Irishman Creek station, the birthplace of the Hamilton jet engine – which allows boats to skim across shallow water – has come on the market. HARCOURTS/Supplied The stunning Irishman Creek Station. About 400ha are fully irrigated - Irishman Creek Station was one of the last properties in the area to be granted irrigation consents. Supplied/Stuff Sir William Hamilton, who owned Irishman Creek Station, and invented the water jet enabling jet boats to function in shallow water. HARCOURTS/Supplied Irishman Creek Station is 10,000 hectares of tussock and farmlandThe other 2000 hectares are leased from the Crown.

Source: Stuff January 25, 2021 00:22 UTC