Mannerim is a semi-rural locality on the

Bellarine Peninsula The Bellarine Peninsula ( Wathawurrung: ''Balla-wein'' or ''Biteyong'') is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. The peninsula, together with the Mornington Pen ...

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, Australia. Characterised by

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s and

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, it is centred on the Grubb Road-

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intersection.

History

The Post Office opened on 15 June 1893 and closed in 1975. From 1914 to 1920, it was the location of a training camp for covert operations infantry for the war in Europe.

References

Towns in Victoria (Australia) Bellarine Peninsula Suburbs of Geelong {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub