**Exhibit      10.6**

**Deep      Well Oil & Gas, Inc.**

|   | 1. | The                effective date would be November 15*,*2004 |
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|   | 2. | $10,000                per month paid semi monthly, subject to all the usual governmental                withholdings, withhold $250 per pay period to be paid to A. Ron Hardie                on                your behalf and $278.29 per pay period withheld to repay the employee                loan                made to you as per our October **21****St**Letter.  |
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|   | 3. | As                part of your base salary you will receive shares in Deep Well Oil&                Gas, Inc. We will issue 300,000 common Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc.                common shares in your name to be held by your receiver, A. Ron Hardie.                These shares will be subject to any restrictions and withholdings                imposed                by any regulatory authorities, Securities or Tax, Canadian or US.                You will                earn these shares at the rate of 100,000 shares per year, earned                at the                end of each of three years. At the end of each year, any withholdings                for                tax will be calculated and submitted to the appropriate governments,                then                the portion going to the receiver will be deducted and then the residual                will be received by yourself. The Company (directly or via a nominee)                is                to get a right of first refusal on the sale of these shares, whether                by                yourself or the receiver. |
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|   | 4. | At                least annual bonuses, either in cash or                shares. |
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|   | *5.* | Share                options in the company. |
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|   | 6. | Benefits                plan. |
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|   | 7. | Entering                into an employee agreement with the company that would encompass                these                terms plus what ever other standard terms that company will be having                in                its employment agreements such as confidentiality                etc. |
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|   | 8. | Attached                is a copy of the TD-1 Forms for both the Federal Government and the                Alberta Governments with their work sheets. We would need you to                fill                these out. |
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