"Outback Opal Hunters" Gassed Up

1 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,119 Keep an eye on that seam there, Bogger, 2 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,359 because that's starting to pay for us, isn't it? 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,319 JAKE: Yeah, it's been going all right. 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,359 Nice bit of bloody seam developing there, isn't it? 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,799 And it's in that different ground too. 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,479 Yeah, the ground's changing, innit? 7 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,479 Yeah.Because we're starting to get some nice trace down there, 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,159 and it's just starting to appear. 9 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,599 So, I reckon the next dig, we might do all right just here. 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:36,359 Hey! SAM: What? 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,759 Oh, you bloody broke through. 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,439 Yeah, quick, get out of here! 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,479 Quick, come back! Come back to about here! 14 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,239 That's horrible.Whoa! 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:53,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,999 Jesus... ...Christ! Did you feel that? Horrible. 17 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,679 What's the story about all that? 18 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,199 Those old workings have been sealed for 50 years.Oh. 19 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,959 Bit of stale air. Yeah, a bit gassy. Bit stale. 20 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,519 Yeah, what happens is, these old mines, 21 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,319 like, that's been closed up for 50 years. 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,719 It builds up gases, and because we just broke through, 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,879 you feel it hit you, couldn't ya, that air? 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,759 I really don't know what those workings are. 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,359 Because this is such an old mine, it's been sealed up for many years, 26 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,599 you can't go down and explore most of it. 27 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,279 I thought we were going down the sides of the workings, 28 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,959 but obviously, we're not. 29 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,119 I don't really wanna do any more 30 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,759 exploring in there until the air clears anyway, 31 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,439 'cause it's very dangerous and it's very gassy. 32 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,799 NARRATOR: Grawin Opal Fields, New South Wales. 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,759 For over a century, thousands of opal prospectors 34 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,559 have journeyed here in search of their fortune... 35 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,559 ...leaving a warren of dangerous underground mines 36 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,679 deep beneath the sun-scorched landscape. 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,159 I'm gonna go up and turn the blower on 38 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,199 just to get that air to suck out. 39 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,359 In a season already plagued by problems, 40 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:14,399 the Bushmen, Rod Manning, Les Walsh, Sam Mehan, 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,959 and Jake "Bogger" Wallace have busted through 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,999 to an abandoned mine at their new claim, Froggie's... 43 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:26,839 ...releasing a potentially deadly buildup of carbon dioxide. 44 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,879 The air's gonna be quite stale and not great. 45 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,199 So we need to pump fresh air down there 46 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:34,999 to keep everything safe. 47 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:40,039 At Froggie's, just about everything has gone wrong. 48 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,599 We're finding a little bit, but only just paying the diesel. 49 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,159 Yes! That's a surprise. 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,479 We're not anywhere near our 150K target. 51 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,839 I don't think it's gonna happen this year again. 52 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,679 Les and my expiry date's fast ticking over, you know. 53 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,879 Something has to happen and we've got to find something soon. 54 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,879 All right, you can go, Sam. 55 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,399 See if you can get in there, Sam, and just go around that corner. 56 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,279 Yeah.And just see what the roof looks like. 57 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,919 Erm, it does look solid, but they've been 58 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,599 pretty much pillar bashing in here 59 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,119 and leaving the opal clay on the top of the pillars. 60 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,199 This can be dangerous. I mean, those old drives, 61 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,999 they've sat there for 50 years. 62 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,839 Ugh, it looks like there's been a bit of a collapse there. 63 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,199 So, we don't know very much about 'em at all. 64 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,079 And we've come through the side and broken through. 65 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,119 You're putting so much load on your roof, 66 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:47,799 that's where they come down. 67 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,879 Oh, dear. They are a lot lower than what we are.Yeah. 68 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,519 See, Jake, it helps to be small sometimes. 69 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,399 Sure does in a case like this, there's not a lot of room. 70 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,919 Bogger and Sam are really good, you know. They're good kids. 71 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,599 Simple thing is, if we wanna keep them, we've got to find opal. 72 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,079 They're gonna soon get sick of working for nothing. 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,719 If I have to go and find another job, I'll end up on a farm 74 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,239 doing something outdoorsy. Not much for inside work. 75 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,679 I don't like shopping centres or anything like that. 76 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,119 I avoid the place even if I've got to buy groceries. 77 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,839 Holy ghost. 78 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,399 And that just goes on and on and on and on. 79 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,919 Since me old man passed away a couple of years ago, 80 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,159 he was out here opal mining himself, you know. 81 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,359 So it's a bit of a heartfelt moment for me to be doing what he was 82 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,679 and tryin' to finish off what he wanted to start. 83 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,319 And my goal at the end of it is to find something nice 84 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,239 and sort of get it all done up, put it in his little lockbox there 85 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,279 and tell him I did well. 86 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,959 You know, sort of finish off what he'd come here to do. 87 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,239 Yeah, we've just broken through there, Les. 88 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,639 We've gone in there and had a look, and it's bad. 89 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,759 Big ballrooms, really old. And we've actually got a drive 90 00:04:54,840 --> 00:04:56,919 going through under our floor here. 91 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,239 LES: Oh, okay.So we're gonna have to go in here.Yeah. 92 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,119 Start going down lower, 'cause it's lower over there. 93 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,839 I am a wee bit worried about that drive 94 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,799 that comes in underneath us. 95 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,079 You know, if the digger collapses into that... 96 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,719 ...you know, someone can get killed that way. 97 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,199 Potch, potch and more potch. 98 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,559 So, all potch is is colourless opal. 99 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,479 I don't know what we're gonna do, mate. 100 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,519 This last week or so has just been like this. This is dismal. 101 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,799 That's out of what, four loads right now at the moment, man? 102 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,879 It's really not looking good, hey? 103 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,639 That's not even diesel covered. 