Stanthorpe in 1913

Shearers piled on to a couple of Cadillacs in front of Landy's Hotel, Stanthorpe, ca. 1913 (Contributed by: QldPics) Shearers outside Landy's Hotel (later Stanthorpe Hotel) on the corner of Lock and High Streets, Stanthorpe. They are ready to depart in two loads in Thompson's hire cars. The vehicles are both Cadillac Model 30 tourers from 1911-1914, the vehicle on the left is more recent and has electric lighting and the other vehicle has acetylene headlamps. Cadillac introduced the electric starter in late 1911 on the Model 30, along with much improved electric lighting, solving a major problem of early cars. The Cadillac Model 30s (30 hp., 226 cid., 4 cylinder with individual cast iron cylinders) were popular as service cars as they were roomy and high quality vehicles, but moderately priced as Cadillac concentrated on building this one model using precision mass production techniques.