OPALTON

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  • čas přidán 1. 02. 2012
  • An old German and a hippy Aussie digging for Opal in the Outback of Australia lead to interesting encounters. Especially if one is an upcoming documentary director...

Komentáře • 42

  • @outbackaustralia8071
    @outbackaustralia8071 Před 11 lety +3

    Great memories, well done boys, thats where I started my opal career in April 1952

    • @hellohello2738
      @hellohello2738 Před 5 lety +1

      Where did youre ventures lead you and why did you choose to venture elsewhere?also how did it pan out for you?im interested cheers😀👍✌

  • @brendaleman
    @brendaleman Před 9 lety +9

    My mother mined opal in Lightning ridge for around 10 years & found more opals in the tailings left behind by other miners than in the ground.

    • @sharonlewis7638
      @sharonlewis7638 Před 3 lety +3

      That’s simply amazing isn’t it? One mans trash is one woman’s treasure. Lol

  • @maryplewes5040
    @maryplewes5040 Před rokem

    hilarious, looking forward to a second movie

  • @scheef8967
    @scheef8967 Před 10 lety +4

    What a character the old German is.

  • @calmyourbeardson8259
    @calmyourbeardson8259 Před 2 lety

    Great video mate

  • @Flyahead
    @Flyahead Před 10 lety +1

    Great story. How different life could be. Never new they have opals in Australia.

    • @zz3OPEN
      @zz3OPEN Před 10 lety +4

      Im fairly sure 97% of the world's opal supply is from Australia. My country ;)

  • @ourorboros2
    @ourorboros2 Před 7 lety +3

    I could watch the Nomad cap dude so much, he is wicked. Arno is interesting also.

    • @mikeh4387
      @mikeh4387 Před 6 lety +3

      Check out Outback Opal Hunters then.

    • @sharonlewis7638
      @sharonlewis7638 Před 3 lety

      That’s exactly how I became a opalholic, can’t wait for the next season on Discovery Channel in USA.

  • @Opalsinformation
    @Opalsinformation Před 11 lety +1

    Great Stuff, quirky and YES Arno, Opalton, that is where the world starts!

  • @ClashixTV
    @ClashixTV Před 2 lety

    Lol the guy with the ideas mining for 150 years xD

  • @brendaleman
    @brendaleman Před 9 lety +1

    Top video,Thanks for uploading it.

  • @ccc771
    @ccc771 Před 11 lety +1

    great Doco well done! OPALTON part 2 please lol...

  • @Eiscola
    @Eiscola Před 2 lety

    „Cut that out“… haha 😂

  • @kurtschlick3891
    @kurtschlick3891 Před 4 lety

    Arno this is a great idea and you are the star, don't let your camera man BS you. Some day I will come down and look you up. I'm not afraid of a little hard work. Keep the videos coming can't wait for the movie.

  • @carinaj3885
    @carinaj3885 Před 6 lety +7

    Arno died in December 2016
    GROTJAHN, Arno Karl. Late of Vindex Street, Winton, Qld. A Private Cremation was held for Arno on Thursday, 15th December, 2016.

  • @Sasvad
    @Sasvad Před 6 lety +1

    funny to see you make Arno put back the bucket down and up again, just for a better videoshot. Nice one

  • @arbit3r
    @arbit3r Před 11 lety +1

    Haha, this is really great. Thanks for sharing.

  • @calmyourbeardson8259
    @calmyourbeardson8259 Před 2 lety

    14:40 would love to hear more of these stories...

  • @brendanbradford1993
    @brendanbradford1993 Před 4 lety +1

    That's cole duff from outback opal hunters wow he is young there only if we could let him know how his smoking has harmed him now days top bloke I'd love to go mining with him I'm not far from opalton

    • @sharonlewis7638
      @sharonlewis7638 Před 3 lety

      I thought the young dude looked familiar... oh my gosh, he was so young there! Glad I watched it to the end, as hard as it was in translation.

  • @sliperysid
    @sliperysid Před 5 lety

    Just watching you (Col Duff) on TV. Sorry to hear about your sickness, best of luck with your recovery. You seem like a bit of a leg..

  • @maelradec6766
    @maelradec6766 Před 3 lety

    col is a legend

  • @Grahamblackopal
    @Grahamblackopal Před 10 lety +1

    Good Queensland opal mining place opalton is.

  • @ukbeeps
    @ukbeeps Před 4 lety +1

    That crank pully could do with a squart of wd40

  • @bennyz2871
    @bennyz2871 Před 4 lety

    Uh an interesting old vid, Col Duff is in the modern series, guess they never found the mother veins.

  • @hellohello2738
    @hellohello2738 Před 5 lety

    This is great what a melting pot of mad buggers😂in a way they are probably geniuses because they seem happy good diggings boys😀👍✌

  • @pdxeddie1111
    @pdxeddie1111 Před 10 lety +2

    fightin, boozin and screwin always on the hunt for that big strike, it's the miner's life. Funny though all the independent gold miners I've met were exactly the same

  • @philhohnen6193
    @philhohnen6193 Před 5 lety

    a contrary camerman...poor Arno...

  • @TheFeanz
    @TheFeanz Před 5 lety

    yeah alright whatever you wana do

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 Před 3 lety

    Why does the sky look prettier than it does today I believe I know the answer

  • @cracka-tinnitribe9543
    @cracka-tinnitribe9543 Před 4 lety

    Col off OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS

    • @sharonlewis7638
      @sharonlewis7638 Před 3 lety

      Has anyone heard how his heath is, well wishes from USA to Col. ❤️👍

  • @crabtastic7
    @crabtastic7 Před 3 lety

    Haha holy shit look at young col hahahaha

  • @cgod241
    @cgod241 Před 7 lety

    these guys are going to have arthritis carpel tunnel syndrom breathing disorders and the list gois on but it's a living I suppose