This watch belonged to Norman Borthwick of Ecklin, who, with his wife and two children, Janet, aged 7 and Jack, aged 6, were survivors of the sinking of the cruise boat, Nestor, on the Hopkins River in January 1921. The boat was on its regular trip from the Hopkins River boatsheds to Jubilee Park with 80 passengers. Ten people were drowned when the boat began to take water and sank about a kilometre upstream. Norman Borthwick was wearing the watch at the time and the hands have stopped at 5.20 p.m. on the day of the tragedy. A hero of the day was Constable Sharrock who drowned after saving the lives of several of those on boardThis watch is of great significance as it is an item that belonged to Norman Borthwick who was wearing the watch when he survived the sinking of the Nestor in the Hopkins River in 1921. This was one of the great tragic incidents in Warrnambool in the early 20th centuryThis is a Swiss-made watch made of gunmetal with a glass face and a metal winder at the top and a ring to attach the watch to a chain. The figures are Roman numerals and there is a separate minute hand dial. The watch is much rusted and is not able to be easily opened to see the mechanism. The gold-coloured hands point to the time of 20 past 5. The face of the watch is discoloured on the right hand side.‘Le Duc, Swiss made’nestor sinking, norman borthwick, constable sharrock

Lake Bolac Football Club, Premiers 1923. Lake Bolac 6.4 defeated Willaura 5.7 in the Willaura Plains Football League Back L-R: RM Graham, (Splinter) Taggart, Leo O'Rorke, A Graham, J Borthwick (coach) , Bill Green, Bill Murray, Alec McMaster, JT Murray. Centre L-R: Peter Murray, Jack Cameron, Les Gale, Tom Austin, G Veale, Lou Park, Eddie Gale. Front L-R: RJ Walker, Jack Peters, Ernie Brown, Norman Kinnersley, Vic Peters.lake football club, premiers, austin, borthwick, brown, cameron, gale, graham, green, kinnersley, mcmaster, murray, park, peters, o'rorke, taggart, veale, walker, 1923

Registration (Health Act 1928) And Regulations Made Under The Health Acts, Schedule Form 1 Andrew Rea Piggery Hampstead Road Maidstone Horticultural Industries Pty Ltd Cranwell Street Braybrook Kreglinger & Fernau (Australia) Pty Ltd Cranwell Street Braybrook R.H. Ralph Geelong Road Brooklyn John Walker & Herbert White Piggery Cranwell Street Braybrook Wilcos Mofflin Ltd Corner Cranwell Street, Butler Street & Errol Street Braybrook Estate of the late G.W. Pennell Burke Street Braybrook Ficken, Halliday, McClelland Pty Ltd Cranwell Street Braybrook Western & Murray Co-Op Bacon & Meat Packing Company Ltd Geelong Road Brooklyn Norman Smorgan & Sons Pty Ltd Somerville Road Brooklyn Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australia) Ltd Somerville Road Brooklyn W. Pridham Pty Ltd Evans Street Braybrook Victorian Casing Company Pty Ltd Burke Street Braybrook F. Watkins Pty Ltd Daisy Street Braybrookshire of braybrook, andrew rea piggery, hampstead road, maidstone, horticultural industries, cranwell street, braybrook, kreglinger & fernau, r.h. ralph, geelong road, brooklyn, john walker & herbert white piggery, wilcos mofflin, butler street, errol street, g.w. pennell, burke street, ficken halliday mcclelland, western & murray co-op bacon & meat packing company, norman smorgan & sons, somerville road, thomas borthwick & sons, pridham, evans street, victorian casing company, f. watkins, daisy street