Woods, a physician from Liverpool, England, married Margaret, née Grieve from New South Wales.
[6] On 7 September 1883, the Medical Board of Victoria met and accepted Woods’ diploma and registered, No.
[7] On 15 September 1883, the Australian Medical Journal reported in the Local Subjects section that Dr. W.C. Woods had been appointed Health Officer at Wodonga, Victoria.
[8] In 1888, Woods opened the Burnley Private Hospital at Albury, New South Wales and in 1903 established a medical office on Swift Street.
In 1896, Woods became the first physician in Australia and among the first in the world to utilize x-rays to treat cancer of the larynx.
[9][10][11][12][13] In 1901, Woods listed for sale a complete x-ray set with a guarantee to be in perfect order.
Woods referred to a cablegram that mentioned Professor Lahmann of the Medical College in Chicago, Illinois had successfully treated cancer with the Rontgen Rays.