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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(...)

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(...)

Date5/22/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 was found. Only the stone walls and chimney of the five-room frame building; owned by Mr. Kettlewell's partner; remains [Incomplete]
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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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121078F
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
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
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 (...)
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 (...)
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
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
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
Scene of shooting at Minden was this snow covered summer cottage where two OPP officers died in the snow after blasted from a distance of eight feet b(...)
Scene of shooting at Minden was this snow covered summer cottage where two OPP officers died in the snow after blasted from a distance of eight feet b(...)
12/12/1968
Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush
Four burned bodies found in Oakville bush
6/1/1984
Outside courthouse are Kettlewell, left, Richard Thomas, who said Barrie was in bad financial condition in recent months, Kettlewells' father, and Bar(...)
Outside courthouse are Kettlewell, left, Richard Thomas, who said Barrie was in bad financial condition in recent months, Kettlewells' father, and Bar(...)
6/21/1947
A Mother's Tears: Lisa Young, a tenant in the building where a child's body was found yesterday, weeps as she holds her daughter, Amy
A Mother's Tears: Lisa Young, a tenant in the building where a child's body was found yesterday, weeps as she holds her daughter, Amy
10/23/1990
Body found: A Metro police Emergency Task Force unit and other police vehicles block a road to the Humber River, near the thick underbrush where two boys found the body of Alison Parrott last night
Body found: A Metro police Emergency Task Force unit and other police vehicles block a road to the Humber River, near the thick underbrush where two boys found the body of Alison Parrott last night
7/27/1986
Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
Widow attends trial: Lemona Johnson (right) with unidentified friend, enters courthouse today where two police are on trial for manslaughter in shooting death of her husband, Albert
10/16/1980