Tracing Family Branches

 Today's snippet involves my great grand uncle James Albert Worldon.  James was the son of James Baker Worldon and his wife Flora (nee McDonnell).  He was born on 4th February 1904 and died on the 4th of December the same year.  James was buried in the North Gundagai Cemetery in the Church of England Section (see here ).   Source: Trove. ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. (1904, December 7). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928), p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121738521 Transcript: On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Worldron, Spring Flat, lost a 10-months old child through congestion of the lungs. NSW BDM Birth Index WORLDON JAMES A 3472/1904 JAMES FLORA A GUNDAGAI NSW BDM Death Index  WALDRON JAMES A 13283/1904 JAMES FLORA A GUNDAGAI Source: Birth and Death registration for James Worldon/Waldron.  NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.  Retrieved from  https://familyhistory...

While searching for more information about my 4th Great Grandfather James Baker Worldon who was also known as James Baker Waldon/Walden and by the alias 'Milbank Jim' I came across the following newspaper item on Trove which mentions him and which it turns out I had been sent a copy of by another researcher some time ago and had forgotten (Thanks Brian, sorry I did not remember this sooner!). Source: Trove. OLD TOM GIDLEY, OH! (1872, August 15). Melbourne Punch (Vic. : 1855 - 1900), p. 6. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174544366 Transcript: OLD TOM GIDLEY, OH! A REPORT OF THE CASE, GIDLEY V. REID. In the bush at El Dorado Curious games were lately played, oh! By a squatter known to fame, Which Old TOM GIDLEY is his name. GIDLEY, which there's no concealing, Twice was tried for cattle stealing, Twice, "not guilty" verdicts meant The accused was innocent; Than the Beechworth snow more pure he Seemed to that enlightened jury, Who returned him to t...