Londonderry, Western Australia

Ghost town in Western Australia

31°04′19″S 121°06′58″E / 31.072°S 121.116°E / -31.072; 121.116Population0 (SAL 2016)^[1]^[2]Established1895Postcode(s)6429Elevation398 m (1,306 ft)Area1,083.8 km² (418.5 sq mi)Location

572 km (355 mi) ENE of Perth
14 km (9 mi) SSW of Coolgardie

LGA(s)Shire of CoolgardieState 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.^[3]

By 1898 the town had a population of 220 (200 males and 20 females).^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Londonderry (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Londonderry (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
^ "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 16 February 2013.