104 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,799 The way it's looking at the moment... ...we are Slim Pickings. 105 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,479 At their Government Tank claim, Slim Pickings' 106 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,839 Lee Hobden and Roger Williams 107 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,119 are failing to make their opal season pay off. 108 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,359 So where we're at right now at the moment, 109 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,399 our season target ain't looking that good. 110 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,639 Tried to bump it up to 120,000. 111 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,639 But, erm, quite literally, we're only at 42,000, 112 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,399 and it's making it hard for us. 113 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,319 But, you know, this is mining and this is what it's all about. 114 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,959 The team have been searching for fragments of opal 115 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,639 left in the waste dirt 116 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,359 from over a century of mining on their claim. 117 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,919 All this stuff, that's the old-timers' silt. That's what we're after. 118 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,119 Those old-timers could've missed some decent-sized stones as well. 119 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,559 This is exactly where all of the most beautiful opal was ever washed, 120 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,239 so this is where we are. 121 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,559 But now, Roger and Lee need to find a new source of pay dirt. 122 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,599 That's it. It's not cutting the mustard. What are we gonna do? 123 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,559 We have to think of something. You know what? I've got an idea. 124 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,359 Yeah, yeah. I've got a cracking idea. 125 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,479 How about we go see Glowy? He knows his stuff. 126 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,119 He knows, he knows everything about Lightning Ridge. 127 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,199 He would know where some of these old sites used to be.Yeah. 128 00:07:00,280 --> 00:07:03,359 And he is a good friend, so - Why not? Let's go and see Glowy. 129 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,039 Yep. Let's go and see Glowy. 130 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,079 Hey, Glowy.Hey, Glowy. How are you going, mate?Good. 131 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,119 I've been here for 56 years. 132 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,799 I started mining when I was 15 with my father. 133 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,599 Picked up a lot from the old-timers 134 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,359 'cause always got around with Dad, and Dad was an old-timer. 135 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,559 Well, I can show you a couple of spots that I know of 136 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,119 that you might wanna have a go at. 137 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,719 About to go out to these old, er, dry rumble sites. 138 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,159 He said there's a spot there where a bloke mined it 139 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,839 back in the '50s, which is a long time ago for us. 140 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,639 So what we want. 141 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,319 In the old days, there was a thing called keeping it in the dark. 142 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,199 Miners quite often didn't tell another miner exactly where they got opal. 143 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,479 It's just something we do. 144 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,599 You don't wanna advertise that you're getting opal, especially in the old days. 145 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,519 Well, following Glowy off to this new spot. 146 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,319 Yeah, hopefully, it comes good, man. 147 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,279 You got to love Lightning Ridge. 148 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,239 All these old bush tracks, getting around, mate, 149 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,559 it's just, it's perfect, perfect living. 150 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,359 Absolutely perfect, mate! 151 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,239 Finding these tracks that haven't been used for a few decades, 152 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,159 it's very hard to locate now. 153 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,279 When I ride out here, I don't worry about tracks. 154 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,279 I just cut through the bush, so it's made it a little bit more difficult this time. 155 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,079 But I know it's directly straight down the hill from here. 156 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,559 Ah!Oh, well, this is it, Glowy! This is it. 157 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,519 So that's a good sign there. That's an old Zephyr. 158 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,279 And they used it for an old puddler. Look at that! 159 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,279 The old-timers washed their pay dirt 160 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,879 with a rotating mesh barrel called a puddler. 161 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,959 Small pieces of opal would sometimes escape with the waste silt. 162 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,399 Those wet puddlers, they set 'em up here a long time ago. 163 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,719 As they're processing all the mud spilling out, 164 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,919 it's getting chuted out here, out into this bay here. 165 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,239 So, you can see they disconnect the tail shaft off the diff, 166 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,999 lift it up, add a piece in, and that drove the disk. 167 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,319 They used the car engine to run the puddler. 168 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,039 Wow. Yeah. So, it's good bush ingenuity there. 169 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,719 Yeah, well, that's how they did it back in the day, didn't they? Yeah, mate. Yep. 170 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,279 Erm, puddler site there. You can see the silt, so it's a good sign. 171 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,879 That's definitely the reason why you brought us here. 172 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,919 We're looking for this old puddlers stuff. 173 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,119 Yep.Yeah.I reckon we get around, have a little spec around and see what we can find. 174 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,279 Why not? That's what we're here for, hey?Righto, we'll split up. 175 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,079 We'll come back and see what we got. 176 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,039 I'm going this way. I'm going. 177 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,399 I'll go that way. 178 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,479 Tell you one thing. These tailings are looking pretty promising. 179 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,319 A little, a little fossil here, Glowy. 180 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,039 Only tiny. Look at that. 181 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,039 It's a little bone or something. Little fossil or something. 182 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,999 There's some really good material here. 183 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,639 There's heaps of colour in there. Yeah, now what? 184 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,399 I really reckon we should be getting our gear down here.How? 185 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,879 It's a pretty good spot, but how the bloody hell 186 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,319 are we supposed to get all our gear down here, mate? 187 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,839 Well, that's the difficult part, isn't it? 188 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,759 We've got to probably push at least 750 metres, 189 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,199 nearly a kilometre of track just to get down here. 190 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,559 Yep. And some of it's pretty boggy up there. 191 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,239 Yep. Argh! 192 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,239 Yeah, I know. Man, that's disappointing. 193 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,159 Just the cost alone just to push a road 194 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,399 all the way down here, it ain't worth it. 195 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,199 All right. Well, we've got the other spot to look at.Yeah. 196 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,719 Let's go and get the next one. All right, let's do it. 197 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,559 Let's do it.Gotta roll start me. 198 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,879 Now, Glowy's got another spot. And he was saying that 199 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,079 there's name stones coming out of this place, 200 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,999 some of the best opal. I'm hoping that 201 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,959 we're moving onto bigger and better. 