The Great Rescue is a 1907 Australian play by Bland Holt.
[3][4] The play was based on Lincoln Carter's American story Bedford's Hope.
[5] It was adapted to be set in Australia and to refer to the rescue of Modesto Varischetti.
[6] George Darrell also wrote a play on this called The Land of Gold.
[7] It featured considerable spectacle on stage including a train.