Talk:Tea meeting

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A Tea meeting is not just a Caribbean tradition

There are numerous references in historic Australian newspapers of "Tea-meetings" being held after church openings or other formal events.^[1] From what I can understand, these meetings are a social gathering of the members of a church or other organization, especially a gathering organized for fund-raising purposes.^[2] (talk) Macr237 (talk) 11:26, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "OPENING OF A CHURCH AT CHATSBUBY". Goulburn Herald (NSW : 1881 - 1907). 3 May 1895. Retrieved 29 June 2023 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
^ "Tea Meeting, noun phrase". Dictionary of South African English. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[1] "OPENING OF A CHURCH AT CHATSBUBY". Goulburn Herald (NSW : 1881 - 1907). 3 May 1895. Retrieved 29 June 2023 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.

[2] "Tea Meeting, noun phrase". Dictionary of South African English. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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