202 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,839 There's a notice board there! 203 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,839 For sake.Sake, Lee. 204 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:19,719 Now this place is bloody pegged out. 205 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,559 There's a tag board there, and it's got someone's name on it. 206 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,119 So the rule of thumb here in Lightning Ridge, 207 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,239 you do not go on a registered claim if that's not yours at all. 208 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,359 Ah, sake. Just can't get a break, can we? 209 00:11:45,560 --> 00:11:49,319 How you going down there, brother? You need any help with the digger? 210 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,999 Yeah, I don't know about moving this, bro. 211 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,359 These tyres are flogged over here. 212 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,039 Well, mate, it's either move these wheels once, 213 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,879 or we got to move the truck tyres, like, a hundred times. 214 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:05,799 Yeah, but when the truck tyres burst, 215 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,919 it doesn't tip the machine over. 216 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,279 Yeah, well, mate, it's gonna take us all season 217 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,639 to cart that dirt over from Tye Hill to here. 218 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:16,079 Like, we just don't have that time or the money for the fuel, mate. 219 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,159 We get the noodler there, then I can chuck the dirt straight in, 220 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,839 and it's heaps cheaper. 221 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:24,519 Andamooka, South Australia. 222 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,519 The Mooka Boys, brothers Matt and Cozza Kathagen, 223 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,759 are attempting to rescue a disappointing season 224 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:37,359 by moving their noodler, an opal processing machine to another claim. 225 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,959 I know the noodler's made to be moved, 226 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,199 but that was put together 40 years ago. 227 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,279 So there's rust on all the bolts that are holding it together. 228 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,999 If we start to get a wobble-up and we lose this dark room, 229 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,679 or shaker system falls off, 230 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,639 you know, we don't have a machine at all to use. Ah! 231 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,279 Bloody Matty gets these ideas in his head, runs with 'em. 232 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,679 Yeah, so the season's a bit rough. 233 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:05,239 We've set a high target of 200K. 234 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,679 And we're only at about 30K at the moment, just under it. 235 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,519 Cozzie and I, we've got a fair few mouths to feed, 236 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,519 and if we're not bringing opal in, 237 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,159 then we can't pay the bills, we can't get the food. 238 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,879 So, there's no way we can prove this is 239 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,959 a good way to work to our partners. 240 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,919 So, yeah, really hoping for a win soon. 241 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,399 Cozzie's not too happy with the noodler move. 242 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,559 I've got a little bit of a surprise for him. 243 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,719 I've put a phone call in to one of the original Mooka Boys, 244 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,479 used to work with us ten years ago. 245 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,119 Hey, Cozza.Yo! 246 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,599 Come here. I've got a surprise for ya. 247 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,239 Hey!Ah, Dale, bro!Yo! 248 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,599 How you going, man? I've brought the luck and the love. 249 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:53,599 I hope so.I hope so too. We need it, bro. 250 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:56,999 Dale's a really old mate of ours. Hasn't been back to Mooka for years. 251 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,519 And I think he's gonna be a great help this week. 252 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,159 Much bigger noodler this time. Got the big guns out, hey? 253 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:06,399 Yeah.I'm not too keen to move it, but he's got it in his head that he wants to move it. 254 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,479 Oh, yeah. Here we go. Nothing's got any brakes either, bro. 255 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:12,559 Oh, got to love it. Hey! Welcome back. 256 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,759 I've missed the dust and the dirt. 257 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,079 But hopefully, we can find some colour with the boys. Should be good. 258 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:20,959 Gonna get Cozzie to hook the truck up, 259 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,519 'cause once I move that, the whole thing might roll. 260 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,319 Yeah, we don't want that. Just gonna go grab a drink, man. 261 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,559 All right. So, chuck us that key, Matty. 262 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,039 Oh, .Oh, holy ! 263 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,519 Oh, what happened here?Oh, no! 264 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,999 Where did it land? Under your knee or something? 265 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,399 It should be right there.Oh, no! 266 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:44,159 I nearly had me hand on it. Ah, Jesus Christ. 267 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,679 There's no way I'm finding this, bro. Just hotwire the truck. 268 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,519 Mate, I'm getting out of here. 269 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,799 Sorry, bruv. I thought you had it. I don't know, mate. 270 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,279 That's not good, boys. 271 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,119 Matty, hey.Yeah, not good. Welcome back, Dale.Yeah. 272 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,079 Can't even throw me a key, mate. 273 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,239 Ah, she'll be all right. No need to get upset. 274 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,599 It's only a key. I'm sure we can hotwire it. 275 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,679 You just go and clean yourself up, mate. I'll sort it out. 276 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,319 You know, I feel like giving up quite a few times this season. 277 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,239 Everything is not going well. I'm sick to death of working 278 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,719 with these old machines that keep breaking down. 279 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,679 But we need to move dirt, 280 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,399 'cause if we're not moving dirt, we're not getting opal, 281 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,399 we're not bringing money in, so there's no point even being here. 282 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,679 We're gonna have to start this the old-school way 283 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,639 and just go direct to the starter motor. 284 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,719 We'll arc him out with the old screwdriver. 285 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,159 Feel a lot better now after a change of clothes. 286 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,559 But, er, seems like one problem after the next with this thing. 287 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,159 Gonna have to bring the digger over. We hook it up to them batteries. 288 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,119 I should be able to get this truck to turn over enough to start. 289 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,799 Ooh-ho! Sounds like you got power. 290 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:55,479 This means that we can't stop it. 291 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,359 Ooh!Oi! 292 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,119 Which is really not an ideal situation. 293 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,039 Hey-hey!Whoa!Nice! 294 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,239 We're up and running, brother! Yeah-ah! 295 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,239 Ah!Are you...No! 296 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,399 ... kidding me? 297 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,119 Yeah, we can't have this keep happening. 298 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,639 Argh! I can't work like this! 299 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,879 Not good. Not good, mate. 300 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,599 ROD: Where the bloody hell are ya? SAM: We're a bit stuck. 301 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,439 What do you mean you're a bit stuck? 