I got a request for information about how I got Aurora running in Mac OS X, so here's what I remember. I'll try to hit the major points but this won't be a step-by-step explicit "recipe," at least at first - if there are specific questions, I'll try to answer them, and I may come back to provide more detail later.
First of all, I use CrossOver (a commercial front-end for Wine) rather than Wine itself, so the process will look slightly different with Wine. The broad strokes will probably be the same, but I use CrossOver because in my experience it involves less configuration (and because I got it during giveaway last year. )
You're going to want to start by installing Aurora in a new bottle. This will follow the usual process - install the latest version that has an installer, apply the patches in order, respond "keep" to any dialogs about duplicating files. You may hit an error near the end about a missing OCX file; just hit "continue," as the game will run without it and I don't know how to fix it.
When you try to open the system overview window (F9), you may get an error about missing the file MSSTDFMT. DLL. You should be able to find this file, and how to install it in Wine, via Google. Restart your bottle and try the F9 window again, and it should work. (Incidentally, this is not unique to Wine; I had the same experience in Windows 7. )
If you try to advance time and get a slew of Type 13 errors, you need to install dcom98 files so that Wine can run VB applications such as Aurora. In CrossOver, this is called "Windows OLE components" under Runtime Support Components. For Wine, I recommend googling around for installation instructions.
Finally, you're likely to encounter a nearly never-ending sequence of Type 424 errors (or an outright program crash) approximately once per game year. This appears to be related to GameLog functions, but I don't know anything more about what causes it or how to fix it. Luckily, the program can be force-quit (or the bottle rebooted) and the game can be re-opened and continued without issue. I recommend frequent backups.