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was stationed as a missionary at Campbell from 1825 and supervised the construction of a mission church there between 1827 and 1831. Many missionaries and travellers of the nineteenth century passed through the valley and the settlement – including
523:(1778-1858) were exhumed from a grave, which was threatened by agricultural encroachment, on 19 April 1961, with the intention that the remains should be reburied at the historic precinct near the mission church. 542:. The exhumed remains of Cornelis Kok II and the 34 other Griqua individuals were re-interred alongside the mission church on 23 September 2007. A letter from Phillip Tobias to 825: 1131: 483: 892: 818: 520: 472: 425: 121: 449: 441: 373: 690: 811: 527: 592: 543: 803: 58: 17: 88: 835: 343: 176: 683: 932: 539: 468:, on a tour of inspection in 1813, reached the nascent village and asked its name, he was told it was Campbell. 1026: 479:(Captain) of Campbell. Other members of the Kok family had resided there from the beginning of the settlement. 998: 859: 676: 534:
and Dr G.J. Fock, following three years of community consultation by Basil Humphreys. Subsequently, 34 other
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Humphreys, A.J.B. 2010. The destruction of the Griqua Mission Church at Campbell – the ultimate irony.
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skeletons were exhumed by Tobias and his students and all were removed for study at the
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The history of modern settlement of Campbell dates back to 1805 when a group of
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was read at the ceremony which was presided over by Northern Cape premier
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Oberholster, J.J. & Humphreys, B. 1961. Die Campbell-Sendingkerkie.
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Coetzee, Frans. "Cornelis Kok II en 34 volgelinge herbegrawe"
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History and archaeology of the Mission Church, Campbell
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Populated places in the Siyancuma Local Municipality
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Campbell, Northern Cape
A church in Campbell
Campbell is located in Northern Cape
Campbell is located in South Africa
28°48′S 23°42′E / 28.800°S 23.700°E / -28.800; 23.700
South Africa
Northern Cape
Pixley ka Seme
Siyancuma
Black African
Coloured
Indian
Asian
White
First languages
Afrikaans
English
Time zone
UTC+2
SAST
Postal code
PO box
Ghaap Plateau
Northern Cape
South Africa
Griquatown
N8 road
John Campbell
Cape Colony
Griqua

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