302 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,199 Bogger decided that he wanted to go a different way to work 303 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,279 and, erm, Bogger got us bogged. 304 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,519 Bogger's biggest problem is he doesn't think. 305 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,399 Everything's fun to Bogger, a big adventure. 306 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,399 So instead of coming the way to work that we know is safe 307 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,799 and we know there's no bog holes in it, 308 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,679 he's taken a scenic route. 309 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:08,159 He's way out to the south of here in a bog hole. 310 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,559 Fancy meeting you here, mate. Don't say nothing, Bogger. 311 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,879 Sam, you're supposed to be in charge. 312 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,719 You're supposed to be thinking for him. 313 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,519 Last time I let him think for himself. 314 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,199 He doesn't think for himself. That's why you're like this. 315 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,879 It wasn't all like that. You do realise that's just water laying on the road. 316 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,799 I realise that now.That's as solid as underneath there. 317 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:31,839 Over here is boggy. 318 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,359 I worry about you, Bogger. You're a bloody drongo. 319 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,599 We got to this part here of the road and there was a puddle. 320 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:46,639 Instead of going through the puddle, he decided to go off-track, which is a big no-no 321 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:50,159 because we've just sunk and sunk into the black soil and got bogged. 322 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,839 There's a chance this isn't gonna pull that out of there 323 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,439 'cause the bottom of the car's sitting on the dirt. 324 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,359 Give us a wave when you're ready, Bogger! 325 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,519 I'll just beep the horn, mate. 326 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:02,999 Righto. 327 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,719 It was a bit wet, wasn't it?Got it. 328 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,079 That's pretty mediocre for going wrong, as far as I'm concerned. 329 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,039 Well, I found the bog hole, maybe we can find the opal. 330 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:29,759 I suppose the thing that annoys me the most about Bogger 331 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,279 is he reminds me so much of me self. When I was a young bloke, 332 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,079 I was pretty much exactly the same, 333 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:39,639 but I suppose as you get older, you get a few brains. 334 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,959 At their newly pegged Froggie's claim... 335 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,959 ...the Bushmen have broken through to an abandoned mine 336 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,639 and need to be sure it's safe to work. 337 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,759 Everybody, this is a dangerous area. 338 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,799 'Cause we're going down, 339 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,839 when you first start to go down into a new drive, 340 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,999 you have to leave something on the roof. 341 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,519 So, all of this stuff here is not really stuck onto me roof. 342 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,279 Some of this will come down. 343 00:19:10,360 --> 00:19:12,759 Righto, Bogger, can you watch the roof 344 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,439 and if starts to go, give us a bellow? 345 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,199 It's already bloody falling off. 346 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,079 Look out! 347 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,359 Righto. Keep an eye on it for me. 348 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:29,759 It's gonna come down. 349 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,359 Whee! Oh, this is horrible. 350 00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:38,919 Whee! Ah-ho-ho! 351 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,319 Looks like it's registered. 352 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,679 I can see the name and I know that person. 353 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,959 That's Dave Smith. He's a good friend. 354 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,359 That's Smithy. Yep. Yeah, I know Dave. 355 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,879 He's a tough negotiator. He's been here for a while. 356 00:19:59,960 --> 00:20:03,479 He wants to take out what's underneath. I know. He's an underground miner. 357 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,679 Yeah.If he wanted something to do with all this dry rubble stuff, 358 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,919 he'd have done something with it a while ago. 359 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,199 Well, give him a call and see how we go. 360 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,879 With the help of veteran opal miner Glowy, 361 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,279 Slim Pickings may have discovered 362 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:20,039 a new source of opal-bearing waste dirt. 363 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,399 Oh, here he comes. That was bloody quick, wasn't it? 364 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:28,279 They need to process the dirt to reveal any missed opal. 365 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:31,799 But it's on a claim registered to local miner Dave Smith... 366 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,039 Dave!...and his son Ted.Ted! 367 00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:36,199 How's it been, mate? Good. How you been? 368 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,159 How are you, brother?Pretty good. Davey!How are you, Lee? 369 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,319 We're wondering what you're doing with this old bit of dirt here. 370 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,599 Apparently, it's an old, dry rumbling pile. 371 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,679 I suppose I was gonna use the dirt to backfill holes and stuff. 372 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,519 Really?That's what I was gonna do with it.Don't do that. 373 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,599 If we're interested in washing your silt, 374 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,559 we might be able to work a bit of a percentage with ya, if you're interested.Yeah. 375 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,279 If there's anything here, would you take 20%? 376 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,599 Wait, wait. Before we even negotiate anything, 377 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,879 let's have a look around first, man. We haven't even had a spec on it. 378 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,759 If we turn around, start chopping, and we don't get no money, 379 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,999 then it's not worth anything to any of us.No. 380 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,639 Tomorrow I won't be here, but Ted will be up here. 381 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,039 He can come up and give you a hand, whatever you need to do or something. 382 00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:21,519 We're underground people. We go down these holes and dig out the dirt 383 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,079 and then do it through the hoist. This is a different process altogether. 384 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,719 I'd be curious to see how it works. The last time we tried, it failed... 385 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,759 ...terribly. Yeah. 386 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,079 Yeah, well, I've got that idea, too, if we had, like... 387 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:39,079 LEE: Yeah?Yeah. Erm, it's a bit of a shaker table sort of idea. 388 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,159 A-ha!Well, I was thinking trying to turn it into a shaker table 389 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,279 where it moves back and forth. Oh, yeah. 390 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:55,279 Because the silt is so fine, it'll just run straight through it. 391 00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:58,079 Pffff. Wait till you see the rest of it. 392 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,919 So, I've got an old pump here. 12-volt pump. Yeah. A-ha! 393 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,399 This is where we're going with it. As if we set an offset. 394 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,919 So, hook it up with a little bit of power, mate, and, er... 395 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,599 What's your job? Ooh.Voila! 396 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,399 There's a vibrator. That's a vibrator and a half. 397 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:22,279 Oh, there's Ted.Ted's here. 398 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:24,319 Hey, Lee.How are you, mate? 399 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,319 Oh, good. Hey, Bosco. 