War paintings exhibition catalogue 1946

MAX NEWTON Flying Officer R.A.A.F.—ccntinued 107. BOMBED BUILDING, LABUAN .. O i l . . . . August, 1945 Amid the wreckage of a bombed building in Victoria Town, Labuan: Rubble and fallen masonry is gathered by bulldozer for airstrip construction. 103. OIL REFINERY WRECKAGE BALIKPAPAN . . . . . . O i l . . . . September, 1945 Burnt-out oil refineries and storage tanks at Ealikpapan. 109. JEEP TAKES A BATH. . . . . . O i l . . . . July, 1945 At the end of a day's work, the driver of a R.A.A.F. j eep cleans his vehicle at a water point before returning to his unit. In this exhibition the R.A.A.F. War Artists have given an expression to all phases of R.A.A.F. activity. A tribute is paid to the outstanding gallantry of the two Royal Australian Air Force Victoria Cross winners: Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton. Portraits of these distinguished officers will be painted at a later date. 16 2 Prnted by R.P.P.U. Meib