobbies in it,

673
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:37,359
so we might be in
with half a chance, you know.

674
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,039
We might get something out of it.

675
00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,479
Anyway, I'm just happy
to see some nobbies.

676
00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,559
Buster,
he's at the end of the table,

677
00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,119
and he just picks up
everything that we've missed.

678
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,159
He's like our
last line of observation.

679
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:51,599
As you can see,
he's very dedicated to his job.

680
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,879
You know, I'm not worried
about him eating rocks.

681
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:57,119
If he wants to, he can,
just as long as it's not opal.

682
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,799
There, mate. Black-centred
nobby there. Look.

683
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,199
You know,
that's already paid for fuel.

684
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,559
So if we can get a few more of them,
at least we're not going behind.

685
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,599
So I think we're on
the right track down there.

686
00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,879
Oi, here we go.
That's looking a bit better.

687
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,199
Colour on black there.
Oh, yeah. That's not bad.

688
00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,639
Rory just picked up another nice
stone up the end of the table there.

689
00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,319
It's a bit of colour
sitting on a layer of black potch,

690
00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:26,479
so that's a really good sign.

691
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,199
Oh, that's got me actually,
genuinely a little bit excited.

692
00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,039
There's a few bits
and pieces in there.

693
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:45,599
Certainly not
the life-changing tail out,

694
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:48,239
but there's a good chance
we're going to get paid.

695
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,199
We've worked many weeks this season
without getting any pay,

696
00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:55,239
so the fact that we've got a little
bit on the table is pretty good.

697
00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,239
Pretty happy
with what we've got so far.

698
00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,799
Fair bit of material there.

699
00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:11,439
There's a few pieces in there
well worth a rub.

700
00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,159
There'll be a pay in there,
for sure.

701
00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,999
Whether it's five grand,
ten, 20, I don't know,

702
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,839
but there's at least five grand
there, just looking at it,

703
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,159
and you never know, we could end up
with ten or 15,000 out of it,

704
00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:25,239
which is... You know,
that's better than nothing.

705
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:29,919
The year we've had, I'm not going
to whinge about any opal we get.

706
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,959
We're definitely
going to have to rub it up,

707
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:35,239
and it could be better or worse,
but happy with what we've got.

708
00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:40,639
Normally, I rub and sell as rubs,
but we'll take them to the cutter,

709
00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,959
and we'll have them
cut and polished.

710
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,839
Oh, here comes Dad, Rory.
Oh, sweet.He's driving in.

711
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,719
Righto. I'll come out.

712
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:59,759
Hey, big fella.Hey, young fella.
How you going?

713
00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,039
No good?
Oh, I've been to the cutter.

714
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,039
Yeah.
You don't look very happy.Nah.

715
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,799
Really?
Nah. Not as good as I thought.

716
00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:11,079
Damn.Damn.Serious?

717
00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,839
What do you reckon, boys?
Oh. (LAUGHING)

718
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:15,559
What do you mean not real good?

719
00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,439
The colour in that's unreal.
So we priced them all up.

720
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:21,399
Yeah.
They're just under 25K.

721
00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:24,359
25K?Oh, wow! How good's that?

722
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,919
Really? Oh, they rubbed up unreal.
That's perfect.

723
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,159
And he's stirring us up like that.

724
00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:30,959
I saw
your little smirk on your face.

725
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,679
Yeah. We'll put that up
on our page, ay.

726
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:37,439
Yeah, we'll go into town
and chuck that straight
on the website. They're perfect.

727
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,599
It's exactly
what we've been looking for.

728
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:45,799
The Cheals have 11 stones
of black and crystal opal,

729
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:50,799
primarily blue green in colour with
flashes of purple, yellow, and red.

730
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,479
Cut and polished,

731
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,879
they've been valued at $25,000.

732
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:59,719
I think if anyone is due for a win,
it's us. We've worked hard.

733
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,519
A bit of luck come our way.I just
commend the boys for not giving up.

734
00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:09,359
You can't be doing that to us, mate.
Well done, mate. That's the go.

735
00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:12,719
It means a lot to me,
and at the end of the day,

736
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:16,559
every load you dig, you're one load
closer to that massive find.

737
00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,079
Cheers, boys.
How good's that, ay?

738
00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:38,479
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