Mykytenko Maria and Dmytro

This is the story about one of the first Ukrainian Geelong emigrants to Australia.

Like other Geelongskis, an endearing term for Ukrainians who live or lived in Geelong, Australia, the family of Dmytro Mykytenko arrived in Geelong through Germany from Ukraine.

However, their story has a different twist in Australia before they join the Ukrainian community in Geelong. They joined the Newborough…