Coal Miners Memorial Aurora Mine, Avella, Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Aurora Mine,
Avella,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Aurora Mine, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Nov. 5, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Aurora Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Aurora Mine, Avella, Washington Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
AURORA MINE

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Berinsky, John
(Polish Miner, Brakeman ca.1917, Aurora Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured between a mine motor and a slate car. Outside the Aurora Mine, Dec. 21, 1917.)
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Leonard, A. G.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Aurora Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Duquesne Coal & Coke Company.);
(General Superintenent, ca.1917, Duquesne Coal & Coke Company, Aurora Mine.)
Carlin G. Leonard
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Aurora Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Duquesne Coal & Coke Company.)
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Ortis, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Brakeman ca.1917, Aurora Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured when a loaded mine car ran out of a room and struck the motor on an entry, in the Aurora Mine, March 24, 1917.)
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