A photograph of Mrs Gleeson pouring drinks for patrons at Gleeson's Family Hotel in Drouin in 1944.
Now known as The Drouin Family Hotel, the beginnings of the Princes Way hotel hails back to pioneer John Sutcliffe in 1878.
After suffering fire damage, it was sold to Mrs H Fleming and was known as Flemings Family Hotel. In 1890, a two-storey brick section was added.
This was further extended in 1907 by new owner Edward J. Hayes. He completely adorned both buildings in lavish style, with a new front and name of Hayes Family Hotel clearly displayed.

As a result, it was described in one book as "Drouin's grandest building to date".
Six years later, another fire destroyed only the verandah.
Edward Hayes also purchased the grass paddocks - which today serves as Drouin's Civic Park - as grazing land for his customer's horses.
The Gleeson family purchased the hotel from Horrie Spencer in the 1920s.
Patrick, known as Pat, Gleeson was born in Drouin and grew up in the hotel. His parents were able to purchase the hotel and the 20 acres of land "out the back", beginning three generations of the Gleeson family as hoteliers.
There were a number of permanent residents and the stables could hold 42 horses. Bona fide "travellers", not residents, could call on the hotel owner to serve a meal and drinks. That is people who had travelled more than 20 miles from their home.
Pat and his wife Joan ran the hotel following his parents and raised their six children in Drouin. Pat's mother is seen pouring the drinks in the photograph.
Pat's oldest son Dennis then continued the tradition, before selling the hotel in 2003.
In the 2015 recording about the Gleesons Family Hotel, Pat and Dennis remember many stories of their lives in the hotel business. This included the "drunk" pigs who ate the hotel "slops"; the lack of water in the town and the need for wells and water tanks; "two bob a go" for a game of billiards; and, sadly, the removal of the ornate verandah and metal posts.
Setting up the drive-thru bottle shop made a huge difference to the profit of the hotel. It was the first drive-thru bottle shop between Moe and Dandenong.
Photograph courtesy of the "Drouin: A Small Town at War" collection from 1944.
Information courtesy of "Stories of Drouin", a cooperative oral history project between The Committee for Drouin, Drouin History Group and 3BBR FM to preserve local stories.
Visit storiesofdrouin.com.au to hear more about Gleesons Family Hotel.