Outback Opal Hunters — Season 3
Season 3 originally aired on Thursday, October 17, 2019
About this season
Season 3 originally aired on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Episodes (10)
1. The Bushmen
Aired 17 October 2019 • 45 min
The Bushmen clash with opal thieves raiding one of their mines. The Cookes hack an old digging machine, while the Fire Crew hunt for a new deposit of rare black opal.
2. Episode 2
Aired 24 October 2019 • 45 min
Synopsis Bushmen Rod and Les risk their lives reopening a long-abandoned mine. New team the Young Guns go deep underground for the first time, hunting pineapple opal.
3. Episode 3
Aired 31 October 2019 • 45 min
Rookie team the Young Guns have a life-threatening moment hunting legendary pineapple opal. The Cooke Bros scramble to hunt on another miner's claim for a share of the find.
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 November 2019 • 45 min
The Tunnel Rats blast their way to a fortune and solo prospector Col Duff is stranded deep in the Queensland outback. Rookie Sam runs out of air underground.
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 November 2019 • 45 min
Old partners Aaron Grotjahn and Col Duff reunite on a prospecting mission. Meanwhile, the Tunnel Rats race to protect their claim as rival miners close in.
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 November 2019 • 45 min
The Bushmen risk their lives in the fight to get their one-tonne digger down a 20-metre deep mine shaft. Plus, new alliances are forged as the Boulder Boys hit pay dirt.
7. Episode 7
Aired 28 November 2019 • 45 min
The Bushmen dodge rockfalls in a potentially deadly new mine. The Fire Crew close in on a new deposit of black opal and the Boulder Boys struggle to drain their pit.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 December 2019 • 45 min
The Bushmen are desperate for a breakthrough after a run of bad luck. And the Young Guns are under financial strain and fall out over their new mine.
9. Episode 9
Aired 12 December 2019 • 45 min
The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. And, the Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal.
10. Episode 10
Aired 19 December 2019 • 45 min
The Bushmen confront a miner who has illegally dug their claim. The Young Guns must find a new source of opal when poisonous fumes force them to abandon their mine.