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A Rest Break Home For Nurses- Everyday Life at a Hostel Funded by the British War Relief Society, Bedford Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK, 1945 D23822

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A Rest Break Home For Nurses- Everyday Life at a Hostel Funded by the British War Relief Society, Bedford Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK, 1945 D23822

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A Rest Break Home For Nurses- Everyday Life at a Hostel Funded by the British War Relief Society, Bedford Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK, 1945
Dinner is served by chef Mr Adams and warden Miss Falkhous, in the kitchen of the rest break home for nurses in Buxton. Mr Adams had been the chef at the Bedford Hotel, before it became the nurses' hostel. Also visible is one of the home's waitresses, waiting to carry the food through to the dining room.

The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.

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