400 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,999 I'd love for them to find opal. 401 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,399 It'd be great to kind of get my foot into the business of opal dealing 402 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,639 and that, and kind of get a deal going, and Dad, 403 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,119 like, Dad's gone away today, so it's on me, and I'm 404 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,519 kind of feeling the pressure a little bit and hoping to find it, you know. 405 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,599 Mate, check this out.Holy ! 406 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,719 Lightning Ridge, a house looks like it wouldn't work, 407 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,479 but it works out here, it's Lightning Ridge luck, you know. 408 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,679 I have really high faith in it. 409 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,399 Righty-oh. You've got that one? Yeah, I got him. I got him. 410 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:59,359 So the reason why it's on an angle is throw the material up on here, 411 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,239 and that'll actually shake it all the way down and through. 412 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,919 The larger material will actually land down on the ground 413 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,919 and the smaller material will just flow through the mesh itself. 414 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,479 And thus, we'll have all the material 415 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,239 that we need to look through, it will be down the bottom. 416 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,919 Not that I hope it works, I wish it works. 417 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,319 This thing needs to work. That will determine our fate for this area. 418 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,919 Righty-oh, boys. Three, two, one. 419 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,839 After I watched Cozzie stall it, I just knew that 420 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,319 once I've got the digger hooked up to the noodler, 421 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,479 if that truck stalls at any point and I've got to unhook the digger, 422 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,599 got to get it over there, got to start it with a screwdriver again, 423 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,439 we got to get back in line, hook the noodler up again, 424 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,799 and it's just gonna be an absolute nightmare. 425 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,359 Not good. Not good, mate. 426 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,239 It's not, boys. It's not gonna work out, hey? I just... Well, Dale had a good idea. 427 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:57,959 We could always go to Brooks's 428 00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,839 and use a pick and a shovel up there. 429 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,759 We don't need machinery. 430 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,879 Come here to see colour, not stand around. 431 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,879 Erm... Yeah. 432 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,039 Brooks Hill, there's a fair bit of history here in Andamooka. 433 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:17,119 It's one of the original mines put down by the old-timers. 434 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,519 It's owned by one of our friends who allows us to come down, have a look. 435 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,799 This was a very rich mine back in the day. 436 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,479 They pulled a lot of opal out in the tunnels they've done. 437 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,519 We'll go down there and knock some pillars out, and hopefully, the roof stays up. 438 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:36,679 After a season plagued by mechanical failures and pitiful opal finds, 439 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,519 the Mooka Boys are going back to basics at the Brooks Hill mine, 440 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,239 assisted by longtime friend, Dale Groben. 441 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,239 Got a pick and a shovel and a blacklight. 442 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,439 So hopefully, we can find something. Do a bit of pillar bashing. 443 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,719 This is a deep mine. There might be over a kilometre of tunnels all up, 444 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,319 and they go every which way, so it is easy to lose 445 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,639 where you are in here, especially in emergency situations. 446 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,839 But the biggest issue we've got is some of these pillars 447 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,919 are really badly taken out. So we don't have just 448 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,959 straight down and up walls, they've actually been carved away 449 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:18,079 as much as a opal miner dares to have another look for opal. 450 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,759 This is one of those pillars that must've been rich 451 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:24,079 'cause they've come around back side of it and dug it all out as well. 452 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,479 And this whole pillar is holding this big, wide roof up. 453 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,959 Just over here, bro. What have you got? 454 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,239 There's the material there. Oh, yeah, okay. 455 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,399 Might have to drop a bit of this roof lower. 456 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,119 Oh, well, that is bad, bro. That is, that's... 457 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,199 If that comes down, that's goodnight Charlie, mate. 458 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,199 That'd break your neck. No problem. 459 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,879 That's really good-looking opal. 460 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,959 I can see a bit of blue-green tinge to it. 461 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,279 If we can drop this shelf down and it looks good, we'll have a crack. 462 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:55,759 Right, so come on. Ooh. 463 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:03,079 Oh, that's pretty good, boys. 464 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,919 Dale, did you bring the luck with you, mate? 465 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,119 Hundred percent. 466 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,359 We'll just spot the rest of it and make sure it's not gonna come down. 467 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,039 Holy ! 468 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:23,079 Oh, wow.Wow. 469 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:27,159 Boys.There's some killer colour in there, bro. 470 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:28,839 Chipped off, too. 471 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,799 It's very, very live ground here. 472 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,479 Oh, . 473 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,079 Look out, Bosco. You know what? 474 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,599 It shakes the bloody bed, so -Ah! 475 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,919 Hell, yeah, man! Mate, it's working. It's working. 476 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,319 Let's get some dirt on. Let's get into her, boys. 477 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,759 Let's get some dirt happening. I'll grab the shovel. 478 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:03,239 In Lightning Ridge, Slim Pickings have built a home-made shaker 479 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,039 to process a sample of old-timers' waste dirt. 480 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:09,159 Yee-haw! If it contains traces of opal, 481 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,839 it could rescue their dismal season. 482 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,759 So, what we've just figured out straightaway 483 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,039 is that it needs to be a bit more of an angle. 484 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,999 So, we just found some old building supplies. 485 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,039 So we're gonna tack it together and see how it goes. 486 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,359 There it goes. There it goes! 487 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,799 Yeah, that's sieving that all out. How good's that? 488 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,079 That's working so good, boys. 489 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:48,039 That's working better than what I bloody thought. 490 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:50,119 Dude, I can see colour from back here. 491 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,359 That's nice green. Bit of purple with black. 492 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,799 Where's that?Oi, we might be onto something! 493 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,719 Did you lick that and put it in my hand?That's how you do it. 494 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,199 That's all right, mate. I don't mind at all. Wow! 495 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,959 Lee, Rog, look at that one! Holy . 