Tjukayirla Roadhouse (commonly pronounced "Chook-a-year-la") is a remote roadhouse on the

Great Central Road The Great Central Road is a mostly unsealed Australian highway that runs from Laverton, Western Australia to Yulara, Northern Territory . It passes through a number of small communities on the way. It forms part of the Outback Way which goes ...

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. It is located in the Shire of Laverton and operated by the

Papulankutja Papulankutja (also referred to as Blackstone) is a large Aboriginal community located in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government ...

(Blackstone) Community, one of the founding members of the Ngaanyatjarra Council. The roadhouse offers various styles of accommodation, including twin-share rooms, self-contained units, and a powered

campground Campsite, campground, and camping pitch are all related terms regarding a place used for camping (an overnight stay in an outdoor area). The usage differs between British English and American English. In British English, a ''campsite'' is an ...

with facilities for caravans and tents. The name of the roadhouse derives from the Tjukayirla rockholes, which are located at the southwest end of the campground. Nearby attractions include the marker erected by surveyors Harry L. Paine and Hugh C. Barclay in 1931 on their expedition to the Warburton Ranges, known as the Paine & Barclay Survey Marker. The closest rockhole to the marker is the Winduldarra Rockhole. The nearest fuel available is to the west at Cosmo Newbery. The nearest fuel to the east is at Warburton, away.

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{{reflist Roadhouses in Western Australia Goldfields–Esperance