Chempat is asking an excellent question for there's nothing been posted on this thread to date that suggests that Oscar was of Aboriginal descent.
Thank you.
Maybe her husband was of Aboriginal decent.
Oscar C Woodley.
I am wondering IF there's been some mis-understanding over the generations. You see, up until around 1949, many official records would require people to note if they were 'British Subjects' either by birth or formal naturalisation. And the usual response recorded for those born in Australia was often 'N.B.' or 'Native Born' or 'Natural Born' ... simply meaning born HERE ... ...
There's been threads at RChat in the past that have addressed that aspect. Many of the AIF from WWI were noted as 'Native Born' ... meaning born in any of the then six colonies that federated after their births ... (born in the late 1800's, federation 1901, WWI 1914-18)...
Woodley Brook can also be found as Woodly Brook. It has faded from official records, but in the Land Reforms of the 1860s it is likely to be found in the historic parish maps in the County of Parry, Parish of Nundle ... near to Bowling Alley Point and Hanging Rock.
http://www.nswlrs.com.au/land_titles/historical_records_online/historical_maps_cancelled_editions JM
