Hamilton Jet Boat; 1956, 1957; 1993.52.1
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Hamilton jets were first developed on "Irishman's Creek Station", between Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki in the South Island of New Zealand:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lake+tekapo&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.22533,96.767578&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lake+Tekapo,+Canterbury,+New+Zealand&ll=-44.006645,170.483093&spn=1.556694,3.023987&z=9
Here's some additional history on Bill Hamilton:
http://www.hamjet.co.nz/about_hamiltonjet/sir_william_hamilton