A Tea meeting is not just a Caribbean tradition

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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

  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.