Hey Wolf have you seen this 1909 Yahoo sighting that describes it with a head like a dog? Might be of use to you matey?
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti ... 1906-06-22
"The head of the animal seemed to be shaped like that of a dog".
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW )
Fri 22 Jun 1906
The Yahoo Again.
A correspondent of the Glen Innes
Guardian is responsible for the follow-
ing yarn from The Gulf, near Emmaville,
from which wild locality some ten or
eleven years ago came an equally wild
story about a marvellous wild animal
alleged to have been seen in the scrub.
The Gulf writer says that Mr. E. J.
Clifford has had this exciting experience
about five miles north of the Gulf: He
was crawling through dense scrub, when
a wild animal rose up in front of him,
and, as if frightened, paused for a mo-
ment. Clifford, who had a 32 Winches-
ter, had his arms at the moment busy
working through the bush. As speedily
as possible he fired. The animal which,
he says, appeared to be 8ft high and 3ft
broad, black in color, and covered with
hair of great length, gave several un-
earthly yells, something like a native
bear, and made off. Clifford fired two
more shots at it as it fled over a flat.
Following it for about a quarter of a
mile, he saw blood and the huge foot-
prints where the animal crossed a creek
in the sand. The head of the animal
seemed to be shaped like that of a dog.
The animal at first stood upright like a
human being, and ran on two legs at a
great pace. It was some forty-two yards
away from Clifford when first seen. The
time was about midday, and Clifford
saw it clearly. A rifle party of about
30 has left the Gulf in search of the
creature. Clifford is said to have shown
some of the miners the blood and tracks
on the sand.
