Otto Borchert: Enterprise At Goolwa, S. Australia

Artist: Otto Borchert

Nationality: Australian
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 14 by 12.25 inches
Overall Size: 21 by 21.5 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Board

The paddle steamer Enterprise is shown in the harbor at Goolwa, Australia.

Goolwa is at the mouth of the Murray River on Lake Alexandrina, in Southern Australia. Australia's first public railway, horse drawn, was opened in 1854 to connect with the Murray steamboat system, thus connecting river traffic at Goolwa with the ocean port of Port Elliot. This was Australia's first example of an integrated transport system. The Goolwa wharf, built in 1852 saw the town thrive for the next 40 years, making it one of Australia's major river ports. Sixty vessels were built at Goolwa up to 1913 including 37 paddlesteamers.

The name Goolwa comes from an Aboriginal word said to mean 'elbow' -- describing the shape of the bend in the river. Sealers from Kangaroo Island were probably the first Europeans to visit Goolwa, possibly as early as 1828.

Seawater is prevented from entering the River Murray by a barrage 632m long. Small craft enter through a lock. Goolwa still has it's past traditions of shipbuilding, trade and transport, but is now a growing tourist and holiday center, and the paddlesteamers are on the river as a tourist attraction as a link with the past.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover of Australia. Transportation; Enterprise at Goolwa, 1978.

Artwork Copyright © 1978 Unicover Corporation. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Images of the Artwork may be watermarked and/or digitally watermarked. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the copyright.

Our Stock Number (SKU): XB05847

US$ Price: Reg. $1,400.00 Today $700.00

Easy Purchase Plan: Buy this ArtworkOriginal with 8 monthly payments. Payments will be charged automatically as due to your Credit Card.

How to buy Original Artwork:

If you would like to buy Original Artwork, there are several convenient ways:

Use The Artwork Gallery: simply click the "Hang in Gallery" for pictures of interest. This puts the picture in your Personal Artwork Gallery, where you can view or remove it. When you've finished hanging artwork in your Personal Artwork Gallery, Go to your Personal Artwork Gallery and select an option for contacting us or ordering from us from there.

To get in touch with us directly about a piece of Artwork by Phone note the SKU and dial TOLL FREE 1-800-443-4225 from throughout U.S. and Canada.