One of the manufacturers of furniture for the first Australian Parliament in Melbourne (1901) was Johnston & Co, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Charles Johnston started the business in about 1880 and was continued by his son George. “This site at No.184 Gertrude Street was well established as a wine merchants and grocers shop by the 1860s.Continue reading “184-196 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy (Johnston & Co)”