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9. Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
Mr J Hill, manager of the Ballymena branch of the Northern Bank, handing over championship cheques to John Harkin (supreme champion) and John Conway (reserve supreme champion) at a show and sale of pedigree Blackface ram lambs at Ballymena. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
10. Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
Pictured in October 1981 is James Armstrong from Broughshane with his prize-winning group of Blackface rams, helped by Gordon Crawford and his sons Alister and Brian. They are pictured at a show and sale of pedigree Blackface ram lambs at Ballymena. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
11. Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
George Conway of Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, and his son, John Conway, pictured in October 1981 with the Blackface reserve ram lamb champion at a show and sale of pedigree Blackface ram lambs at Ballymena. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
12. Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage
More than 3,000 pupils from schools throughout Northern Ireland had been learning in recent months the skills of a bygone age. In October 1981 it was the turn of a party of pupils from Wallace High School in Lisburn to take a trip back in time to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh. Mrs Ruby Todd is pictured churning butter at the museum as the pupils watch on. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage