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Londonderry Location in Western Australia
Established	1895
Postcode(s)	6429
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Area	^{[convert: needs a number]}
Location	572 km (355 mi) ENE of Perth 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Coolgardie
LGA(s)	Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor

Londonderry is a ghost town in Western Australia, located 14 km South West of Coolgardie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Gold was discovered in the area in 1894 by a party of prospectors, one of whom named the find after his home town of Londonderry. Lord Fingall took over the find in 1892 but the gold soon petered out. The townsite was gazetted in 1895.

By 1898 the town had a population of 220 (200 males and 20 females).

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