Zoologist and botanist. Helms was a collector for the Australian Museum, New South Wales and later worked in Western Australia as a biologist. He published numerous papers on flora, fauna and anthropology, including an oft-cited paper that included information on the annual gatherings in the Snowy Mountains by a number of Aboriginal groups. These gatherings included feasting on Bogong moths, the methods of gathering, preparing and the taste was described in some detail by Helms.
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Chapter VI Tribal GovernmentsRegistration Number XM689Author Howitt, Mr Alfred WilliamPhysical Description Draft notes, typed and handwritten, undated. 59 pages consisting of 47 foolscap sheets, 8 half-pages, and 3 slips. With annotations, attachments and corrections throughout. Condition: some sheets with torn and tattered edges; some with foxing.