496 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,879 Ooh! Look at the colour of that, man.Oh, hell, yes. 497 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,119 Yeah!Deadly, deadly. Thank you so much. 498 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,039 Hell, yeah.Mate, thank you! 499 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,719 Pulled out some really nice pieces, some really beautiful 500 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,359 green, orange on black. That ain't bad, man. 501 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,839 Oh, I'm loving it. It's absolutely good. 502 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,999 Look at that! Give that a lick. 503 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,639 Everyone's had a lick at it.Yeah. I like it. 504 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,599 Can you get up there and just jackhammer 505 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,719 a couple of plates for me foot? 506 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,039 The challenge down here is always the same. 507 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,879 Staying alive and trying to find colour. 508 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,039 That might be a bit better, Bogger. 509 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,959 That ground changed a lot just then. Hell of a lot in that last swipe. 510 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,959 Yeah.The further we go this way, the better it's gonna get. 511 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:09,119 Oi! Did you see that? No, I was looking at you talking. 512 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,319 Well, you should be looking at the bloody wall. 513 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,559 I am very sure we just hit a seam. 514 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,319 Yeah, there's a bit here, mate. 515 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,119 There is?Yeah, that's not bad. Thought there was some. 516 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,119 Look at the green. Look at that, Sam. 517 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,719 Let's see if we've got any more here. 518 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,079 It was right in there. Here's another piece. 519 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,039 Ooh. Look at the green in that . 520 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,119 Look at the green all over the top of that. 521 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,279 Ha-ho!Here we go.It's beautiful. 522 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,839 Unbelievable the way the Earth can create this beautiful stone 523 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,839 over millions and millions of years with all the amazing colours. 524 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,799 Ooh! I can see it from here, Bogger. 525 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,759 That's bright too. That's bloody bright. 526 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,719 Hey! Ooh, there's another bit. Look. 527 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,479 You're the first person to ever uncover it out of the wall. 528 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,319 It is absolutely amazing. I just adore it. 529 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,119 Hey, Les!LES: Yeah. 530 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,359 Come get an eyeful of this, mate! Righto. It better be good. 531 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,799 It's money-green, mate. Money-green.You'll like it, Les. 532 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,479 Cop an eyeful of that fella there! Check that out! 533 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,479 That's not a bad little piece. It's not bad at all, is it?No. 534 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,919 I don't know if we should try and do a live auction. 535 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:15,119 We'll make a lot more money online than going into town with this. 536 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,639 I agree. I like selling it online, too.Much better. 537 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,319 It's the best way of doing it. 538 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:24,119 Ah, one minute to go. Assume the positions, folks. 539 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,079 You know, in these Facebook auctions that we do, everyone's got a role. 540 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,759 Sam and Amanda are the main ones, 541 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,879 'cause they're the ones that take the bids. 542 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:34,799 All I do is sit there and show the pretty stones. 543 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,119 Big smile, Les. Want to see both your teeth. 544 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,959 That's it. 545 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,319 G'day, viewers. How yous all going tonight? 546 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,679 Good morning in England, Lynne. Oh, hey, Tommy! 547 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,159 Donga! How are you, mate? 548 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:55,799 The Bushmen are auctioning off their haul of crystal opal 549 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,279 featuring the full spectrum of colours. 550 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:02,839 It's in the rough and weighs 205 grams. 551 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,279 They're also auctioning a range of parcels they've been stockpiling. 552 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,119 We've got a little bit of everything for yous. 553 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,519 First up, we have got, this one is 554 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,679 gonna be a magnificent ring stone. Add their names. 555 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,119 Les, the carat caller, what have we got on this one? 556 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,479 Five carats.Five carats. 557 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,159 What do you reckon we ought to start the bidding off, Les? 558 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,999 Yeah, 420.420. All right. 559 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,559 Donga starts now.You've got one minute to get your bids in, okay? 560 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,999 Look at that dazzling colour coming through there. 561 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,679 Ah, 430. 562 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,519 This is such a bright, bright stone. 563 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,359 440 for Laurie Kwok. Good on you, Laurie. 564 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,159 Righto, she's just... Donga's about to go off, folks. 565 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:49,119 Righto.179 carats in this stone. 566 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,159 AMANDA: Here we go. Donga starts now. 567 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,479 So, we've got a bid up already at $650. 568 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:58,399 Just get an eyeful of this.SAM: So, 650 is the highest at the moment. 569 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:02,959 The donga's about to go off, folks. Go off.Two, one. 570 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,999 Are you all right, man? Mate, I thought it was safe. 571 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,519 What happened?Brick just come down and hit my head. 572 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,839 What's on the ground?Yeah. Scared the hell out of me, mate. 573 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,279 , man.Ooh! 574 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,439 In South Australia, the Mooka Boys are digging for opal 575 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,999 in the decades-old Brooks Hill Mine. 576 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,759 It broke straight off here, hey? Yeah.Yeah. 577 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,679 But it's proving too dangerous to continue. 578 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:36,959 This is really frustrating. 579 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,239 We found that colour in a live patch of ground. 580 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,319 We know there's brilliant opal here, 581 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,519 but the old-timers have gutted this mine out so bad, 582 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,599 if we keep mining, then this whole show 583 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,279 could come down on our heads. 584 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:49,959 It's one of those trash holes, hey? 585 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,439 Yeah, well, you're a lot smaller than us, maybe we can stick you in one. 586 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,879 Go on, you little money mole, get up in there. 587 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,959 In this mine, there's actually original hand-dug shafts 588 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,559 by the real old-timers. And back then, it was 589 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,839 only red crystal, that's all they would take. 590 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,159 And they used to backfill all their shafts 591 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,319 with their rubbish and their offcuts. 592 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,199 What's it looking like in there, Dale? 593 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,119 It's dark when you turn the lights off. 594 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,319 But I reckon I might have found a bit of matrix down here, boys. 595 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,959 A bit of matrix?Yeah, I just moved a bit of this dirt away and I've... 596 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:22,639 There's another piece. 597 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,399 So a matrix here in Andamooka is basically a host stone 598 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,239 that's completely infused by opal over the years. 