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Plot

When his precious cache of opals is stolen, 14-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief.

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Fire in the Stone
at Oz movies 1984 films 1984 television films Australian drama television films Films based on Australian novels Films set in South Australia Films shot in Australia 1980s English-language films 1980s Australian films {{1980s-Australia-film-stub