The Galli-Curci is a Shark Bay pearling lugger. She was built in 1929, designed specifically for dredge-pearling and fishing and was known locally as ‘The Galla’ – named after Amelita Galli-Curci, the Italian soprano who toured Australia in the early 1920s.
The vessel has had a multitude of owners – regularly changing careers and bosses. It has also been refitted numerous times throughout its life.
In 1992 Denham residents George and Edna Botica donated $20,000 to the WA Maritime Museum for the purchase of The Galla and its return to Denham.
She now sits in the water near the tourist information centre.
