One man's legacy lost in dust

Updated November 20 2012 - 12:14pm, first published November 10 2012 - 3:00am
Crusader for those to follow ... Bernie Banton, pictured in August 2007. He died in November that year.
Crusader for those to follow ... Bernie Banton, pictured in August 2007. He died in November that year.

According to one insider, James Hardie executives used to snarl whenever Bernie Banton's face appeared on television. "Is he really sick?" they would jeer.