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Bride of nine days, Christine Kettlewell, left, was found dead in nine inches of water in Severn river only a few hundred feet from honeymoon cottage (...)

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Bride of nine days, Christine Kettlewell, left, was found dead in nine inches of water in Severn river only a few hundred feet from honeymoon cottage (...)

Date6/25/1947

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Original Toronto Star caption: Bride of nine days; Christine Kettlewell; left; was found dead in nine inches of water in Severn river only a few hundred feet from honeymoon cottage owned by Ronald Barrie; right. Girl in centre is friend of Barrie; Inquest evidence showed three suicide

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121075F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Georgian Bay (Ont. : Township)

Historical location:Severn Falls (Ont.)

Province or state:Ontario

Region or district:Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)

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Ronald Barrie, Mimico, who went on the honeymoon with his chum and the bride, said he found Kettlewell dazed in cottage before fire

Ronald Barrie, Mimico, who went on the honeymoon with his chum and the bride, said he found Kettlewell dazed in cottage before fire

5/22/1947

River Villa, The Cottage where the bride and her husband, Jack Kettlewell, planned to honeymoon all summer, was burned to the ground before her body w(...)

River Villa, The Cottage where the bride and her husband, Jack Kettlewell, planned to honeymoon all summer, was burned to the ground before her body w(...)

5/22/1947

Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright

Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright

5/23/1947

Companions for years, Barrie and Kettlewell are seen together before the Severn river tragedy

Companions for years, Barrie and Kettlewell are seen together before the Severn river tragedy

6/25/1947

Barrie's friend and husband of the dead bride, Jack Kettlewell, is seen with his father at Bracebridge

Barrie's friend and husband of the dead bride, Jack Kettlewell, is seen with his father at Bracebridge

6/21/1947

In happier days bride Christine is seen in

In happier days bride Christine is seen in

6/25/1947

Helen Mocon, sister of Christine, said dead bride appeared to be drugged

Helen Mocon, sister of Christine, said dead bride appeared to be drugged

6/21/1947

Back from war, Jack Kettlewell, seen in army kit, married Christine early in May

Back from war, Jack Kettlewell, seen in army kit, married Christine early in May

6/25/1947

Capt. R. I. Bell, 27, formerly of the British army, has just completed a nine-months long, 15,000-mile honeymoon by jeep with his Dutch bride, from Ro(...)

Capt. R. I. Bell, 27, formerly of the British army, has just completed a nine-months long, 15,000-mile honeymoon by jeep with his Dutch bride, from Ro(...)

1/17/1948

Contrasting clergy: Rev. Ron Nickle, the minister at Lansing United Church, and his assistant, Rev. Lynne Bandy, compare statures. She's five feet on good days. He's six feet, two inches

Contrasting clergy: Rev. Ron Nickle, the minister at Lansing United Church, and his assistant, Rev. Lynne Bandy, compare statures. She's five feet on good days. He's six feet, two inches

4/22/1982

Ann Rohmer: The athletic sports anchor for CITY TV, who is 5 feet, 4 inches and weighs 113 pounds, teaches fitness classes six days a week

Ann Rohmer: The athletic sports anchor for CITY TV, who is 5 feet, 4 inches and weighs 113 pounds, teaches fitness classes six days a week

6/15/1987

Why, how Christine Kettlewell died

Why, how Christine Kettlewell died

6/25/1947