599 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,159 What, decent-sized chunks? 600 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,399 Yeah, I've got three big pieces here, man. 601 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:36,159 Wow.Holy . There's chips everywhere in here, man. 602 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,919 We're on, brother. We're on. 603 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,519 I told you I'd bring the luck and the love.Oh, Cozzie. 604 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,719 Oh, what the hell? Look at the size of that! 605 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,239 Yeah, bro.There's money here, bro. You can see someone's cut it. 606 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,159 Yeah, these are definitely old cutters. 607 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,759 They look like they've been cooked in a fire. They're in your pocket. 608 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:56,799 That's killer, bro!Yeah. That's what we want, boys. 609 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:01,159 LEE: Oh, this is comfortable. 610 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:05,559 O-o-o-oh, it's real goo-oo-ood. 611 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,239 I'm gonna tell me missus 612 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:09,439 I'm sleeping here tonight and make a campfire 613 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,159 and stay here. Oh, yeah. 614 00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:14,719 In Lightning Ridge, Slim Pickings have discovered 615 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,639 promising traces of opal in a test sample 616 00:34:17,720 --> 00:34:19,879 of waste dirt from an old mine. 617 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,559 Yeah, that's not bad at all. 618 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,159 That's... That's pretty good, really. 619 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,599 Slim Pickings have a range of seam opal 620 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:32,159 with flashes of green, purple and red. 621 00:34:32,240 --> 00:34:37,399 It's in the rough, and the total weight is 250 grams. 622 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,279 Wow.Damn, look - Look at the colour. 623 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,359 Yeah.Look at the colour popping out of that. 624 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,319 Greens, purples. You found that. Lucky green flash. 625 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,439 Yeah, you got that gem green there. 626 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,599 But the opal has been found on a claim 627 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,439 registered to Ted and his father, 628 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:55,039 and a deal will need to be done to process the rest. 629 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:58,359 There's a couple of little muggies in there. Couple of smaller stones. 630 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:02,079 You throw the rest in the chip jar, you might get 50, 100 bucks for it. 631 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,319 You know what? We've got 300 or 400 bucks here, let's say 400 bucks. 632 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,279 That's actually pretty good. Yeah, mate.Let's go for it. 633 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,039 Yeah, let's go for it.Let's do it. 634 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,319 Have you got the authority to make a deal here today?Oh, yeah, Dad... 635 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:19,759 Yeah.That's the biggest question. I do, actually. He's kind of told me. 636 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:22,199 What do you think would be a good deal? 637 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:26,479 I was thinking 65 and 35. What do you guys reckon on that? 638 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,679 Jesus. 639 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,399 He definitely learnt off his father, I know that much. 640 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:33,159 Yeah.Hard negotiators. 641 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:34,839 You know what the going rate is. 642 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,999 Same as trenching, same as working someone else's claim. 643 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:43,239 It's always been 70-30, and we are paying for the diesel costs. 644 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:45,879 Everything is on us. You guys are sitting back pretty. 645 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,679 Yeah, definitely, I honestly think Dad would be very happy 646 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:51,079 with a 70-30 deal. I mean, I may have tried to 647 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,119 sneak that in there a little bit, but you always got to try it. 648 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,279 Yeah, mate, you always got to try. No, I think that's a good deal. 649 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:00,199 Lucky it wasn't up to me, you would've only got bloody 20-80. 650 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,159 So, yeah, just made the deal with Ted. 651 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:07,879 We're pretty excited. We really are, 400 bucks. 652 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:11,199 It ain't a big win, but it's the start of a massive one, that's for sure. 653 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,879 Amazing, actually. I need to call Dad and give him the good news. 654 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:19,519 That's actually way better than, "Oh, Dad, I don't think we can make a deal, 655 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,199 it's not gonna work out." 656 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,519 No, it's just, "We did a deal, Dad." 657 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,479 It's gonna be so good, you know. 658 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,239 DAVE: So, I put my son in charge. 659 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,879 And basically, he made a deal. He rang me 660 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:35,719 and organised all the deal. 661 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,559 Done really well yesterday. I was really proud of him. 662 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,639 It might only just be $400 worth of opal that we got out of it. 663 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:45,119 But it just goes to show that there is going to be a lot of money in it. 664 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,599 Thank you so much, boys. Thank you very much.Yeah. 665 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,279 ALL: Cheers! 666 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:00,839 So, how'd we go, Mands? 667 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:05,599 Yes, I've added it up twice and it comes to $9,000. 668 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,559 Woo-hoo!Yeah. 669 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,119 Yeah, 9,000 is pretty good. 670 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,759 Yeah, I think it's a win-win, really.Yeah. 671 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,839 I really enjoy seeing who it goes to, you know.Yeah. 672 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,639 You get to react with 'em a little bit.Exactly. 673 00:37:23,720 --> 00:37:26,639 I think it's cool.Next time, we'll chuck an extra zero on it. 674 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,559 Yeah.I like the sound of that. 675 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,919 Yeah, well, I was, you know, real happy about the 9K sale. 676 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,519 Gives us more diesel, so we can keep going at Froggie's. 677 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,119 I do think there's a big pocket down there somewhere. 678 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,159 We just got to dig in the right direction. 679 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,719 Gee, you've done well, mate. That looks bloody good. 680 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,279 This is my favourite. Yes, I know it's your fave. 681 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,399 I'll take that one. Put that extra chunk on it. 682 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:51,839 Righto, give me some elbow room. 683 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,159 Oh! Oh, that's good, mate. 684 00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:55,999 Oh, bloody goat's lovely, mate. 685 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:58,159 So, you reckon you'll hand over this recipe? 686 00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:01,079 Oh, maybe, maybe if you're still here in 20 years, mate. 687 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,959 Yeah, righto. I'll be sticking around, then.All right. 688 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,679 That's the only reason you're gonna hang around for anyway, 689 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:10,279 to get the bloody recipe. It could be, Les. 690 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:14,319 Here's to us.Yep.ALL: Cheers! Bloody good result. 691 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,439 COLIN: Oh, wow. Wash this bad boy off! Look at that, man. 692 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,039 Oh, yeah, boys! That is killer. 693 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:33,199 Green, blue, gold.Mate, got a matrix come out the wall. 694 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,919 Look at that! Matt, that ended up real nice. 695 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,359 Look at these little bloody seams we pulled out. 696 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:42,119 Some of them are a bit potchy, though. Didn't quite come out as well as we hoped. 697 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:46,199 Goddam, there's a lot of chips. Yeah, I can see the chips down there shining through. 