This shoebox contains vocabularies for the following South East of South Australia tribes: Bunganditj, Maraura, Meintangk, Ngaiawang, Nganguruku, Ngaralta, Ngarkat, Ngawait, Nukunu, Peramangk and Portaulun. Here is a brief summary of each vocabulary:

• 'Bunganditj' (1.8 cm)
  There is no header card for this section, which is found at the front of the shoebox. The main source is Mrs J Smith's Booandik tribe of South Australian Aborigines, 1880;
  
  
• 'Maraura' (0.1 cm)
  There are only three cards drawn from Tindale's manuscript materials;
  
  
• 'Meintangk' (2.5 cm)
  The main source for these cards is Tindale's manuscripts materials: Alf Watson and Milerum (Clarence Long) are frequently listed as sources. Many entries deal with place names, and would appear to relate to the South East of South Australia place names project. Cards often contain English glosses, Aboriginal etymologies, ethnological, archaeological, cartographic or other data;
  
  
• 'Ngaiawang' (3.5 cm)
  These cards are drawn from a range of 19th century literature sources, but there is also an occasional entry drawn from Tindale's manuscript sources;
  
  
• 'Nganguruku' (2.6 cm)
  The bulk of these cards draw on Tindale's manuscript materials, with Robert Mason a major source. The cards consist of general vocabulary, with many cards containing ethnological data;
  
  
• 'Ngaralta' (0.1 cm)
  There are three cards drawn from Tindale's manuscript sources;
  
  
• 'Ngarkat' (0.2 cm)
  These cards drawn from Tindale's manuscript and literature sources;
  
  
• 'Ngawait' (0.2 cm)
  These cards drawn mainly from Tindale's manuscript sources;
  
  
• 'Nukunu' (0.2 cm)
  These cards are drawn mainly from literature sources;
  
  
• 'Peramangk' (0.4 cm)
  These cards are drawn from Tindale's manuscript and literature sources; and
  
  
• 'Portaulun' (1.2 cm)
  Many of these cards are drawn from Tindale's manuscript materials (per Karlowan), with some also drawn from literature sources.