| Place | Asia: Borneo, Balikpapan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26808 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 47 x 50.8 cm; image: 17.6 x 24 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with ink on paper |
| Maker |
Newton, Max |
| Place made | Borneo: Balikpapan |
| Date made | September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Wrecked oil tank, Balikpapan
Description
This work depicts a destroyed oil tank in Balikpapan within a landscape. Max (Thomas Maxwell) Newton enlisted with the AIF. He was seconded to the RAAF War History Section as an Official War Artist in 1945. He travelled to Labuan and Morotai as part of his appointment, where he recorded aspects of the RAAF involvement in the Pacific during the Second World War.