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Happywanderer


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There is a movie starting on Ch 10 at the moment 9.30 pm eastern time. Called Opal Dream.

Filmed in 2006 in Coober Pedy.



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I was in Cober Pedy in the early '80s......................... nightmare!

Hopefully it's not a horror movie and you enjoy it.

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Looks to be about a family. Vince Colosimo is the father. He is a opal miner. The little girl has imaginery friends. Not sure where its going yet.

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Thanks HW, will see that one here I hope at 9.30PM Perth Time!



-- Edited by Vic on Thursday 22nd of December 2011 11:56:24 PM

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I found a DVD of the ABC Doco "Opal Fever" a couple of months ago in an Op-shop for $1.   It was made about 2004, in Coober Pedy.     Maybe it inspired the Movie.

 

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I started to watch it....................... did it again fell asleep. When I was watching they reckon he was a Ratter. Now I'll have to get the DVD

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A "ratter" is someone who goes into someone elses mine, and works it - sometimes in the middle of the night - very frowned upon in the industry, as you would imagine, charged with theft etc, if the miners don't deal with him first.

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Just finished a book by Di Morrisey called Opal Desert set mostly near Lightening ridge. A good read.



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I really enjoy Di Morrissey's books, but haven't read Opal Desert.......................maybe santa will bring it

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Rip and Rosie wrote:

I really enjoy Di Morrissey's books, but haven't read Opal Desert.......................maybe santa will bring it

 That sounds very much like a hint R&R.



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Love the new avatar Rosie. Very cute.



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Thanks Beth, just for Christmas.

ho ho ho

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