698 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,559 Man, these are high-grade chips. Yeah. 699 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,919 Now, I got a bit of an idea. 700 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,759 I just got a few parcels of some pendants and stuff. 701 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,319 Oh, yeah. Bit of art and craft. Arts and crafts? 702 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,319 You boys up for a bit of arts and crafts? 703 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,039 I've come here to go mining, boys. 704 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:09,399 Boys, so today, we are making little pendant vials.Yeah, righto. 705 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,639 What I really need out of you two is to sort through the chips. 706 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:15,199 Only bright chips, and I need clean chips. 707 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,399 Yes, we've got fair few chips here. 708 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,599 I've bought enough to make 300 pendants up. 709 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:24,879 After we got the chips in, your glucose and the bio dependence, 710 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,239 it's about eight bucks each. We can sell them for 40. 711 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,599 It's a very healthy profit, about a 500% profit. 712 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:33,239 That's a big profit, mate. It's a decent profit, mate. 713 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:40,879 Kaboom! 714 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,599 So today, we've come down to the Dynamite Cafe to see Pete. 715 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:47,679 How you going, Pete? 716 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,399 He deals with a lot of tourists day in, day out here. 717 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:53,359 So I think it might be a perfect place to put our pendants. 718 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,079 Hoping that you've got some deep pockets today. 719 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,839 I've got very deep pockets, short arms, deep pockets. 720 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,839 I've been in Andamooka since I've been a little boy. 721 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:07,559 It's the best opal in the world. Back in the early '60s, there was lots of it. 722 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:09,879 And as time's gone on...Perfect. 723 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,839 ...things get leaner and leaner and harder to find. 724 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,799 There's still people here giving it a go, which is good. 725 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:19,519 Just trying to see if that pairs up and it pairs up with it there. 726 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:22,279 Yeah, it all comes from the same little seam there, yeah. 727 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,879 The Mooka Boys are selling seam opal 728 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:28,639 and three large chunks of matrix 729 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:31,479 with blues, greens and golds... 730 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:34,679 ...along with a haul of small opal chips 731 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,359 they've turned into pendants. 732 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,199 The total weight is 640 grams. 733 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,159 And what sort of dollars are you looking for this lot? 734 00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:47,639 Er, look, we'd be happy with 500 bucks. 735 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:50,239 Yeah, we'd be stoked with 500 bucks for that one. 736 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:51,959 Five hundred bucks, you reckon? 737 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,839 I'll tell you what, I'll go 200 bucks. 738 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:57,999 Two hundred bucks, boys. 739 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,759 What about 300? Push up a little bit.Yeah. 740 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:06,319 I'll probably come up, I'll meet you halfway, I'll go 250. 741 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:09,959 250.250? Yeah we can take 250. 742 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,159 250. And what else have you got there? 743 00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:14,639 Yeah, these are the real gems we've got this week. 744 00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:17,959 First of all, we found this matrix in the level. Look at that. 745 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,959 A bit of a puzzle piece, this one. 746 00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:21,799 Bit of puzzle piece.Ooh, yeah. 747 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,319 And what sort of dollars were you looking at for this lot? 748 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,559 We've got about 500 grams, just over 500 grams all up. 749 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,399 So, you know, we're looking at about 12 bucks a gram. 750 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,759 Let's just call it 6,500 we'd like to get for the... 751 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,479 For the whole parcel here.Right. 752 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:45,479 So, what's your second best? 753 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:47,959 You know, five and a half grand, it'd be, 754 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,159 you know, we'd be happy with that. 755 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:53,799 Five and a half. Would you go five? 756 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:56,999 Five grand, boys?Even five. 757 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,399 Found it in a bit of a trash pile, so... 758 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,599 True, yeah. All right. 759 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,839 Cool.Excellent. No worries. Five grand. You beauty.Good job. 760 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:08,559 Now, last, but certainly not least. 761 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:11,199 Just got the plain pendants here. 762 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,359 We've got about 300 of them made up at the moment.Righto. 763 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,959 I was hoping that you might take 'em on a bit of a commission down here, 764 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:20,279 like I know you do for the other people as well. 765 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,559 And what sort of dollars you're looking at these? 766 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:26,559 Well, look, we sell them for $40 each, normally.Yeah. 767 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:28,919 But I know you've got to take a commission. 768 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,519 So what would you be happy to do for us? 769 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:36,119 50-50.50-50 is a bit much, I think. The boys...Come on. 770 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,799 The boys put a lot of effort into cleaning these chips. 771 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:41,719 Yeah, I can imagine.You know how much work goes into it. 772 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:45,559 Forty bucks. I don't know, take a $5 commission out of it. 773 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:47,839 Yeah.Yeah. Sounds good for us. 774 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:49,679 That works well for us, buddy, yeah. 775 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,599 Yeah, no worries. We could certainly do that for you. 776 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:54,799 No worries. We'll put a heap on display. 777 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:56,919 Beauty, mate. Good news, boys. 778 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:04,199 Yeah, I'm absolutely ecstatic today. We got a great deal out. 779 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,919 We've got our pendants out there for the public to see. 780 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,799 They can all take a piece of the Mooka Boys home with them. 781 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:11,479 And that makes me happy too. 782 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:15,399 Ah, pizzas on!Hey! DALE: Awesome. 783 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,399 It ended up being a great week, you know. 784 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,799 We get to celebrate with a few pizzas and family. 785 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,079 You can't... You can't ask for anything better. 786 00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:24,199 Pizza time!BOY: Yes! Yum! 787 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:25,959 Hey, calm down, Johnny. 788 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:28,759 100% I'll come back and help the Mooka Boys out. 789 00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:31,039 They're nothing but family. Love 'em to pieces. 790 00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:33,599 And we actually got a win, so it's all been a bonus. 791 00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,879 Oh, guys, I just want to say a big thank you. 792 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,079 It's been a huge week. Thanks for coming, Dale. 793 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:39,759 More than welcome, mate. 794 00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:42,719 And thanks to all our opal family. To opal! 795 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,799 MAN: To opal!WOMAN: Ripper! MATT: Cheers! 796 00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:47,879 Subtitles by Deluxe 796 00:43:48,305 --> 00:44:48,464