Quote from the Tamworthian: " The present Principal, Miss A. Parr, B.A., who was appointed in 1930, brought with her from Queensland, Miss E. Auriac, B.A. (now Mrs. P. Micklem), as senior Mathematics and Latin mistress. Together they introduced the House System, which has done so much to develop "esprit de corps" in our School and to quicken interest in work and play. It was decided by the girls and Staff to have Australian aboriginal names for the Houses, hence Karobran and Nindethana—chosen not only for their sound but also for t h e appropriateness of their signification, Karobran meaning "together" and Nindethana "ours." When a third House was added later, Ellimatta, "our home" was chosen, thus all three give the idea of holding together—of corporate possession".
1936 Tamworthian p4.