8 A DOUBLE PASS TINA The Ultimate Tribute to Queen of Tuesday 30th December 2025 To enter send an email to info@localnewsletters.com with WIN TICKETS TINA SHOW in the subject line. Please include your name, suburb and phone number in message Entries must be received by 12th December. Winners will be notified by email and must respond to email to be a winner and receive tickets. Not in conjunction with any other offer • Tickets are for 30th December Show Only ‘SIMPLY THE BEST’ WAY TO END THE YEAR ON THE GOLD COAST TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll @ The Star Gold Coast, 30-31 Dec 2025 If dancing ‘til you drop is your idea of a great night out then The Star Gold Coast has ‘simply the best’ show for you this New Year’s Eve: hit stage production TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is set to rock The Star Theatre for two nights only, 30th and 31st of December. The show returns to the Gold Coast due to popular demand, following its sell-out performance at The Star Theatre in August last year. The 10-piece international cast, made up of musicians, backing vocalists and dancers, and fronted by South African TV and theatre star Caroline Borole, will fly into Queensland for the festive season direct from huge tours of North America and New Zealand. A set list jam-packed with Turner’s soulful rock hits is sure to evoke nostalgia (in the best way), rouse a few enthusiastic sing-alongs and fill the open dance floor from the first song: (Simply) The Best, Nutbush, Proud Mary, River Deep Mountain High, What’s Love Got to Do With It and We Don’t Need Another Hero are just some of the classics included. “We know the Gold Coast loves a fun night out, and this is the ultimate feel-good, high energy show, so we are expecting the best atmosphere and a really fun crowd who want to end their year on a high note”, says star, Borole. Rock n Roll Scotland’s Resurrectionists: The Dark Trade Behind Medical Progress In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Scotland’s rise as a centre of medical education depended on a hidden and troubling trade: the work of resurrectionists, or body-snatchers, who supplied anatomy schools with desperately needed cadavers. Because the law allowed only the bodies of executed criminals to be used for dissection, medical teachers faced a severe shortage. Resurrectionist gangs filled the gap by exhuming freshly buried bodies from kirkyards and selling them for high fees. Communities fought back by guarding graves, building watch houses, and installing heavy iron mortsafes to prevent theft. Despite these efforts, grave-robbing remained common, especially in rural areas with little night-time protection. The trade reached a horrific climax in 1828 when Burke and Hare murdered vulnerable individuals and sold the bodies to an Edinburgh anatomist. Public outrage over the case led to the Anatomy Act of 1832, which established a legal supply of bodies and ended Scotland’s resurrectionist era. This practice, whilst prevalent in Scotland, was also known to happen in areas of England. Useful data bases include British Newspaper Archive: https:// www. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ The National Archives catalogue: https:// discovery.nationalarchives.gov. uk/. There have also been many books written on the subject. For help with producing your family tree, you may like to join the Gold Coast Family History Society. For a modest yearly fee, you will have access to a comprehensive library, many worldwide subscription websites, and fellow researchers prepared to help you get started or break down any brick walls you may encounter. For further information visit http://www.goldcoastfhs.org. au or attend our rooms at the Bicentennial Building, 833 Nerang-Southport Road, Nerang. GOLD COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
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