(Australia) A convenience store.
1972, The Australian, quoted in 1988, Lois E. Foster, David Stockley, Australian Multiculturalism: A Documentary History and Critique, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qq9rGnoKRxIC&pg=PA211&dq=%22milk+bar%22|%22milk+bars%22+australia…
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A small shop or cafe, often part of a larger shop, that sells fast food and a range of dairy-based beverages such as milkshakes and ice creams; a deli or delicatessen.
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