Editing Milk bar (section)

===Oceania===
In [[Australia]], a milk bar is a [[suburban]] local [[general store]] which can include [[delicatessen]]s or "delis" and [[corner shop|corner shops or corner stores]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodell |first=Besha |date=June 7, 2018 |title= I Came Back to Australia, and the Milk Bars Were Gone |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/dining/milk-bars-australia.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |quote= ...one part corner store, one part candy shop and sometimes a deli or news agent or neighborhood social club.|access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref>  Similar, but not identical, establishments include [[tuck shop]]s. Milk bars are traditionally a place where people buy newspapers, and fast-food items such as fish and chips, hamburgers, [[milkshake]]s, and snacks. They are essentially a smaller-scale suburban form of the [[convenience store]] but are more likely to be "mum and dad" small businesses rather than larger franchised operations. The term is also found in [[New Zealand]], alongside the more local term [[dairy (New Zealand)|dairy]].
[[File:DarlingIslandJunction.jpg|thumb|right|Milk bar film-set from ''[[Strictly Ballroom]]'' at former Darling Island Junction rail yard, [[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]]]]
Milk bars in Australia today almost universally sell [[ice cream]]s, [[candy|lollies]], [[chocolate]] bars, [[soft drink]]s, [[newspaper]]s, [[bread]], [[cigarettes]] and occasionally [[fast food]]. Most generally serve milk (in cartons or bottles) or other dairy related products. Although there are far fewer milk bars than there were during the 1970s and 80s due to changing shopping habits, most people living in suburban areas still have a milk bar within walking distance or a short drive of their home. Today, many of them are owned by [[Immigration|immigrants]] of different generations. In conducting researches on the [[Linguistics|linguistic]] changes occurring in [[Sydney]], Horvath (1985) discussed the case of immigrant milk bar owners and how diverse their social status can be. Some of them run a small family business while others own several chains. This proved relevant for a new approach to concepts of status and class in [[Australia]] as opposed to the [[United States]].{{cn|date=May 2025}}

The term [[dairy (store)|dairy]] is also used for these establishments in some places, particularly in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Kiwi Dairy {{!}} New Zealand|url=https://www.newzealand.com/us/article/the-kiwi-dairy/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108192416/https://www.newzealand.com/us/article/the-kiwi-dairy/|archive-date=January 8, 2014|access-date=2018-06-07| website= newzealand.com| language=en-us}}</ref>