How Do I Delete My Backup Files off of my Hard Drive?

I finally figured out what was eating up all of my hard drive! Check this out:
43 Gigs in Backup!
Now I can't figure where these files are located and how to delete all these files? I have a LaCie external drive I just purchased and would like to begin using it for backup purposes but in the meantime I wanted to delete all 43 gigs of waste. Can someone tell me how to do it? Thanks!
Mac Book Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Thank you ...I guess?
I called Support and they helped me locate the files which was one "molecule of info" I gave in my message and they also helped me delete them which was the other molecule of information given. Backup 3 was the program which I failed to mention. In any event Apple Support was awesome to those of us new to Macs.
Remember everyone is or has been a "newbie" to Mac.......
Mac Book Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

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