Mannus, New South Wales

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Mannus New South Wales
Mannus Telephone Exchange -the only building that can be photographed in Mannus (it is illegal to photograph the Correctional Centre)
Population:	103 (within 7 km radius)
Postcode:	2653
Elevation:	444 m
Location:	9 km from Tumbarumba 11 km from Munderoo
State District:	Albury

Mannus is a small rural community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated about 9 kilometres west from Tumbarumba and 11 kilometres east from Munderoo. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 103 people.^[1]

Mannus is the home to the Mannus Correctional Centre situated on Linden Roth Drive (the road between Tumbarumba and Munderoo. The centre provides minimum-security incarceration for 164 full time male prisoners. There is also a periodic detention centre for both males and females nearby and these detainees undertake community projects on weekends.^[2]

Other than the Correctional Centre the only public establishments in the area are the remote telephone exchange (called the Mannus Creek Exchange) and the Mannus Campsite including Mannus Lake - both of which are linked to the Hume & Hovell Walking Track which is part of the National Trust.

[edit] Notes and References

1. ^ www.fallingrain.com Mannus
2. ^ Mannus Correctional Centre

Coordinates: 35°47′60″S, 147°56′60″E