Rod Manning
Self - The Bushmen
Series SeasonSeason 3 episodes2019
Outback Opal Hunters
Season 3
Season 3 originally aired on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 145 min2019-10-17
The Bushmen
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.
Episode 245 min2019-10-24
Episode 2
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.
Episode 345 min2019-10-31
Episode 3
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.
Episode 445 min2019-11-07
Episode 4
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.
Episode 545 min2019-11-14
Episode 5
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.
Episode 645 min2019-11-21
Episode 6
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.
Episode 745 min2019-11-28
Episode 7
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.
Episode 845 min2019-12-05
Episode 8
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.
Episode 945 min2019-12-12
Episode 9
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.
Episode 1045 min2019-12-19
Episode 10
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.